Grayson Thomas ran for three touchdowns and Gavin Neal ran for two more in Class 4A, No. 4 New Palestine’s 49-7 win Friday over Shelbyville at Kelso Stadium.

Thomas, who finished with 108 yards rushing, and Neal each had two first-half touchdowns and Mason Hiatt hauled in a 19-yard scoring strike from Neal to get the Dragons (5-2, 5-0 Hoosier Heritage Conference) a 35-0 halftime advantage.

Thomas added his third score late in the third quarter to extend the lead to 42-0.

Donavon Martin (photo) added a second-half touchdown to get Shelbyville on the scoreboard.

New Palestine’s Malachi Haines notched his first career touchdown with a 10-yard scoring run in the game’s final seconds.

Shelbyville lost its third-straight game and dropped to 3-4 overall and 1-4 in the HHC.

The Golden Bears host Mt. Vernon in what will be the regular-season home finale at McKeand Stadium.

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