Celebrating 50 years. New Palestine Football 2014 State Champion, 3-time State Finalist Friday, Sept. 29 vs. Shelbyville, 7:30 p.m.

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1 2017 schedule Date Opponent Score/Time F 8/18 at Whiteland W 19-8 F 8/25 RICHMOND W 61-7 F 9/1 at Yorktown * W 43-0 F 9/8 MT. VERNON* W 47-3 F 9/15 PENDLETON HTS.* W F 9/22 at Greenfield-C.* W 59-3 F 9/29 SHELBYVILLE* 7:30 F 10/6 NEW CASTLE* 7:30 F 10/13 at Delta* 7:30 *-Hoosier Heritage Conference All games broadcast on New Pal Radio on the TuneIn app or TuneIn.com HHC standings Conf GB Over. New Palestine Pendleton Hts Shelbyville Delta New Castle Greenfield-C Mt. Vernon Yorktown Sept. 22 games New Palestine 59, Greenfield-C. 3 Delta 56, New Castle 49 Pendleton Hts. 23, Mt. Vernon 21 Shelbyville 29, Yorktown 28 Sept. 29 games Shelbyville at New Palestine, 7:30 Delta at Pendleton Hts, 7:30 Greenfield-C. at Yorktown, 7:30 Sept. 30 game Mt. Vernon at New Castle, 1 Oct. 6 games New Castle at New Palestine, 7:30 Delta at Greenfield-Central, 7:30 Mt. Vernon at Shelbyville, 7:30 Pendleton Heights at Yorktown, 7:30 Top Tens IFCA Top Roncalli (6-0) 2. Cathedral (2-4) 3. New Palestine (6-0) 4. Columbus East (5-1) 5. Decatur Central (5-1) 6. Concord (6-0) 7. LaPorte (4-2) 8. Michigan City (4-2) 9. Zionsville (4-2) 10. Harrison (4-2) AP Top Roncalli (6-0) 2. New Palestine (6-0) 3. Concord (6-0) 4. Columbus East (5-1) 5. Decatur Central (5-1) 6. Cathedral (2-4) 7. Zionsville (4-2) 8. Michigan City (4-2) 9. LaPorte (4-2) 10. Bedford N. Lawrence (5-1) Dragons in the polls Preseason: 5 IFCA/5 AP 8/22: 4 IFCA/4 AP 8/29: 3 IFCA/2 AP 9/5: 2 IFCA/2 AP 9/12: 3 IFCA/2 AP 9/19: 2 IFCA/2 AP Celebrating 50 years Shelbyville Golden Bears (5-1, 3-1) at #3/2 New Palestine Dragons (6-0, 4-0) 7:30 p.m., Kelso Stadium Local broadcast: New Pal Radio The New Palestine Dragons celebrate a half-century of football tonight with the school s 50 th Homecoming game. NPHS started varsity football in 1968 under the tutelage of Hall of Famer Marvin Shepler, who led the Dragons for 34 seasons. In the first 49 years of Dragon football, NP has won 16 conference titles, nine sectionals, five regionals, three semistates and a state championship. Tonight will go a long way in deciding who wins the 2017 HHC title. The Dragons currently enter with a one-game lead, with Shelbyville in a second-place tie at 3-1. If the Dragons win and Delta beats Pendleton Heights tonight, NP will clinch at least a tie for its fifth straight HHC title and seventh in nine years. Last week, NP s special teams were big in a 59-3 victory. The kickoff team recovered a loose ball, the punt team forced three errant plays that set the Dragons up inside the 30 and led to a scoop-and-score by Luke Ely, and the Dragons also intercepted three passes. NP had six takeaways in the game, and is +12 on the season. J.T. Hoffman, Jaxon Manes and Brody Luker all had interceptions. Maxen also had 10 tackles. Offensively, Zach Neligh ran for 133 yards and threw for 135 in the victory, throwing TD passes to Hoffman and Colby Jenkins. Neligh also ran for two TDs. Luke Canfield crossed the 1,000- yard mark and ran for three touchdowns, giving him 17 for the season. For the third straight week, the Dragons held an opponent to negative rushing yards, holding G-C to minus-26 on the ground. Tonight s foe Shelbyville has made a habit of winning close games in HHC play. The Golden Bears beat Delta in Week 3 on a late TD, and did the same last week, beating Yorktown on a 69-yard TD pass from Landon Watson to Cooper Lewis in the closing minutes. The Golden Bears are looking to clinch their third straight winning season under the tutelage of the dean of HHC coaches, 23 rd -year head coach Pat Parks. He is one win shy of 125 for his career. Sam Lewis had three INTs in the game. Watson has been very good of late, throwing for 989 yards, more than half of which have come in the last two weeks. Damon Lux leads Shelbyville s rushing attack with 624 yards. Streaks continue The New Palestine football team has now won 42 consecutive regular season games since Last week s win tied Lawrenceburg ( ) for the seventh-longest streak in state history. NP needs four wins to tie Brownstown for sixth. The Dragons have now won 31 consecutive HHC games, extending a league record. HHC leaders The Dragons have several players ranked among the HHC leaders. Luke Canfield is second in rushing yards (1050) and rushing TDs (17) and third in scoring (108). Zach Neligh is third in rushing yards (707) Colby Jenkins is seventh in receiving yards (350) and third in receiving TDs (6). Ryker Large leads the league in INTs (5). Luke Ely leads the league in sacks (5.5). Listen live Listen to all Dragon football games on New Pal Radio on the TuneIn mobile app or TuneIn.com. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m.

2 Projected NPHS starters OFFENSE DEFENSE SE: 3 J.T. Hoffman DE: 23 Landan Burton SE: 17 Jaxon Manes NT: 15 Logan Robinson SL: 21 Colby Jenkins DE: 65 Austin Keele SL: 81 Kade Large SLB: 10 Jacob Hockett LT: 72 Will Olive MLB: 9 Luke Ely LG: 58 Alex Cotterman WLB: 4 Josh Glover C: 65 Austin Keele CB: 12 Ryker Large RG: 53 Noah Mack CB: 21 Colby Jenkins RT: 54 Kyle King AL: 81 Kade Large QB: 11 Zach Neligh AL: 20 Maxen Hook RB: 13 Luke Canfield FS: 6 Brody Luker SPECIALISTS K: 84 Alex Kropp P: 5 Eric Roudebush LS: 32 Levi McKinney Top Tens The Dragons have been ranked for 42 consecutive weeks, since Sept. 2, AP poll IFCA poll 1. Roncalli 1. Roncalli 2. New Palestine 2. Cathedral (+1) 3. Concord 3. New Palestine (-1) 4. Columbus East 4. Columbus East 5. Decatur Central 5. Decatur Central 6. Cathedral 6. Concord 7. Zionsville 7. LaPorte 8. Michigan City 8. Michigan City 9. LaPorte (new) 9. Zionsville 10. Bedford NL (new) 10. Harrison (new) Preseason: 5 AP/5 IFCA 8/22: 4 AP/4 IFCA 8/29: 2 AP/3 IFCA 9/4: 2 AP/2 IFCA 9/11: 2 AP/3 IFCA 9/18: 2 AP/2 IFCA Computer ratings New Palestine is No. 4 in Class 5A in the Sagarin ratings and No. 7 in the MaxPreps ratings. Sagarin 5A ratings MaxPreps 5A ratings 1. Roncalli (+1) 1. Roncalli 2. Cathedral (-1) 2. Cathedral 3. Columbus East 3. Decatur Central (+2) 4. New Palestine (+1) 4. Michigan City (-1) 5. Decatur Central (+1) 5. Columbus East (+4) 6. Michigan City (-2) 6. Zionsville (+2) 7. Zionsville (+2) 7. LaPorte (-1) 8. LaPorte (-1) 8. New Palestine (-1) 9. Plainfield (new) 9. Concord (+1) 10. McCutcheon (new) 10. Plainfield (-6) Sectional 12 glance NPHS competes in Class 5A Sectional 12. Sectional 12 team Last week This week Anderson (1-5) 7-56 Kokomo at Tech Greenfield-C. (2-4) 3-59 New Palestine at Yorktown Muncie C. (1-5) 0-34 Harrison at Marion New Palestine (6-0) 59-3 Greenfield-C. Shelbyville Zionsville (4-2) Hamilton SE at Brownsburg The schedules NEW PALESTINE DRAGONS (6-0, 4-0 HHC) 8/18 at Whiteland W /25 RICHMOND W /1 at Yorktown* W /8 MT. VERNON* W /15 PENDLETON HTS.* W /22 at Greenfield-Central* W /29 SHELBYVILLE* 7:30 10/6 NEW CASTLE* 7:30 10/13 at Delta* 7:30 *-Hoosier Heritage Conference game SHELBYVILLE GOLDEN BEARS (5-1, 3-1 HHC) 8/18 at Greensburg W /25 FRANKLIN W /1 DELTA* W /8 at New Castle* L /15 at Greenfield-Central* W /22 YORKTOWN* W /29 at New Palestine* 7:30 10/6 MT. VERNON* 7:30 10/13 at Pendleton Heights* 7:30 *-Hoosier Heritage Conference game Series history This marks the 22nd meeting between the Dragons and Golden Bears. They have met annually since Shelbyville joined the HHC in NP holds a 12-9 record in the series, having won four straight and seven of the last eight. Series history: New Palestine leads 12-9 At Kelso Stadium: New Palestine leads 7-4 Series meetings 9/30/16: NP (at S) 9/30/05: NP (at NP) 10/2/15: NP 45-0 (at NP) 10/1/04: NP OT (at S) 10/3/14: NP 72-3 (at S) 10/3/03: NP 22-9 (at NP) 10/4/13: NP 44-0 (at NP) 10/4/02: S (at S) 9/28/12: S (at S) 9/28/01: S OT (at NP) 9/30/11: NP (at NP) 9/29/00: S (at S) 10/1/10: NP 31-6 (at S) 10/1/99: S (at NP) 10/2/09: NP 10-7 (at NP) 10/2/98: S (at S) 10/3/08: S (at S) 10/3/97: S OT (at NP) 9/28/07: S (at NP) 10/21/88: NP (sect at NP) 9/29/06: NP 17-7 (at S) Traveling trophies The Dragons are in possession of the HHC s Helmet Trophy, which they ve now held for 27 straight conference games since The Dragons also hold the Boundary Rail trophy that goes to the winner of the New Palestine-Mt. Vernon series. NP won the Rail for the fifth consecutive year in Week 4 with a 47-3 victory. JV update The Dragon JV team is now 6-0 after a 45-0 win Monday over Greenfield-Central. The freshman team is after an 8-0 Monday victory over Pendleton Heights. The JV will visit Shelbyville Monday. The freshmen are slated to host Ben Davis Monday.

3 Homecoming dates New Palestine has won eight straight homecoming games dating back to Last 15 years on homecoming (12-3) 9/23/16: W Greenfield-C. 9/26/08: L 0-37 Yorktown 10/2/15: W 45-0 Shelbyville 9/28/07: L Shelbyville 9/26/14: W 63-0 Greenfield-C 9/8/06: L 7-20 Batesville 9/20/13: W Whiteland 9/30/05: W Shelbyville 10/5/12: W 47-7 Greenfield-C. 9/24/04: W 34-9 Yorktown 9/30/11: W Shelbyville 10/3/03: W 22-9 Shelbyville 9/24/10: W 49-6 Yorktown 9/27/02: W 24-6 Yorktown 9/18/09: W Rushville State leaders New Palestine leads Class 5A in scoring defense and victory margin. Scoring offense (overall): 1. Eastbrook (56.3), 2. Pioneer (54.3), 3. Eastern Greene (54.0), 4. Gibson Southern (52.7), 5. Woodlan (51.0), 18. New Palestine (45.0). Scoring offense (Class 5A): 1. Columbus East (49.5), 2. Decatur Central (49.3), 3. New Palestine (45.0), 4. Bedford North Lawrence (38.5), 5. Concord (37.5). Scoring defense (overall): 1. Pioneer (1.3), 2. Monroe Central (3.0), 3. Silver Creek (3.5), 4. Churubusco (6.0), 5. Lowell (6.5), 8. New Palestine (7.0). Scoring defense (Class 5A): 1. New Palestine (7.0), 2. Roncalli (12.7), 3. Laf. Harrison (14.8), 4. Columbus East (17.5), 5. Concord (17.7). Victory margin (overall): 1. Pioneer (53.0), 2. Eastbrook (49.7), 3. Gibson Southern (42.7), 4. Woodlan (42.5), 5. Eastern Greene (39.5), 6. New Palestine (38.0) Victory margin (Class 5A): 1. New Palestine (38.0), 2. Columbus East (32.0), 3. Decatur Central (29.7), 4. Roncalli (21.8), 5. Concord (19.8). Players of the Week New Palestine has had three players named HHC Player of the Week so far. Colby Jenkins was HHC Special Teams Player of the Week after the Week 2 win over Richmond, in which he averaged 37.2 yards per return. He also scored four offensive TDs in that contest. Zach Neligh was Offensive Player of the Week from the Week 3 win over Yorktown, with 200 yards passing and 175 rushing. Landan Burton was Defensive Player of the Week from Week 5 for his performance, with three tackles for loss, two sacks and a fumble recovery. Spring success NPHS wideout Colby Jenkins has already shone on the state stage, finishing as part of the 2017 IHSAA state runner-up 4x400 relay. He teamed with Spencer Corey and Brady Walden both 2017 graduates and former NPHS football players and 800 meter state champion Samuel Voelz on the relay victory. Jenkins is also the starting catcher on NPHS s baseball team. NPHS football head coach Kyle Ralph is also the track and field head coach. The boys track team finished sixth in the state. Seventh-longest streak in Indiana New Palestine s regular season win streak is the seventh-longest in IHSAA football history, as they tied Lawrenceburg ( ) in Week 5. One more win would tie Lawrenceburg ( ) for seventh. They need five more wins to tie Brownstown ( ) for sixth. The Dragons have posted four straight perfect regular seasons. STATE LONGEST REGULAR-SEASON UNBEATEN STREAK 89: Penn, : Bloomington/Bloomington South, : Heritage Hills, : Hobart, : Seeger, : Brownstown Central, : New Palestine 2013-present 41: Lawrenceburg, : Pioneer, : Lafayette Catholic, ; Eastern (Howard), STATE LONGEST ACTIVE REGULAR-SEASON WIN STREAKS 42: New Palestine (2013-) 31: Pioneer (2014-) 27: Gibson Southern (2014-) 25: Woodlan (2014-) 18: Roncalli (2015-) NEW PALESTINE RECORDS MOST CONSECUTIVE REGULAR-SEASON WINS 42: Aug. 23, 2013-present 21: Aug. 19, 1983-Aug. 30, : Aug. 27, 2010-Oct. 14, 2011 MOST CONSECUTIVE HHC WINS 31: Sept. 6, 2013-present (HHC record) 20: Sept. 4, 2009-Oct. 14, times perfect The Dragons have had eight unbeaten regular seasons in school history, with four consecutive perfect years and five in the last six seasons. Undefeated regular seasons in New Palestine history 2016: Final record 9-1 (HHC champions) 2015: Final record 13-1 (HHC, semistate champions) 2014: Final record 15-0 (HHC, state champs) 2013: Final record 13-1 (HHC, regional champs) 2011: Final record 11-1 (HHC champs) 1988: Final record 10-1 (BBRC champs) 1984: Final record 10-1 (BBRC, cluster champs) 1983: Final record 10-1 (BBRC, cluster champs) Young O The New Palestine offensive line is also one of the youngest in the state. Junior Austin Keele, a returning All-State selection, is the veteran. He has been a starter since his freshman year. Junior Alex Cotterman is in his first year as a varsity starter at left guard. Tackles Jacob Brittsan, Kyle King and Will Olive are sophomores. Brittsan has made two starts at LT. King and Olive have started five games each. RG Noah Mack is a freshman and has started every game. This year s offensive unit has two returning starters Keele and wideout Colby Jenkins. Nine of the 11 offensive starters are underclassmen.

4 In-the-Red Rage New Palestine s Red Rage defense kept Mt. Vernon s running game in the red in Week 4, holding the Marauders to minus-47 rushing yards in a 47-3 victory. The number was bolstered by four sacks, including three from LB Josh Glover. In Week 5, the Dragons held Pendleton Heights to minus-24 rushing yards, bolstered by five sacks. In Week 6, the Dragons held Greenfield- Central to minus-26 rushing yards. Defending a conference title The Dragons won their eighth HHC title in 2016, most among conference schools. New Palestine has won 16 conference championships in its history, also winning the Rangeline Conference in 1992 and seven Big Blue River Conference titles. HHC champions by year 2016: New Palestine 2004: Delta 2015: New Palestine 2003: Mt. Vernon 2014: New Palestine 2002: Delta/G-C/PH 2013: New Palestine 2001: Delta/Mt. Vernon 2012: Mt. Vernon 2000: Delta 2011: New Palestine 1999: Mt. Vernon/Yorktown 2010: New Palestine 1998: Pendleton Heights 2009: Delta 1997: HSE/MV/PH 2008: Delta 1996: Hamilton SE 2007: Shelbyville 1995: Hamilton SE 2006: New Palestine 1994: Hamilton SE 2005: New Palestine/Delta Most HHC titles (*-shared title) 8: New Palestine (2005*, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) 7: Delta (2000, 2001*, 2002*, 2004, 2005*, 2008, 2009) Ely the wall Junior LB Luke Ely has been a wall in the middle of the Red Rage since his freshman year. He a big game in Week 1, with 12 tackles in the Dragons victory over Whiteland. It was Ely s sixth career game with doubledigit tackles. In Week 5, he had 4.5 tackles for loss in an eight-tackle contest. In Week 6, he had two sacks. LUKE ELY S CAREER TACKLING HIGHS 15: vs. Columbus East 10/21/16 (2 solo/13 ast) 13: vs. Greenfield-Central 9/23/16 (2 solo/11 ast/3 TFL) 12: vs. Whiteland 8/18/17 (3 solo/9 ast) 10: vs. Delta 10/14/16 (1 solo/9 ast) 10: vs. Mt. Vernon 9/9/16 (3 solo/7 ast) 10: vs. Columbus East, 11/6/15 (4 solo/6 ast) CAREER STATS Solo-A Tkl TFL Sack 2017 (Jr) (So) (Fr) TOTALS Mr. 300 Sophomore RB Luke Canfield ran for 305 yards in the Week 5 win over Pendleton Heights, the second 300- yard game in NPHS history. Only Chris Grider, who ran for 336 yards in a sectional victory over Tipton in 2002, has posted more rushing yards in a game. He also had a 275-yard game in the season s second game against Richmond. 200/100/100 In the Dragons Week 3 victory over Yorktown, they hit the 200/100/100 milestone. QB Zach Neligh threw for 200 yards and ran for 174. RB Luke Canfield ran for 169 yards, while WR Colby Jenkins had 129 yards receiving. It was the first such game since Aug. 26, 2016 at Richmond, when Gunnar Large threw for 251 yards, DuRon Ford ran for 149 and Adam Kincaid had 115 receiving yards in a victory. The quartet was one passing yard shy of repeating the feat in Week 4 against Mt. Vernon. Two-back attack The Dragons have had a two-headed rushing attack with sophomore RB Luke Canfield and junior QB Zach Neligh. Canfield has broken the 100-yard mark in each game this season, while Neligh has done so three times. Canfield had 275 yards on 20 carries and four touchdowns against Richmond. It was the biggest rushing day for a Dragon since James Young ran for 282 yards in the 2014 state championship victory over New Prairie. Meanwhile, junior QB Zach Neligh posted a 222- yard game in Week 1 and has three 100-yard games this season. 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES, : Luke Canfield vs. Pendleton Hts 9/15 (34 carries, 4 TDs) 275: Luke Canfield vs. Richmond 8/25 (20 carries, 4 TDs) 222: Zach Neligh vs. Whiteland 8/18 (22 carries, 2 TDs) 174: Zach Neligh vs. Yorktown 9/1 (13 carries, 1 TD) 169: Luke Canfield vs. Yorktown 9/1 (24 carries, 4 TDs) 133; Zach Neligh vs. Greenfield-C. 9/22 (13 carries, 2 TD) 133: Luke Canfield vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 (25 carries, 1 TD) 108: Zach Neligh vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 (17 carries, 2 TDs) 104: Luke Canfield vs. Whiteland 8/18 (18 carries, 1 TD) Rushing QB QB Zach Neligh posted the second-highest rushing total for a New Palestine quarterback in the seasonopening win over Whiteland when he ran for 222 yards in the 19-8 victory. Hs older brother Alex had 234 rushing yards against Shelbyville in Neligh s game was the second straight 200-yard debut for a Dragon starter DuRon Ford ran for 240 yards in the 2016 season opener.,. MOST RUSHING YARDS, NP QUARTERBACK 234: Alex Neligh vs. Shelbyville, 10/2/15 222: Zach Neligh vs. Whiteland, 8/18/17 221: Alex Neligh vs. Richmond, 8/28/15 221: Alex Neligh vs. Beech Grove, 11/7/14 213: Alex Neligh vs. Delta, 11/21/15 200: Alex Neligh vs. Pendleton Heights 9/19/15 100/100 GAMES FOR ZACH NELIGH 200pa/174ru: 9/1/17 vs. Yorktown (43-0) 199pa/108ru: 9/8/17 vs. Mt. Vernon (47-3) 135pa/133ru: 9/22/17 vs. Greenfield-Central (59-3)

5 Jenkins a 2-way veteran Junior WR Colby Jenkins has been a key part of the Dragons attack since his freshman year. He was the team s fourth-leading receiver as a sophomore, and posted a strong start as a junior. He had an interception against Whiteland, and followed with a 5-catch, 70- yard, 3-TD performance through the air against Richmond. He added a 34-yard TD run in that game, making him the first Dragon since Tyler Walden in 2013 to have a rushing and receiving TD in the same game. His three TD receptions were the most since Duke Blackwell had three in the 2015 state championship game. Jenkins has followed with back-to-back 100-yard games, the first two of his career. Jenkins is also a catcher on the Dragons baseball team and was a member of the state runner-up 4x400 relay in spring COLBY JENKINS CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS 129: vs. Yorktown 9/1/17 (6 catches 1 TD) 108: vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8/17 (7 catches, 1 TD) 71: vs. Mt. Vernon 9/9/16 (1 catch, 1 TD) 70: vs. Richmond 8/25/17 (5 catches, 3 TDs) 51: vs. Greenfield-Central 9/23/16 (2 catches, 1 TD) 46: vs. Shelbyville 9/30/16 (2 catches, 1 TD) CAREER STATS Rec-Y Avg TD Long Hi Gm 2017 (Jr) (So) (Fr) Total Flipping the scoreboard New Palestine has made a habit of scoring quickly and putting up multiple points in a short time in coach Kyle Ralph s tenure. That has continued in The Dragons have scored twice in a two-and-a-half minute span four times this season. In 2016, the Dragons scored twice in a two-minute span nine times. The Dragons have seven TD drives of 40 seconds or less this season. Four came against Richmond in Week 2, when six of the Dragons nine TDs came on drives of less than 1:00. FASTEST 2 SCORES, :07 (9/1 vs. Yorktown): Luke Canfield 12 run, 8:38; Luke Canfield 2 run, 7:31 of 2 nd quarter 1:22 (922 at Greenfield-Central): Colby Jenkins 15 pass from Zach Neligh, 11:12; Luke Ely 3 fumble return, 9:50 of 3 rd quarter 2:14 (8/25 vs. Richmond): Luke Canfield 75 run, 7:32; Colby Jenkins 11 pass from Zach Neligh, 5:18 of 2 nd quarter (Richmond scored inbetween) 2:21 (8/25 vs. Richmond): Luke Canfield 1 run, 5:57; Luke Canfield 12 run, 3:46 of 1 st quarter FASTEST SCORING DRIVES, 2017 :13 (8/25 vs. Richmond): 1 play, 75 yards. Luke Canfield 75 run :18 (9/22 at Greenfield-C): 2 plays, 29 yards. Zach Neligh 13 run :24 (8/25 vs. Richmond): 2 plays, 25 yards. Luke Canfield 12 run :31 (8/25 vs. Richmond): 3 plays, 39 yards, Colby Jenkins 28 pass from Zach Neligh :32 (9/22 at Greenfield-C): 2 plays, 19 yards. Zach Neligh 15 run :34 (9/22 at Greenfield-C): 2 plays, 18 yards. Colby Jenkins 15 pass from Zach Neligh :40 (8/25 vs. Richmond): 4 plays, 53 yards, Colby Jenkins 11 pass from Zach Neligh. The 500 club The Dragons have made a habit of putting up big yardage. Under Coach Ralph, the Dragons have topped 500 yards 22 times, including eight games with 600 or more yards and four with 700 or more yards. This season, the Dragons have hit the 500-yard mark three times. MOST YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE since : 9/19/15 vs. Pendleton Heights (565 rush, 248 pass, 84-17) 759: 11/27/15 vs. FW Snider (258 rush, 501 pass, 61-64) 744: 10/25/13 at Pend Hts. (443 rush, 301 pass, 62-40) 706: 8/28/15 vs. Richmond (505 rush, 201 pass, 72-7) 678: 9/6/13 vs. Pend Hts. (348 rush, 330 pass, 46-7) 673: 11/28/14 vs. New Prairie (462 rush, 211 pass, 77-42) 643: 10/16/15 at Delta (424 rush, 221 pass, 66-29) 616: 11/7/14 at Beech Grove (435 rush, 181 pass, 83-20) 593: 8/23/13 at Danville (326 rush, 267 pass, 64-8) 586: 10/30/15 vs. Martinsville (412 rush, 174 pass, 70-6) 584: 10/24/14 at Muncie C. (364 rush, 220 pass, 61-7) 578: 9/4/15 at Yorktown (376 rush, 202 pass, 63-7) 577: 9/11/15 vs. Mt. Vernon (360 rush, 217 pass, 59-7) 576: 9/1/17 at Yorktown (376 rush, 200 pass, 43-0) 573: 9/25/15 at Greenfield-C. (407 rush, 164 pass, 77-20) 558: 11/1/13 at Muncie South (376 rush, 182 pass, 53-0) 556: 8/25/17 vs. Richmond (401 rush, 155 pass, 61-7) 551: 9/8/17 vs. Mt. Vernon (352 rush, 199 pass, 47-3) 539: 9/19/14 at Pend Hts (337 rush, 202 pass, 56-7) 524: 9/23/16 vs. Greenfield-Central (366 rush, 158 pass, 84-21) 520: 9/2/16 vs. Yorktown (335 rush, 155 pass, 55-7) 519: 8/26/16 at Richmond (268 rush, 251 pass, 49-32) 509: 11/13/15 vs. Zionsville (236 rush, 273 pass, 49-21) New foes coming NPHS will have two new non-conference opponents next season. The Dragons will host Kokomo and Center Grove, respectively, in Weeks 1 and 2 next season. The Center Grove series will mark the first varsity games between NPHS and a Class 6A foe. The games will mark the first time NPHS has faced either school. Explosive plays are us In 2016, The New Palestine football team had 22 touchdowns go for 35 yards or longer, including 12 runs and 10 passes, The Dragons dialed up the first big play of the year against Richmond, when Luke Canfield broke a 75-yard run for a TD. They dialed up two more against Yorktown, from Zach Neligh and Colby Jenkins. LONGEST TD RUNS, : Luke Canfield vs. Richmond 8/25 65: Zach Neligh vs. Yorktown 9/1 LONGEST TD PASSES, : Zach Neligh to Colby Jenkins vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 43: Zach Neligh to Colby Jenkins vs. Yorktown 9/1 Pick it off Sophomore Ryker Large had two of the Dragons four interceptions against Whiteland, the first two-int game since Brady Walden had two picks against Shelbyville in Large added his third INT in Week 3 at Yorktown. He also had two picks against Mt. Vernon in Week 4.

6 Churning out yards The Dragons shattered the state record for total offense in 2015, their third straight season with more than 6,000 yards of total offense. In 2014, New Palestine, New Prairie and Rensselaer broke the existing state record for total offense. In 2015, the Dragons set a school record with 813 yards on Sept. 19 against Pendleton Heights, 62 shy of the state record set by Decatur Central in MOST YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE IN IHSAA HISTORY 1. New Palestine 2015: 7,701 yards, (14 games, 13-1) 2. Rensselaer 2014: 6,771 yards (15 games, 15-0) 3. New Palestine 2014: 6,635 yards (15 games, 15-0) 4. New Prairie 2014: 6,610 yards (15 games, 13-2) 5. Griffith 1997: 6,560 yards (15 games, 14-1) New Palestine 2013: 6,230 yards (14 games, 13-1) MOST POINTS, SEASON, IN NEW PALESTINE HISTORY , 2015 (state record, 14 games, 13-1) , 2014 (state record, 15 games, 15-0) 3, 571, 2013 (14 games, 13-1) , 2016 (9 games, 9-0) , 1987 (13 games, 11-2) Setting records The Dragons have broken or tied the school scoring record multiple times under Coach Ralph. They have tallied 50+ points 32 times since 2013 (4x 2013, 10x 2014, 11x 2015, 6x 2016, 1x 2017). They have tallied 60+ points 21 times (2x 2013, 7x 2014, 8x 2015, 3x 2016, 1x 2017) and 70+ points 10 times (4x 2014, 4x 2015, 2x 2016). Prior to 2013, the school single-game scoring record was 68, set in MOST POINTS IN A GAME 84: 9/23/16 vs. Greenfield-Central (84-21) 84: 9/19/15 vs. Pendleton Heights (84-17) 83: 11/7/14 at Beech Grove (83-20) 77: 9/25/15 at Greenfield-Central (77-20) 77: 11/28/14 vs. New Prairie (77-42) BIGGEST VICTORY MARGIN 74: 10/31/14 vs. New Castle (74-0) 72: 10/9/15 vs. New Castle (72-0) 69: 10/3/14 at Shelbyville (72-3) 67: 9/19/15 vs. Pendleton Heights (84-17) 65: 8/28/15 vs. Richmond (72-7) Family affair This year s team has several familiar names. QB Zach Neligh is the younger brother of NPHS single-season and career passing leader Alex Neligh, who quarterbacked the Dragons in DB Brody Luker is the third Luker to play for the Dragons. Older brother Blake quarterbacked the Dragons in , while brother Brett was a two-year starter and the team s top receiver in In addition, twins Kade and Ryker Large are the brothers of Gunnar Large, the Dragons starting QB in There is one set of brothers in the lineup junior Luke and sophomore Eric Ely, both of whom are RB/LBs. Championship history IHSAA POSTSEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS (9) A Coach Kyle Ralph. State runner-up A Coach Kyle Ralph. State champion A Coach Kyle Ralph. Regional champion A Coach Tim Able. Sectional champion A Coach Doug Armstrong. Sectional champion A Coach Doug Armstrong. Sectional champion 1990: 3A Coach Marvin Shepler. State runner-up 1989: 3A Coach Marvin Shepler. Sectional champion 1987: 3A Coach Marvin Shepler. Regional champion CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (16) Hoosier Heritage Conference (8) (1994-) 2016: 9-1 (7-0). Coach Kyle Ralph 2015: 13-1 (7-0). Coach Kyle Ralph 2014: 15-0 (7-0). Coach Kyle Ralph 2013: 13-1 (6-0). Coach Kyle Ralph 2011: 11-1 (7-0). Coach Tim Able 2010: 9-2 (7-0). Coach Tim Able 2006: 9-3 (7-0). Coach Doug Armstrong 2005: 10-3 (6-1). Coach Doug Armstrong Rangeline Conference (1) ( ) 1992: 8-2 (5-1). Coach Marvin Shepler Big Blue River Conference (7) ( ) 1988: 10-1 (6-0). Coach Marvin Shepler 1986: 8-2 (6-0). Coach Marvin Shepler 1984: 10-1 (5-0); Coach Marvin Shepler 1983: 10-1 (6-0). Coach Marvin Shepler 1982: 7-3 (5-0). Coach Marvin Shepler 1980: 7-3 (4-1). Coach Marvin Shepler 1978: 8-2 (5-0). Coach Marvin Shepler Dragons in college New Palestine has 11 alumni currently on college football rosters. NCAA Div. II Indianapolis: OL Demetre Mitchell (2017), DB Blake Luker (2014) NCAA Div. III DePauw: WR Logan Greene (2016) Franklin: DB Chaz Hill (2015) Hanover: WR Brett Luker (2017) Wabash: OL Andrew Yazel (2015) NAIA St. Francis: DB Adam Kincaid (2017), WR Duke Blackwell (2016), RB Nick Brickens (2016) Marian: RB DuRon Ford (2017), LB Joe Izbicki (2016) Postseason honors The Dragons saw multiple postseason honors after RB DuRon Ford and WR Brady Walden were both consensus All-State picks, named to the IFCA Senior All- State and AP 5A All-State teams. In addition, OL Austin Keele and LB Luke Ely were named IFCA 5A Junior All-State last season. OL David Judy and K Spencer Corey were named honorable mention AP All-State. Judy represented NPHS in the IFCA North/South All-Star Game.

7 Community of champions NPHS is a Community of Champions, and the school year was no exception. The Dragons brought home three state championships. The softball team won its fourth IHSAA state title since 2004, giving NPHS its sixth team state championship. In addition, there were two individual champs. Samuel Voelz (track and field) and Alec White (wrestling) each won state titles. In addition, the Dragons had state runners-up in the boys 4x400 and 4x800 relay. This fall, the golf and tennis teams have both brought home hardware. NPHS championships Girls golf: County, HHC & sectional champion Boys tennis: County & HHC champion NPHS championships Football: HHC champion Boys cross country: County, HHC, sectional & regional champion Boys tennis: County, sectional champion Girls golf: County, HHC, sectional champion. Wrestling: Alec White state champion Softball: HHC, state champion Girls track & field: County & HHC champion Boys track & field: County & HHC champion. Samuel Voelz state champion. 4x400 relay (Samuel Voelz, Spencer Corey, Colby Jenkins, Brady Walden) & 4x800 relay (Caleb Eagleson, Chase Crowder, Spencer Corey, Sam Voelz) state runners-up. ALL-TIME STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM (6) Football: 2014 (4A) Baseball: 2004 (3A) Softball: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2017 (3A) INDIVIDUAL (8) Track and field: Lori Swegman (1976, 880 yds); Samuel Voelz (2017, 800 meters) Wrestling: Kyle Ulrey (2009), Chad Red (4, ), Alec White (2017) Success drives 5A move While the school s enrollment would place it squarely in Class 4A, New Palestine will compete in Class 5A through the 2018 season, due to the IHSAA Tournament Success Factor. The Dragons moved up to Class 5A in 2015, advancing to the State Finals. Due to that run, the Dragons are also slated to play in 5A in Since the beginning of the all-in tournament in 1985, NPHS competed in 3A from , and 4A from NPHS won five sectional titles, two regionals and one semistate in 3A; and won three sectional titles, two regionals, one semistate and one state title in 4A. In 5A, NPHS has won one sectional, regional and semistate each. About NPHS New Palestine High School has been a member of the IHSAA since 1916, on property that has housed a school since 1884 and high school classes since Located in Hancock County in the southeast suburbs of Indianapolis, New Palestine has received many awards for academic excellence including a U.S. News and World Report Best Buy High School and many A and Four-Star ratings from the Indiana Department of Education. In 2012, New Palestine was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the US Department of Education. Keith Fessler is the current principal, in his seventh year. NPHS is the lone high school in the CSC of Southern Hancock County. The athletic director is NPHS graduate Allen Cooper, who coached the 2004 baseball team to a state championship. Among New Palestine s notable alumni are Apple senior vice president Angela Ahrendts, Super Bowl champion and NFL veteran Todd Yoder, longtime college football coach and current LSU offensive coordinator Matt Canada, track and field world champion Pat Feeney and undefeated four-time state wrestling champion Chad Red. NPHS fast facts New Palestine High School IHSAA member: Since 1916 Enrollment: 1178 Began varsity football: 1968 Head coach: Kyle Ralph (5th season, HS: Cincinnati St. Xavier, College: North Carolina) Principal: Keith Fessler Superintendent: Dr. Lisa Lantrip AD: Allen Cooper Assistant AD: Jeff Wright Sports information director: Andrew Smith All-time football record: Postseason titles: 9 sectionals, 5 regionals, 3 semistates (1990, 2014, 2015), 1 state title (2014) Conference titles: 16 (8 in HHC) School corporation: CSC Southern Hancock County (Sugar Creek & Brandywine Townships, Hancock County) About Kelso Stadium/Shepler Field The Dragons home turf Is named for two New Palestine luminaries. Kelso Stadium was dedicated in honor of former NPHS principal Robert Kelso shortly after he passed away in The playing field is Shepler Field named for and Hall of Fame football coach Marvin Shepler. The team s first varsity coach, Shepler led New Palestine to three sectional titles and the 1990 State Finals. Between , the Dragons won 38 consecutive home games on what would become Shepler Field. The stadium has been the home of NPHS football since its inception as a varsity program in Kelso Stadium has been upgraded several times, with the bleachers extended in 1998, new goalposts added in 2015 and a new scoreboard with video capabilities added prior to the 2016 season. Shepler Field is a natural grass playing surface.

8 Meet Coach Ralph Fourth-year NPHS head coach Kyle Ralph is the fifth head coach in the school s history, the third to lead the team to an undefeated regular season, the second to lead the Dragons to the State Finals and the first to win a state championship. He came to NPHS in 2013 armed with an attacking style on both sides of the ball, which continues in the team s commitment to conditioning in the weight room during the offseason. It has led to four HHC titles, three sectionals, three regionals, a semistate and a state title in four seasons. The Dragons have also had four unbeaten regular seasons and gained 6,000- plus yards of offense three times. Coach Ralph has been named IFCA Region Coach of the Year twice, and was the head coach of the IFCA South All-Stars in His New Palestine teams have rewritten the record books, shattering state records for points and total offense in both the 2014 and 2015 seasons. The Dragons hold the top two scoring seasons in Indiana history 854 points in 2015, 851 in 2014 and the top total offense season, with 7,701 yards in Coach Ralph is a 2002 graduate of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, where he was a standout lineman, and a 2006 graduate of the University of North Carolina. He was a two-time First Team All-ACC lineman at North Carolina, playing for head coach John Bunting. He was the 2005 ACC Coastal Division Offensive Lineman of the Year. He has also participated in NFL training camps with the Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers. Prior to coming to New Palestine, Ralph was an assistant coach at St. Xavier, Oak Hills and Withrow High Schools in the Cincinnati area from Coach Ralph is also the Dragons track and field coach, leading NPHS to a sixth-place finish in the boys State Finals this spring, coaching state champion Samuel Voelz and two state runner-up relays. He lives in New Palestine with his wife Ashley, a NPHS teacher and graduate, and their three children. Ralph teaches physical education at NPHS. New Palestine s head coaches Kyle Ralph (2013-) 56-3 Charlie Hill (2012) 3-7 Tim Able ( ) 30-6 Doug Armstrong ( ) Marvin Shepler ( ): Golden year This is the 50 th year of New Palestine varsity football, which began in 1968 under the tutelage of head coach Marvin Shepler. The program had previously played junior varsity seasons directed by Walt Molinder. NP has had five head coaches Shepler, Doug Armstrong, Tim Able, Charlie Hill and Kyle Ralph. The Dragons hold state records for points in a season & yards in a season (set in 2015) and have made three State Finals trips, including one state title in First season: 1968 First game: Sept. 6, 1968 at Hamilton Southeastern: W First score: A 45-yard pass from Chuck Colip to Byron Holden First home game: Oct. 4, 1968 vs. Hamilton Heights. L First home win & first shutout: Sept. 12, 1969 vs. Eastern Hancock. W 40-0 First winning season: 1969 (6-3) Number of opponents: 67 First unbeaten regular season: Dragons went 10-0 in the regular season and won the cluster title. NP has had eight unbeaten regular seasons. First sectional & regional title: Dragons beat Batesville 48-0, Whiteland 42-8 & Lawrenceburg in the sectional. NP also won the regional in OT over Cathedral. First semistate title: Dragons beat Tell City to clinch their first of three State Finals trips. First unbeaten season & state title: Dragons went 15-0, beat New Prairie in state title game. Most-faced opponent: Mt. Vernon. The Dragons and Marauders have faced all 50 years of Dragon football. In their 56 meetings (including six postseason meetings), NP leads the series New Palestine has faced Triton Central 32 times (going from ) and Pendleton Heights 31 times (going from and 1994-present) Number of conferences: 3 (Big Blue River Conference through 1988, Rangeline Conference through 1993, Hoosier Heritage Conference 1994-present) First conference title: Dragons went 5-0 (and 8-2 overall) to win the Big Blue River Conference. NP has won 16 conference titles. Indiana Football Hall of Fame members: Marvin Shepler (coach), Gary Scott (assistant coach), Todd Yoder (player, Super Bowl champion)

9 2017 roster N Name Cl Ht Wt Pos 2 C.J. Faubion** Jr RB/DB 3 JT Hoffman Sr WR/DB 4 Josh Glover* Sr RB/LB 5 Eric Roudebush So QB/DB 6 Brody Luker So WR/DB 7 Aven Jones So RB/LB 8 Blake Austin Fr WR/DB 9 Luke Ely** Jr RB/LB 10 Jacob Hockett Jr WR/DB 11 Zach Neligh** Jr QB/DB 12 Ryker Large So WR/DB 13 Luke Canfield* So RB/DB 14 Aidan Fairbanks Fr RB/DB 15 Logan Robinson** Sr TE/DL 16 Chris Guhl So WR/DB 17 Jaxon Manes* Sr WR/DB 18 Riley Wire So SR/LB 20 Maxen Hook So WR/DB 21 Colby Jenkins** Jr WR/DB 22 Bryson Cooper* Sr RB/DL 23 Landan Burton Sr TE/DL 24 Justin Turk Jr WR/DB 25 Michael Mareno Jr WR/DB 26 Grant Wiegand Jr WR/DB 27 Jaaron Manley So WR/DB 28 Hunter Burks Fr WR/DB 29 Dylan Harsin Fr WR/DB 31 Nick Payton Jr WR/DB 32 Levi McKinney* Sr LS/LB 35 Devan Hill So TE/LB 43 Eric Ely So RB/DB 50 Austin Terry So OL/DL 51 Tiler Green Jr OL/LB 52 Brice Freeman So OL/DL 53 Noah Mack Fr OL/DL 54 Kyle King* So OL/DL 55 Jacob Brittsan So OL/DL 58 Alex Cotterman Jr OL/DL 59 Nik Zickler Jr OL/DL 60 Tyler Horsley Jr OL/DL 62 David Bogle Jr OL/DL 65 Austin Keele** Jr OL/DL 67 Luke Horner Jr OL/DL 68 Ethan Sturgeon Fr OL/DL 71 Joey O Dell Jr OL/DL 72 Will Olive So OL/DL 73 Cody Rooks So OL/DL 81 Kade Large* So WR/LB 82 Tommy Hartmann So WR/DB 84 Alex Kropp So K 88 Matt Brown Fr TE/LB Coaching staff Head coach: Kyle Ralph (5 rd season) Assistant coaches: Dan Buchanan, Jeremy Large, Mike Luker, Dan Walker, Wes Anderson, John Horan, James Evans, Spencer Stonerock Managers: Logan McKinney, J.T. Borum, Austin Snider, Dakota Cook, Andrew Mareno Pronunciation guide New Palestine New pal-uh-steen 2 C.J. Faubion FAH-bee-un 5 Eric Roudebush ROU-de-bush (rhymes with HOW) 6 Brody Luker LOO-kerr 7 Aven Jones AY-ven 9 Luke Ely EE-lee 11 Zach Neligh NEE-lee 16 Chris Guhl GOO-ull 17 Jaxon Manes Jackson MAINS 23 Landan Burton Landon 25 Michael Mareno ma-rain-oh 26 Grant Wiegand WIG-gund 43 Eric Ely EE-lee 55 Jacob Brittsan BRIT-sun 58 Alex Cotterman COTT-ur-munn 60 Tyler Horsley HORSE-lee 62 David Bogle BO-gull 65 Austin Keele KEEL 81 Kade Large KAYDE 84 Alex Kropp (rhymes with HOP) 2016 vs. this week s opponent The Dragons won a matchup of unbeatens with a victory at McKeand Stadium. DuRon Ford ran for 210 yards and four scores, while Jordan Shanahan had a pick-6 and Gunnar Large ran for two TDs and threw one. WEEK 7: Sept. 30, 2016 At McKeand Stadium, Shelbyville New Palestine (7-0, 5-0) Shelbyville (6-1, 4-1) Scoring summary NP-Walden 5 pass from G.Large (kick failed), 11:30 S-D.Lux 26 pass from J.Lux (Clark kick), 9:33 NP-G.Large 25 run (Ford run), 8:33 NP-G.Large 40 run (Corey kick), 4:57 S-D.Lux 6 pass from J.Lux (kick failed), :21 NP-Ford 2 run (kick blocked), 7:25 NP-J.Shanahan 20 interception return (G.Large run), 6:59 NP-Ford 5 run (Corey kick), 2:34 NP-Ford 2 run (Corey kick), 9:04 NP-Kincaid 16 pass from Large (Corey kick), 7:56 NP-Ford 1 run (Corey kick), 4:32 S-C.Lewis 38 run (Clark kick), 7:48 NP-Canfield 3 run (Corey kick), 6:39 New Palestine stats Rushing: Ford , G.Large 9-88, Neligh 2-49, Canfield 7-40, Walden 2-13, Moeller 1-(-2) Passing: G.Large , Neligh Receiving: Kincaid 3-41, Walden 4-22, Jenkins 1-7, K.Large 1-7, Luker 1-3

10 2017 season stats RUSHING Att-Yds Avg TD Lg HiGm 13 Luke Canfield Zach Neligh Josh Glover Colby Jenkins Aven Jones Eric Ely Eric Roudebush Luke Ely Grant Wiegand Matt Brown Devan Hill Jaaron Manley J.T. Hoffman Totals PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Lg HiGm 11 Zach Neligh Eric Roudebush Totals RECEIVING Rec-Yds Avg TD Lg HiGm 21 Colby Jenkins Jaxon Manes J.T. Hoffman Kade Large Matt Brown Brody Luker Maxen Hook Ryker Large KICKING PAT FG LG 84 Alex Kropp PUNTING N-Yds Avg Lg In20 5 Eric Roudebush RETURNS KOR Avg PR Avg TD 4 Josh Glover Brody Luker Luke Canfield Colby Jenkins DEFENSE Tackles leaders: Luke Ely 43, Maxen Hook 38, Josh Glover 31, Landan Burton 31, Logan Robinson 30, Kade Large 24, Brody Luker 23, Ryker Large 22, J.T. Hoffman 19, C.J. Faubion 13 Sacks: Luke Ely 5.5, Josh Glover 4, Kyle King 3, Landan Burton 2.5, Logan Robinson 2, Austin Keele 2, Kade Large 1 Interceptions: Ryker Large 5, Brody Luker 2, Colby Jenkins 1, Maxen Hook 1, Jaxon Manes 1, J.T. Hoffman 1 Fumble recoveries: Landan Burton 2, Kade Large 1, Maxen Hook 1, Austin Keele 1, Luke Ely 1, Logan Robinson 1 TEAM STATS NP Opp Points Avg. game Rushes-yards Avg play/game 7.5/ /23.8 Passing C-A-I Passing yards Avg play/game 7.6/ /134.8 Total offense Avg play/game 7.5/ /158.7 Fumbles-lost Takeaways point conversions Score by quarters New Palestine Opponents season highs INDIVIDUAL Rushing yards: 305, Luke Canfield vs. Pendleton Heights 9/15 Rushing attempts: 34, Luke Canfield vs. Pendleton Heights 9/15 Rushing touchdowns: 4, Luke Canfield vs, Richmond 8/25; vs. Yorktown 9/1; vs. Pendleton Heights 9/15 Passing yards: 200, Zach Neligh at Yorktown 9/1 Pass completions: 16, Zach Neligh vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 Pass attempts: 25, Zach Neligh vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 Pass touchdowns: 3, Zach Neligh vs. Richmond 8/25 Receiving yards: 129, Colby Jenkins at Yorktown 9/1 Receptions: 7, Colby Jenkins vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 Receiving touchdowns: 3, Colby Jenkins vs. Richmond 8/25 Total offense: 374, Zach Neligh at Yorktown 9/1 (174ru/200pa) Yards from scrimmage: 305, Luke Canfield vs. Pendleton Hts 9/15 (305 ru) Longest rush: 75, Luke Canfield vs. Richmond 8/25 Longest pass: 50, Zach Neligh to Colby Jenkins vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 Most tackles: 12, Luke Ely at Whiteland 8/18 Most sacks: 3, Josh Glover vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 Most interceptions: 2, Ryker Large at Whiteland 8/18; vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 TEAM Total yards: 576, at Yorktown 9/1 Rushing yards: 401, vs. Richmond 8/25 Rushing attempts: 57, vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 Passing yards: 200, at Yorktown 9/1 Pass completions: 16, vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 Pass attempts: 25, vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 Total plays: 82, vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 First downs: 24, vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 Pass touchdowns: 3, vs. Richmond 8/25 Rush touchdowns: 6, vs. Richmond 8/25; vs. Pendleton Heights 9/15 Points: 61, vs. Richmond 8/25 Points in a quarter: 28, 3 rd quarter at Greenfield-Central 9/22 Points in a half: 41, 1 st half vs. Richmond 8/25 Fewest points allowed: 0, at Yorktown 9/1 Fewest rushing yards allowed: (-49), vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 Fewest passing yards allowed: 82, at Whiteland 8/18 Fewest total yards allowed: 99, vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 Fewest first downs allowed: 5, vs. Mt. Vernon 9/8 Turnovers caused: 6, at Greenfield-Central 9/22 Most interceptions: 4, at Whiteland 8/18 Most fumble recoveries: 3, at Greenfield-Central 9/ game-by-game OPPONENT SCORE LD RUSHER PASSER RECEIVER Whiteland 19-8 Neligh 222 Neligh 23 Manes 15 Richmond 61-7 Canfield 275 Neligh 155 Jenkins 70 Yorktown 43-0 Neligh 174 Neligh 200 Jenkins 129 Mt. Vernon 47-3 Canfield 133 Neligh 199 Jenkins 108 Pendleton Hts Canfield 305 Neligh 71 K.Large 60 Greenfield-C 59-3 Neligh 133 Neligh 135 Hoffman 48 Shelbyville New Castle Delta.

11 2017 boxscores WEEK 6: Sept. 22, 2017 At Clayton Myers Field, Greenfield New Palestine (6-0, 4-0) Greenfield-C. (2-4, 1-3) Scoring summary NP-Kropp 35 FG, 8:48 NP-Canfield 1 run (Kropp kick), 1:30 G-C-Brand 29 FG, 9:00 NP-Neligh 13 run (Kropp kick), 6:26 NP-Neligh 15 run (Kropp kick), 3:33 NP-Jenkins 15 pass from Neligh (Kropp kick), 11:12 NP-L.Ely 3 fumble return (Kropp kick), 9:50 NP-Canfield 2 run (R.Large run), 4:05 NP-Hoffman 3 pass from Neligh (pass failed), 1:12 NP-Canfield 14 run (Kropp kick), 8:32 New Palestine stats Rushing: Neligh , Canfield 21-64, Glover 1-15, Jenkins 2-12, Roudebush 1-4, Brown 1-1, Jones 2-(-1) Passing: Neligh Receiving: Hoffman 5-48, Manes 3-40, Jenkins 4-35, R.Large 1-6, K.Large 1-6 WEEK 5: Sept. 15, 2017 At Kelso Stadium, New Palestine Pendleton Hts. (4-1, 2-1) New Palestine (5-0, 3-0) Scoring summary NP-Canfield 12 run (Kropp kick), 4:58 NP-Canfield 8 run (Kropp kick), 5:47 NP-Neligh 5 run (Kropp kick), 1:16 PH-Conkling 3 run (Quiroga kick), 6:18 PH-Conkling 1 run (Quiroga kick), 3:37 NP-Canfield 33 run (Kropp kick), :52 NP-Canfield 3 run (Kropp kick), 9:01 NP-Glover 5 run (pass failed), 1:37 PH-Pancol 58 pass from Conkling (Quiroga kick), :32 New Palestine stats Rushing: Canfield , Neligh 15-56, Glover 1-5 Passing: Neligh Receiving: K.Large 4-60, Luker 1-11 WEEK 4: Sept. 8, 2017 At Kelso Stadium, New Palestine Mt. Vernon (1-3, 0-2) New Palestine (4-0, 2-0) Scoring summary NP-Glover 7 run (Kropp kick), 7:45 NP-Neligh 1 run (kick blocked), 2:42 NP-Canfield 1 run (pass failed), 7:40 NP-Jenkins 50 pass from Neligh (Kropp kick), 8:50 NP-Manes 8 pass from Neligh (Kropp kick), 2:07 MV-Bond 34 FG, :21 NP-Neligh 23 run (Kropp kick), 9:28 NP-Glover 29 run (Kropp kick), 6:07 New Palestine stats Rushing: Canfield , Neligh , Glover 5-56, Jones 5-37, Jenkins 2-15, E.Ely 1-3, Manley 1-0, Hoffman 1-0 Passing: Neligh Receiving: Jenkins 7-108, Manes 4-41, Hoffman 3-17, Brown 1-23, K.Large 1-10 WEEK 3: Sept. 1, 2017 At Tiger Stadium, Yorktown New Palestine (3-0, 1-0) Yorktown (2-1, 0-1) Scoring summary NP-Canfield 1 run (kick failed), 9:36 NP-Canfield 12 run (pass failed), 8:38 NP-Canfield 2 run (Canfield run), 7:31 NP-Neligh 65 run (Canfield run), 5:02 NP-Canfield 1 run (Manes pass from Neligh), :08 NP-Jenkins 43 pass from Neligh (Kropp kick), 8:20 New Palestine stats Rushing: Neligh , Canfield , Glvoer 4-27, Jenkins 1-6, Hill 2-0, Roudebush 1-0 Passing: Neligh Receiving: Jenkins 6-129, Manes 2-36, Hoffman 2-26, Hook 1-9 WEEK 2: Aug. 25, 2017 At Kelso Stadium, New Palestine Richmond (0-2) New Palestine (2-0) Scoring summary NP-Canfield 1 run (Kropp kick), 5:57 NP-Canfield 12 run (Kropp kick), 3:46 NP-Jenkins 28 pass from Neligh (Kropp kick), 11:19 NP-Canfield 75 run (kick failed), 7:32 R-Deloney 20 pass from Curtis (Huber kick), 6:32 NP-Jenkins 11 pass from Neligh (pass failed), 5:18 NP-Jenkins 11 pass from Neligh (Canfield run), :13 NP-Canfield 2 run (pass failed), 7:12 NP-Jenkins 34 run (Kropp kick), 4:03 NP-Glover 20 run (Kropp kick), :29 New Palestine stats Rushing: Canfield , Jenkins 2-39, Glover 2-24, E.Ely 3-24, Roudebush 2-20, Neligh 4-14, Wiegand 1-5 Passing: Neligh , Roudebush 0-1 Receiving: Jenkins 5-70, Hoffman 3-51, K.Large 1-23, Manes 1-11 WEEK 1: Aug. 18, 2017 At Feightner Field, Whiteland New Palestine (1-0) Whiteland (0-1) Scoring summary NP-Canfield 31 run (kick failed), 5:10 W-Pelfrey 1 run (Hammond run), 2:44 NP-Neligh 21 run (run failed), :00 NP-Neligh 6 run (Kropp kick), :01 New Palestine stats Rushing: Neligh , Canfield , Ely 5-12 Passing: Neligh Receiving: Manes 2-15, Jenkins 1-8

12 Dragon record book ALL-TIME RECORD (since 1968): Home: Road: Neutral: 8-6 HHC games: IHSAA tournament: SECTIONAL TITLES: 1987, 1989, 1990, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 REGIONAL TITLES: 1987, 1990, 2013, 2014, 2015 SEMISTATE TITLES: 1990, 2014, 2015 STATE TITLES: 2014 HHC TITLES: 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (previous conferences: Big Blue River: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988; Rangeline: 1992) UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASONS: 1983, 1984, 1988, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 INDIANA FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME MEMBERS: Marvin Shepler (coach, ), Gary Scott (assistant coach, ), Todd Yoder (player, ) PASSING YARDS Career: Alex Neligh ( ): 5,374 Season: Alex Neligh (2015): 2,852 Game: Alex Neligh (2015 vs. FW Snider): 501 COMPLETIONS Career: Alex Neligh ( ), 306 Season: Blake Luker (2013): 176 Game: Matt Rodgers (1993 vs. Greensburg): 25 TD PASSES Career: Alex Neligh ( ): 64 Season: Alex Neligh (2015): 36 Game: Alex Neligh (2014), Connor Simmons (2011), Matt Rodgers (1993): 5 RECEIVING YARDS Career: Duke Blackwell ( ): 2,238 Season: Tyler Walden (2013): 1,231 Game: Duke Blackwell (2015 vs. FW Snider): 328 RECEPTIONS Career: Tyler Walden ( ): 139 Season: Tyler Walden (2013): 86 Game: Tyler Walden (2013 vs. Pendleton Heights): 14 TD RECEPTIONS Career: Duke Blackwell ( ): 30 Season: Josh Penley (2011): 17 Game: Several players, most recently Colby Jenkins (2017 vs. Richmond): 3 RUSHING YARDS Career: Jeff Miles ( ): 3,963 Season: Alex Neligh (2015): 2,097 Game: Chris Grider (2002 at Tipton): 336 RUSHING TDs Career: Alex Neligh ( ): 56 Season: Alex Neligh (2015): 37 Game: Several players, most recently DuRon Ford (2016 at Pendleton Hts.), 5 TOTAL OFFENSE Career: Alex Neligh ( ): 8,718 Season: Alex Neligh (2015): 4,949 Game: Alex Neligh (2015 vs. FW Snider): 667 TOTAL OFFENSE TDs Career: Alex Neligh ( ): 120 Season: Alex Neligh (2015): 73 Game: Alex Neligh (2014 vs. New Prairie, 2015 vs. FW Snider): 8 INTERCEPTIONS Career: Tim Breeden ( ): 20 Season: Tim Breeden (1986): 10 Game: Garrett Kuhn (2014 vs. Mt. Vernon): 3 SACKS Career: Noah Grable ( ): 30 Season: Noah Grable/Brian Wagner (2013): 18 SCORING Career: Alex Neligh ( ): 336 Season: Alex Neligh (2015): 222 KICK SCORING Career: Spencer Corey ( ): 285 Season: Spencer Corey (2015): 128 PATs Career: Spencer Corey ( ): 243 Season: Spencer Corey (2015): 113 (state record) Game: Spencer Corey (2016 vs. Greenfield-C): 12 LONGEST PLAY Pass: Matt Rodgers to Jay Ehle (1993 vs. HSE): 95 yards Rush: James Young (2014 vs. New Prairie): 98 yards TEAM SCORING Season: 854 (2015, state record) Game: 84 (vs. Greenfield-Central 9/23/16, 84-21; vs. Pendleton Heights 9/19/ ) Both teams: 125 (FW Snider 64, New Palestine 61, 11/27/15) Margin: 74 (vs. New Castle 10/31/2014, 74-0) TEAM OFFENSE Season: 7,701 (2015, state record) Game: 813 (vs. Pendleton Heights 9/19/15) TEAM RUSHING OFFENSE Game: 565 (vs. Pendleton Heights 9/19/15) TEAM PASSING OFFENSE Game: 501 (vs. FW Snider 11/27/15) Records set/extended in 2017 in bold