[NOBLESVILLE — The old VHS tapes would play on Saturday mornings inside the Ault house. The tapes of Kevin Ault, a basketball star at Warsaw High, averaging 30.1 points his senior season, scoring a single-game high of 47.
Palmer Ault sat and watched. Those tapes told the story of his dad, a 6-3 shooting guard who had to work hard for his accomplishments on the court. Palmer watched his dad, a self-admitted "not very athletic" type, lead his team to the state final four — single-handedly, according to media at the time.
"Mr. Basketball candidate Kevin Ault is the main reason why Warsaw is a candidate for the state championship," the announcers said inside the RCA dome at the Final Four in 1996. "His 39 points against Fort Wayne Dwenger led the Tigers to the semistate title. If a so-called one-man team can win it all, that one man could be Kevin Ault."]
Meet the Aults: Father-son high school sports super duo
Kevin Ault was Indiana Mr. Basketball in 1996. His son, Palmer Ault of Noblesville, was Indiana Mr. Soccer this year.
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