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Last Year’s State Finals in Review Championship Game Team Records

New Palestine Repeats as 5A Champ, Claims Third Football Crown MOST POINTS MOST FIELD GOALS
Overall: 77 by New Palestine vs. New Prairie (4A), 2014.
Overall: 4 by Carmel vs. Penn (5A), 2011.
New Palestine’s Charlie Spegal scampered 80 yards for a Spegal, the state’s all-time leading rusher and scorer, had been 6A: 63 by Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017. 6A: 3 by Carmel vs. Center Grove, 2016.
5A: 64 by Fort Wayne Snider vs. New Palestine, 2015.
touchdown on his team’s first snap of the third quarter to pro- stymied in the first half by the Valpo defense and that helped 4A: 77 by New Palestine vs. New Prairie, 2014. 5A: 4 by Carmel vs. Penn, 2011.
vide the key play in a 27-20 victory over Valparaiso in the Class the Vikings forge a 10-10 tie at halftime. 3A: 56 by Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger vs. New Palestine, 4A: 2 by Hobart vs. Seymour, 1991; 2 by Fort Wayne Bishop
5A championship game. 1990; 56 by Fort Wayne Concordia vs. Lawrenceburg, Dwenger vs. Indianapolis Cathedral, 2010.
After the second-ranked Vikings missed a field goal on their 2016. 3A: 2 by Tipton vs. Roncalli, 1988; 2 by Indianapolis Cathedral
vs. Northwestern, 1992.
first drive of the third, Spegal took off around the right side, 2A: 63 by Jimtown vs. Clarksville, 1997. 2A: 2 by Jimtown vs. Western Boone, 1998; 2 by Southridge
broke a couple of tackles just past the line of scrimmage and A: 60 by Pioneer vs. North Vermillion, 2018. vs. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, 2002; 2 by Western Boone
rambled the rest of the way to give the Dragons a lead they MOST COMBINED POINTS vs. Eastbrook, 2018.
didn’t relinquish. Overall: 125 by Fort Wayne Snider (64) and New Palestine A: 2 by Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter vs. Tippecanoe Valley,
(61) (5A), 2015.
The No. 1 Dragons (14-0) captured the win in the only contest 6A: 77 by Ben Davis (63) and Penn (14), 2017. 1977; 2 by Lafayette Central Catholic vs. Linton-Stockton,
2015.
of the state finals that featured two unbeaten teams. It gave 5A: 125 by Fort Wayne Snider (64) and New Palestine (61),
them their second straight and third state title overall, each 2015. MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS
under the direction of coach Kyle Ralph. 4A: 119 by New Palestine (77) and New Prairie (42), 2014. Overall: 77 by North Miami vs. West Washington (A), 1993.
3A: 89 by West Lafayette (47) and Evansville Memorial (42), 6A: 50 by Carmel vs. Warren Central, 2013.
New Pal played the majority of the game without starting 2018. 5A: 65 by Warren Central vs. Fort Wayne Snider, 2004.
quarterback Lincoln Roth, who left with a leg injury early in the 2A: 86 by Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (57) and Evansville Mater 4A: 68 by DeKalb vs. Franklin Central, 1986.
Dei (29), 2001.
second quarter. He fired a 24-yard scoring pass to Blake Austin A: 89 by Sheridan (56) and North White (33), 1998. 3A: 60 by Zionsville vs. Heritage Hills, 2000.
to open the scoring in the first quarter. 2A: 67 by Rensselaer Central vs. Evansville Mater Dei, 2014.
MOST POINTS IN A QUARTER A: 77 by North Miami vs. West Washington, 1993.
After Spegal’s long run, the Dragons added the second of two Overall: 35 by Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (2nd quarter) vs.
field goals by Alex Kropp and a Ryker Large 34-yard intercep- NorthWood (3A), 2003. MOST RUSHING YARDS
tion return to open up a 27-10 lead after three quarters. 6A: 28 by Ben Davis (1st quarter) vs. Penn, 2017. Overall: 575 by Warren Central vs. Penn (5A), 2003.
5A: 30 by Warren Central (2nd quarter) vs. Penn, 2003. 6A: 312 by Center Grove vs. Penn, 2015.
The Vikings of coach Bill Marshall hung tough, cutting the deficit 4A: 28 by Griffith (3rd quarter) vs. Hamilton Southeastern, 5A: 575 by Warren Central vs. Penn, 2003.
to 27-20 with three minutes left after a 1-yard scoring run by 1997; 28 by New Palestine vs. New Prairie (2nd quarter), 4A: 462 by New Palestine vs. New Prairie, 2014.
2014.
Tommy Burbee and Liam Shepherd’s second field goal of the 3A: 35 by Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (2nd quarter) vs. 3A: 349 by Portage vs. Evansville Reitz, 1977; 349 by India-
napolis Bishop Chatard vs. NorthWood, 2003.
game. The Dragons, however, took the kickoff and ran off a pair NorthWood, 2003. 2A: 383 by Rensselaer Central vs. Evansville Mater Dei, 2014.
of first downs to allow them to run out the clock. 2A: 28 by Jimtown (1st quarter) vs. Clarksville, 1997; 28 by A: 451 by Sheridan vs. Bremen, 1988.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (4th quarter) vs. Evansville
Mater Dei, 2001.
Valparaiso finished 13-1. A: 27 by Sheridan (3rd quarter) vs. Bremen, 1988. FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS
Overall: 15 by Franklin Central vs. DeKalb (4A), 1986; 15 by
Evansville Mater Dei vs. Bremen (2A), 1994.
MOST POINTS IN A HALF 6A: 28 by Warren Central vs. Carmel, 2018.
Overall: 50 by Warren Central (1st half) vs. Penn (5A), 2003.
Carmel Tops Conference Rival Center Grove for Ninth Football Crown 6A: 49 by Ben Davis (1st half) vs. Penn, 2017. 5A: 16 by Fort Wayne Snider vs. Ben Davis, 2002.
4A: 15 by Franklin Central vs. DeKalb, 1986.
5A: 50 by Warren Central (1st half) vs. Penn, 2003.
Four first-half turnovers proved costly for Center Grove as 4A: 49 by New Palestine (1st half) vs. New Prairie, 2014. 3A: 16 by Hamilton Heights vs. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard,
2012.
3A: 35 by Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (1st half) vs. North-
Carmel built up a 17-point lead through three quarters and Wood, 2003; 35 by Fort Wayne Concordia (1st half) vs. 2A: 15 by Evansville Mater Dei vs. Bremen, 1994.
held on for a 20-17 victory in the Class 6-A championship Lawrenceburg, 2016. A: 17 by North Judson vs. Sheridan, 1984.
game. 2A: 49 by Jimtown (1st half) vs. Clarksville, 1997.
Carmel, coached by John Hebert, was making a state-most A: 39 by Sheridan (2nd half) vs. Bremen, 1988. FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED
Overall: (-51) by Indianapolis Cathedral vs. South Bend
16th appearance in the finals (including five over the last LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY Washington (4A), 2011.
seven seasons) and have now won eight titles. Overall: 63 by Jimtown (63) vs. Clarksville (0) (2A), 1997. 6A: 47 by Carmel vs. Warren Central, 2013.
6A: 49 by Ben Davis (63) vs. Penn (14), 2017. 5A: 42 by Ben Davis vs. Marion, 1990.
The Trojans, of coach Eric Moore, marched down the field 5A: 54 by Carmel (54) vs. Penn (0), 2011. 4A: (-51) by Indianapolis Cathedral vs. South Bend Washing-
after the opening kickoff and took a 3-0 lead on an Austin 4A: 42 by Griffith (49) vs. Hamilton Southeastern (7), 1997. ton, 2011.
Watson 22-yard field goal. However, the next four CG 3A: 49 by Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (49) vs. NorthWood 3A: 12 by Evansville Memorial vs. Brebeuf Jesuit, 2017.
(0), 2003.
drives ended in miscues (three fumbles, one interception), 2A: 63 by Jimtown (63) vs. Clarksville (0), 1997. 2A: 10 by Bremen vs. Evansville Mater Dei, 1994.
while Carmel turned the final two turnovers into points to A: 60 by Pioneer (60) vs. North Vermillion (0), 2018. A: 7 by Lafayette Central Catholic vs. Fountain Central, 2009.
build a 13-3 lead at halftime.
MOST TOUCHDOWNS MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
Zach White then gave the Greyhounds (11-3) a command- Overall: 11 by New Palestine vs. New Prairie (4A), 2014. Overall: 8 by Warren Central vs. Penn (5A), 2003.
ing, 20-3 lead with 1:20 left in the third quarter by scoring 6A: 9 by Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017. 6A: 4 by Ben Davis vs. Carmel, 2014.
on a 10-yard run. 5A: 9 by Fort Wayne Snider vs. New Palestine, 2015. 5A: 8 by Warren Central vs. Penn, 2003.
4A: 11 by New Palestine vs. New Prairie, 2014. 4A: 6 by New Palestine vs. New Prairie, 2014; 6 by New
Center Grove didn’t fold and rallied behind the passing of 3A: 8 by Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger vs. New Palestine, Prairie vs. New Palestine, 2014.
quarterback Tayven Jackson. The sophomore completed 11 1990; 8 by Fort Wayne Concordia vs. Lawrenceburg, 3A: 5 by Indianapolis Bishop Chatard vs. NorthWood, 2003; 5
of 12 passes for 119 yards in the final quarter, firing touch- 2016. by Tri-West Hendricks vs. Andrean, 2014.
down passes to Trent Veith (41 yards) and Mason Long (11 2A: 9 by Jimtown vs. Clarksville, 1997; 9 by Tri-West Hen- 2A: 7 by Jimtown vs. Clarksville, 1997.
yards), which came with 3:24 left to pull the Trojans within dricks vs. Eastbrook, 2004. A: 7 by Pioneer vs. Knightstown, 1997; 7 by Sheridan vs.
three points. A: 9 by Sheridan vs. Bremen, 1988. North White, 1998.
MOST PAT KICKS
Carmel, however, recovered an onside kick attempt and Overall: 11 by New Palestine vs. New Prairie (4A), 2014. MOST PASSES ATTEMPTED
converted a crucial, third-and-10 from the 50 on a 17-yard 6A: 7 by Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017. Overall: 55 by Evansville Memorial vs. West Lafayette, 2018.
Dylan Downing jet sweep run with two minutes left. Down- 5A: 8 by Fort Wayne Snider vs. New Palestine, 2015. 6A: 30 by Ben Davis vs. Carmel, 2014.
ing then converted the next third down with a 9-yard run to 4A: 11 by New Palestine vs. New Prairie, 2014. 5A: 46 by Warren Central vs. Valparaiso, 1985.
allow his team to run out the clock. Downing led all rushers 3A: 8 by Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger vs. New Palestine, 4A: 43 by Hobart vs. Warren Central, 1984.
with 102 yards on 11 carries. 1990; 8 by Fort Wayne Concordia vs. Lawrenceburg, 3A: 55 by Evansville Memorial vs. West Lafayette, 2018.
2A: 53 by Evansville Mater Dei vs. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers,
2016.
The Greyhounds took a 20-14 victory in the regular-season 2A: 9 by Jimtown vs. Clarksville, 1997. 2001.
matchup of the two schools. Center Grove (8-6) was seek- A: 8 by Lafayette Central Catholic vs. Perry Central, 1999. A: 47 by Rockville vs. Sheridan, 2007; 47 by Indianapolis
ing to become the sixth school in IHSAA tournament history Cardinal Ritter vs. Sheridan, 2008.
to win a state title despite a losing (4-5) regular season.
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