Kyle Ralph on the hot start for the Dragons: "Our kids just keep playing hard. Customize any of our New Palestine High School designs to fully personalize your product by choosing colors, text, and even adding a back design. Indiana Football Digest named Able the 2011 4A Coach of the Year. Ironically, the 28 points scored marked a season low for the Dragons, who came in averaging 58.5 points per game and scored at least 60 points seven times. Class 5A: Valparaiso (13-0) vs. New Palestine (13-0), 7 p.m.: Another meeting of No. New Palestine has won nine Indiana High School Athletic Association state championships: in baseball (2004), softball (2004, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018), and football (2014, 2018, 2019). 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Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Drone video shows swarm of blacktip sharks off Florida coast, Allergies or COVID-19? Location Various Cities, IN. INDIANAPOLS — New Palestine High School is the Indiana 5A high school football champs, capping a perfect season with a 27-20 win over Valparaiso. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian) Floyd Central High School fumbles the ball against BHSS, November 15, 2019 in Bloomington, Ind. #1 New Pal and #3 Valpo meet tonight on GIANT fm Sports (96.5 FM, 106.3 FM, www.giant.fm ). The Colts have been the presenting sponsor of the entire football state tournament since 2009 and are sponsoring the Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award. The favorite for the state's Mr. Football after already winning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 5-foot-9, 225-pound Spegal churned out 10,867 yards in his prep career with 173 touchdowns. Both teams enter with perfect 13-0 records and are ranked in the top three in the state. New Palestine 27, Valparaiso 20: Charlie Spegal closed out his brilliant high school career by running 23 times for 160 yards and a touchdown as the top-ranked Dragons defended their state crown. The Hawks were looking for their first ever state football title after advancing past the sectional round for just the second time in school history. Making an impact on others is something that Luke has taken pride in. New Palestine’s Luke Ely named Eskew Mental Attitude Award recipient New Palestine senior running back/linebacker Luke Ely won the Eskew Mental Attitude Award. ... At the conclusion of the state championship game, ... Josh is a four-year member of the Valparaiso Football … INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Three games were scheduled Friday in the IHSAA State Football Championships. Decatur Central’s final TD came in the fourth quarter, a 19-yard pass from Harrington to Tracy. New Palestine’s Lincoln Roth is lifted by Kyle King after a first half touchdown during their IHSAA semi-state Championship game against Bloomington South on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Inducted: July 25, 2003 in New Palestine, IN Date of Birth: July 15, 1939 in Rushville, IN High School Attended: Rushville Graduated: 1957 High School Honors: All-Conference in South Central Conference in football, basketball, and … 1 vs. No. Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, which is a media partner with USA TODAY High School Sports. Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. He also piloted the Snuggles and Snacks project at New Pal, where a group made blankets for the homeless and donated food to the Ronald McDonald House. Luke is also a four-year member of the New Palestine track and field team. The most recent updates will appear at the top of the wall dating back to prior seasons. It was a battle of unbeatens in Class 5A, as Valparaiso faced New Palestine. The Facebook home of New Palestine High School athletics. New Palestine High School Dragons Apparel We have thousands of custom New Palestine High School t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, jerseys, bags, backpacks, and other accessories in stock. Welcome to the New Palestine Football team feed. by: Phil Nardiello - Senior Sports Producer, The New Palestine Dragons celebrate after capturing the class 5A state championship Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium. He has also volunteered at Hancock County Hope House, Warner’s Haunted House, Brandywine Elementary Bonanza, and has volunteered with Unified Track athletes in New Pal. Southern California High School Football News, Copyright High School Football America 2004-2021. The Dragons led 51-46 going into the final frame and then opened the fourth with 11 straight points. 731 were here. Women's football is popular also in Palestine. Stimulus check calculator: Do you qualify for $1,400? The New Palestine Dragons celebrate after capturing the class 5A state championship Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Luke is a linebacker for the Dragons and has registered 85 tackles, 6 tackles for a loss, and 3 sacks on the season. New Palestine to Be Shown Live in Downtown Valparaiso Friday Night Posted by Region News on November 26, 2019 in local news , Our Communities In Valparaiso, the community is invited to cheer on the Valparaiso High School football team in the state championship with a live broadcast of the game this Friday night (November 29), 6 pm at Central Park Plaza. New Palestine (14-0) won its second state title - the other came in Class 4A in 2014 Spegal ran for 228 yards on 27 carries in the game and finished the year with 3,358 yards and a single season state … The Dragons’ 77 point championship win set a new record for most points scored in a state championship game. Honey Thaljieh is a pioneer in women's football The only sure thing coming into Friday's Class 5A football state title game between New Palestine and Valparaiso is that something has to give. Fall New Palestine Dragons Varsity Football Season. Luke is the son of Ken and Kristin Ely of New Palestine, IN. Well, almost. ATLANTA (AP) — Stephen Curry shot his way to another 3-point title and Domantas Sabonis made sure the Skills Challenge still belongs to the bigs. Neligh opened the scoring by running in from 20 yards out on the final play of the first quarter. At the conclusion of the state championship game, the IHSAA Executive Committee named Luke Ely of New Palestine High School as the winner of the Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award in Class 5A Football. Each entered the game with identical 13-0 records, but New Pal prevailed, 27-20, giving the Dragons their third state championship title. The New Castle native is coming off his best season in Bloomington, winning national and Big Ten coach of the year honors last year. After an undefeated season, the New Palestine High School Dragons became the 2014-2015 Class 4A state champions and won the school’s first football state title. When you play hard like that consistently, good things are going to happen for you." © 1998 - 2021 Nexstar Inc. | All Rights Reserved. The Indiana High School Athletic Association football tournament was born in 1973, with four schools in each of three classes qualifying for post-season play based on regular-season records. The tournament format was expanded several times in the first 10 years, with a fourth class added in 1983 and a … In the fall of 2011 New Palestine went undefeated in the regular season and was ranked number one in the AP poll for the first time in New Palestine football program’s history. Six state champions were crowned this weekend. The award is named in honor of the IHSAA’s third commissioner from 1962-76. View the 2019-20 IHSAA Football State Tournament presented by the Indianapolis Colts (Class 5A ... New Palestine vs. Valparaiso (IHSAA 5A State Final) ... Central Catholic (IHSAA 1A State Final) Indianapolis Bishop Chatard vs. Heritage Hills (IHSAA 3A State Final) Class 5A State Championship. Here’s how to protect your pets, Minneapolis preparing for unrest as officer involved with Floyd death goes on trial, CDC: Fully vaccinated Americans can gather indoors without masks. The Panthers will play next Friday in the semi-state game against New Palestine at New Palestine. The Hawks finished 12-2. @NPHSDragons pic.twitter.com/lS3R4NEn2r, — FOX Sports Indiana (@FSIndiana) November 25, 2018. The Women's league has six teams. Class 5A State Championship Final | New Palestine 27, Valparaiso 20 ¦ New Pal repeats as 5A state champ, wins third football crown overall (2014 4A) ¦ Valpo's Josh Fedorchak earns Eskew Mental Attitude Award ¦ Final Records: New Palestine (14-0), Valparaiso (13-1) Box Score | Recap. INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana head football coach Tom Allen has agreed to a restructured contract that will pay him an average of $4.9 million annually and keep him with the Hoosiers through 2027. Luke ranks 7th in his senior class of 288 students academically with a GPA of 4.1 and is a member of the Academic A Team at New Pal. After an interception ended DC’s next drive, Charlie Spegal scored on a 27-yard run on the final play of the half to send the Dragons into the intermission with a 28-6 lead. Football is the most popular sport in Palestine. Vernon 75-71 at the Dragons' den. 2. – New Palestine capped off an undefeated season, winning the class 5A IHSAA state championship over Decatur Central 28-14 Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Hawks of coach Kyle Enright cut the lead to 14-6 on a 24-yard pass from Parker Harrington to Kenny Tracy. Spegal’s two scores gave the junior running back an astounding 70 for the season, adding to his state record for touchdowns in a season he set in the semi-state round. Class 2A State Championship After a historic run through the playoffs, New Prairie played in a record setting game in the 4A STATE Football Championship. The score was tied at halftime, but New Pal put on a strong performance in the second half, going up by 10-points before Valparaiso cut it to seven. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. New Palestine jumped out to 14-0 lead behind a 20-yard touchdown run by quarterback Zach Neligh and a two-yard TD by Charlie Spegal. In addition, New Palestine High School has award-winning marching band, choir and journalism programs. Spegal then added a 2-yard run early in the second quarter. 2 by Jacob Hockett, New Palestine vs. Decatur Central, Most Penalty Yards New Palestine’s Zach Neligh(11) talks with head coach Kyle Ralph(in red coat) during a time out late in the first half of their Regional Championship game against Harrison on November 9,2018. It’s the top-ranked Dragons second football title in school history and second in five years after winning the class 4A crown in 2014. Team LeBron showed off its high-flying and long-range skills during a dominating run to close out the first half, setting up a 170-150 romp over Team Durant in the league's 70th midseason showcase Sunday night. The win gives New Palestine (14-0) its second state title to go with the trophy won in Class 4A in 2014 —  also under head coach Kyle Ralph, who now sports a 74-4 record in six seasons. A 14-point outburst during the final 44 seconds of the first half proved decisive for New Palestine in its 28-14 victory over Decatur Central in the Class 5A state championship game. The Dragons won two consecutive undefeated HHC Championships in 2010 and 2011. He is undecided on his college choice at this time. COACH MARVIN SHEPLER. He has been named All-Hoosier Heritage Conference for three straight years and was chosen to the All-State Team as a sophomore. He also spends time volunteering in his community through Camp Fuel and Camp Ability, which are athletic camps for students and youth with disabilities. They will return to Lucas Oil Stadium in next month to be honored at a Colts game. A 14-point outburst during the final 44 seconds of the first half proved decisive for New Palestine in its 28-14 victory over Decatur Central in the Class 5A state championship game. Harrington connected with Tracy again to make it 28 to 14, but that was as close as Decatur Central could get. Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America. Most Interceptions (Tie) Decatur Central, making its first-ever state finals appearance, cut the Dragons’ lead to 14-6 late in the second quarter before Colby Jenkins hauled in a 30-yard touchdown pass from Zach Neligh with :44 left in the first half. New Palestine’s Charlie Spegal scampered 80 yards for a touchdown on his team’s first snap of the third quarter to provide the key play in a 27-20 victory over Valparaiso in the Class 5A championship game. New Palestine hadn’t played in many close games this year, but in the first half of the Class 5A state championship, Valparaiso held tough. Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet. He has been an integral part of the New Palestine defense for the past four seasons and has a career record of 45-3 with the team. Use the top navigation to find past season schedules, scores, rosters and more. One Indy nonprofit wants your shoes, IMPD seeks help identifying theft suspect. The opening match of the Palestine Women's National Football League on February 10, 2011, in the Feisal al-Husseini Stadium was attended by an estimated 8,000 people. Each year the IHSAA Executive Committee selects a senior player who was nominated by his principal and coach and was determined to have best demonstrated mental attitude, scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Valparaiso's Antonio Osorio fights for a reception against New Palestine's Ryker Large during the Class 5A state championship game in Indianapolis on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. Then Portland’s Anfernee Simons sealed his final, winning dunk with a kiss. The Hawks cut the Dragons’ lead to 14-6 on a 24-yard Parker Harrington to Kenny Tracy scoring strike, but New Pal responded with two touchdowns in the final 44 seconds of the first half to take control of the game. ATLANTA (AP) — Even in the strangest NBA All-Star Game of them all, LeBron James was still the perfect captain. Colby Jenkins made a beautiful catch on tight coverage for a 30-yard TD, then Spegal broke several tackles on his way to the end zone for a 27-yard score as time expired to put the Dragons up 28 to 6 heading into halftime. The Indianapolis Colts presented a $1,000 scholarship to New Palestine High School in the name of Luke Ely. Highlights of the IHSAA Class 5A Football State Championship between New Palestine High School and Valparaiso High School. Kyle Ralph: Developing a Championship Culture (3x State Champ) A session by Kyle Ralph Head Football Coach, New Palestine HS Spegal ran for 228 yards on 27 carries in the game and finished with 3,358 yards and a single season state record 68 touchdowns on the season. The New Palestine boys basketball team used an 11-point fourth quarter run and some timely late free throw shooting Friday to beat Mt. Decatur Central and New Palestine will be the final game of championship weekend, scheduled for Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. CLASS 6A It’ll be a MIC classic for the 6A title. He is a member of Student Council for Athletic Leadership, Best Buddies, National Honor Society, and Science Honor Society. (WXIN November 24, 2018). BHSS beat Floyd Central High School 40-14 to win the IHSSA 5A regional football championship. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. 101 yards by Decatur Central vs. New Palestine.