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Week 2 Indiana high-school football recap: East Central ends New Palestine’s 29-game streak; Brownsburg extends run

Week two action featured multiple streak-ending upsets and standout individual performances: East Central beat New Palestine 14-6 to halt a 29-game run, Danville defeated Cascade 34-21 to stop a 16-game streak, and Brownsburg won 31-15 while QB Oscar Frye reached a career-best 59 touchdown passes.

BUSINESSINDY BRIEFBy BusinessIndy Editorial StaffPublished September 29, 2026 at 10:02 PM EDTOriginal reporting: September 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT · Brief prepared from earlier coverage
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East Central defeated defending Class 5A state champion New Palestine 14-6, ending New Palestine’s 29-game winning streak. Other notable streaks ended in week two included Eastside’s 21-14 win over Adams Central (snapping an 18-game regular-season streak) and Danville’s 34-21 victory over defending Class 2A state champion Cascade (ending a 16-game streak).

Individual performances and ongoing runs also featured: Brownsburg’s 31-15 win over Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Ga.) included quarterback Oscar Frye’s career-best 59th touchdown pass; Twin Lakes’ Cooper Dold threw for 367 yards and a program-record six TDs in a 49-13 victory over Delphi. The recap also noted Brownsburg on a 21-game winning streak, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger and South Putnam each at 10 straight wins, and several long losing streaks around the state. The Indianapolis Star reported that Western Boone coach Justin Pelley underwent a kidney transplant in March.

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