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Prep Stats
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Sports Editor
Fri,10/03/25-5:00PM , 1,801 Reads
Area prep football stats recorded after games played on Sept. 26, 2025.

Scoring

Player, School - Pts

Cooper Savell, NCA - 128

Taylor Burt, NCA - 78

Quinn Harris, Union - 56

Kaeylb Williams, Lake - 36

Tazayvion Townsend, Newton - 34

Juan Brown, County - 32
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High School Football Preview: Tigers and Hornets face off Friday for much needed win
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Sports Editor
Fri,10/03/25-12:00PM , 1,739 Reads
A pair of struggling teams meet this week at E.L. Morgan field as the Newton Tigers host the Lake Hornets.

Newton is 1-4 on the season and coming off a 46-16 loss to Leake County while Lake is 2-3 and coming off a 35-22 loss to Union.

Lake coach Tate Hanna said the young Newton team worries him.
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NCHS Volleyball
The Lady Cougars volleyball team celebrate winning the NCHS Tournament last week.

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Volleyball Roundup: Lady Cougars win tourney, hosts 21-6 Lake this week
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Sports Editor
Wed,10/01/25-2:00PM , 1,209 Reads
The Newton County volleyball team won their end of the season tournament this past weekend.

The Lady Cougars opened the week with a 3-0 loss to Madison Central. They then responded with 2-0 wins over South Jones, Northeast Jones and Lake. They finished with a pair of 2-1 wins over Union.
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Union - Lake Football
Union defensive back Zie Buckley (1) and a teammate hone in on Hornets ball carrier Jeremiah Mayers for the tackle. The Yellowjacket defense held the Lake offense to zero first downs in the first half of their 35-23 win.

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Football: Defense Propels Yellowjackets to Win at Lake
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Sports Editor
Wed,10/01/25-10:00AM , 934 Reads
Last year, Union entered the Lake game coming off a big win over Newton County but struggled with the Hornets.

This year, Union entered the game coming off a big win over West Lauderdale. But this time, the Yellowjackets didn’t struggle at all.
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