New Palestine High School

The New Palestine football team turned the game in a hurry Friday night in a 41-13 victory at Yorktown. The damage was done in a five-second span. After the Dragons scored first on Jacob Davis' 33-yard TD run, Yorktown had been moving the ball on its first possession, but the Dragons’ Connor Jacobia stuffed the Tigers on fourth-and-1, setting the Dragons off on a 69-yard scoring drive capped by Davis’ 4-yard TD run. Moments later, Jacobia fell on a muff on the ensuing kickoff, leading to a 5-yard scamper by Josh Ranes. In a span of five seconds, the Dragons’ lead had grown from 6-0 to 21-0, and they were well on their way to the victory. Junior Josh Ranes ran for 177 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. With the lead at 21-0, his 40-yard run helped set up Davis’ third rushing touchdown of the night in the second quarter. Ranes then carried 64 yards up the gut on the Dragons’ first offensive snap of the third for a score to put NP up 41-0. In-between, Jacobia had a diving interception. Three plays laster, Davis hit Austin McMahan for a 55-yard touchdown with 1:14 left in the half to give the Dragons a 35-point lead and trigger the running clock. The Dragons’ starters got one series each in the second half, and made the most of it, with the defense forcing a punt and Ranes scoring on the lone offensive play for the starters. Both Yorktown scores came against the Dragons' second-unit defense. The Dragons moved the ball effectively - gaining 259 yards on the ground and 375 yards overall. Davis was 7-of-8 for 116 yards through the air and ran for 51 yards behind a line that controlled things up front. Yorktown sophomore quarterback Sam Tokar was 21-for-35 for 174 yards, including nine for 104 yards and a score to Ephraim Daugherty. Yorktown had 239 yards of total offense, with most coming against the Dragons’ second-unit defense. NP held Yorktown to 12 rushing yards in the first half. The Dragons (2-0, 1-0 HHC) turn their attention to a trip to Fortville and their 65th meeting with Mt. Vernon next week in the annual Battle for the Boundary Rail. Yorktown is now 2-1 overall. Week 3: Dragons 41, Yorktown 13 Friday, Sept. 6 at Tiger Stadium, Yorktown New Palestine (2-0, 1-0) 21 - 14 - 6 - 0 -- 41 Yorktown (2-1, 0-1) 0 - 0 - 7 - 6 -- 13 Scoring summary NP-Davis 33 run (kick failed), 9:39 NP-Davis 4 run (McMahan pass from Davis), 2:23 NP-Jos.Ranes 5 run (Wells kick), 2:18 NP-Davis 3 run (Wells kick), 4:32 NP-McMahan 55 pass from Davis (Wells kick), 1:14 NP-Jos.Ranes 64 run (kick failed), 5:49 Y-Daugherty 54 pass from S.Tokar (Ford kick), 2:44 Y-Long 2 run (kick failed), 3:49 Team statistics First downs: NP 14, Y 15 Rushes-yards: NP 26-259, Y 20-59 Passing C-A-I: NP 7-8-0, Y 22-36-1 Passing yards: NP 116, Y 180 Total plays-yards: NP 34-375, Y 56-239 Fumbles-lost: NP 1-0, Y 1-1 Penalties-yards: NP 7-65, Y 2-15 Punts-avg: NP 1-24.0, Y 1-41.0 Time of possession: NP 20:50, Y 27:10 Individual statistics New Palestine Rushing: Jos.Ranes 10-177, Davis 7-51, Wiegand 6-27, Wadman 2-2, Gardner 1-2 Passing: Davis 7-8-0-116 Receiving: McMahan 3-71, Oglesby 2-26, Rollyson 2-19 Yorktown Rushing: Long 11-73, Webster 2-5, Crumes 1-1, S.Tokar 6-(-20) Passing: S.Tokar 21-35-1-174, Long 1-1-0-6 Receiving: Daugherty 9-105, Hammond 4-16, McKay 2-26, Crumes 2-17, Perdue 2-11, Long 2-(-2), Witt 1-7