

Vernon, Cole 6-87, Gentry 6-84, Koziol 5-82, Ronnie Foster 2-16, Eli Bridenthal 1-3. Receiving - New Palestine, Austin 5-98, Caleb Byers 1-9, Baylor Hurst 1-5, Madix Johnson 1-5, Aiden Ewers 1-3. Mt. Passing - New Palestine, Roth 9-24-4 120. Vernon, Keagan LaBelle 11-42, Slunaker 15-30, Cole 8-23, Ashden Gentry 2-1. Rushing – New Palestine, Roth 15-47, David Spegal 10-31, Grayson Thomas 7-8, Austin 2-14.

New Palestine – Austin 15 pass from Roth (pass failed) Vernon – Koziol 6 pass from Slunaker (Swingle kick) New Palestine – Safety, punter stepped out of end zone New Palestine – Austin 60 pass from Lincoln Roth (Tanksly kick) Vernon – Keagan LaBelle 10 run (Swingle kick) Vernon – Rylan Cole 10 pass from Slunaker (Swingle kick) Vernon – Tyler Koziol 22 pass from Gehrig Slunaker (A.J. New Palestine – Blake Austin 90 kickoff return (Brendan Tanksly kick) To think that all the way back in August of 2013 that we got the job done and beat Danville and haven’t lost since then (in the regular season), I can’t ask for a better ride from these kids.” - Kyle Neddenriep “My first goal was to beat Danville when I got this job. “(The streak) has never been the objective,” Ralph said. Vernon fumble, sophomore Jalen Thomeson intercepted New Pal’s Lincoln Roth in the end zone to snuff out the Dragons’ rally. New Pal cut it to 35-22 on an amazing 15-yard touchdown catch by Austin with 10:35 left. Vernon could start to celebrate when Slunaker found Koziol for a 6-yard touchdown to make it 35-16 late in the third quarter. Slunaker scored on a 3-yard run early in the second half. Austin caught a 60-yard touchdown in the second quarter to pull New Pal within 21-14, which is where the score stayed until halftime. Vernon could not completely shake the Dragons, though. Slunaker hit Cole for a 10-yard scoring strike later in the first quarter and Keagan LaBelle scored on a 10-yard run early in the second quarter to give the Marauders a 21-7 lead. Vernon (4-0) responded with a score on its opening drive on a 22-yard pass from Gehrig Slunaker to Tanner Koziol. It looked early on like the streak might continue when New Pal’s Blake Austin returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown. New Pal, the two-time defending Class 5A state champions, had won 30 consecutive games overall.įOR SUBSCRIBERS: Eight years and 65 games later, New Pal's streak finally snapped by Mt. Kyle Ralph took over the following season as coach and had not lost a game during the regular-season in his seven-plus seasons. It was the first regular-season loss for New Palestine (2-1) since Oct. “We’ve been putting in so much work since freshman year and it really showed tonight.” New Palestine’s 65-game regular-season winning streak, the second-longest in state history, was snapped on Friday night as Mt. Watch Video: Indiana High School Football Highlights: Mt.
