Newton County 31, SE Lauderdale 10
Union 42, Eupora 9
NCA 7, Wayne Academy 40
Newton 0, Heidelberg 20
Sebastopol 23, Richton 12
ECCC 19, Southwest 0
Lake did not play
After a bye week, Union will return to action as they host Eupora.
The Eagles are 1-2 on the season but are coming off a 54-20 win over French Camp. The Eagles opened the season with a 28-6 loss to Winona and then lost 32-15 to Noxapater.
Newton County Academy’s two-game winning streak to start the season came to an end last week.
Visiting Oak Hill Academy took an early lead and never trailed as the Raiders pulled away in the fourth quarter to take a 33-14 win over the Generals.
With the loss, the Generals fall to 2-1 on the season.
The Newton County Academy Lady Generals picked up two wins on the softball fields last week.
The Lady Generals shut out Hebron 11-0 and then lost two out of three games at the Brookhaven Tournament. The Lady Generals lost 12-0 to Jackson Prep and 3-0 to Adams Christian. They finished off Saturday with a 5-2 win over Prairie View.
Here are the statistics through games played on September 6, 2019:
Scoring
Player Points
Eli Finnegan, NCA 42
Colby Hollingsworth, NCA 30
Brady McGee, Lake 28
Colby Ferguson, Union 26
Carlois Walker, County 24
Lee Hill, County 19
For the second straight week, the Newton County Academy Generals flexed their muscle on the football field.
The Generals scored early and often and took a 33-0 win over Benton Academy on Friday night.
The Generals improve to 2-0 on the season and will take on Oak Hill Academy this week.
The following players have been named Players of the Week by the Newton County Appeal. They were nominated by local coaches based on their performances in the Week 1 games.
Lake: Johnny Johnson
The Newton County Academy Generals opened the season up in fine fashion last week with a 54-7 pounding of Porter’s Chapel on Friday.
The Generals rolled up 540 yards of total offense with 392 yards rushing and 148 yards passing.
Thursday, Aug. 29
Slow-pitch softball
Lake at Forest, 5:30/6:30 p.m.
NCHS at Neshoba Central, 6/7 p.m.
Velma Jackson at Union (DH), 5/6 p.m.
JUCO football
Nortwest at ECCC, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 30
High school football
The Newton County Academy Lady Generals lost two games on the softball diamond last week.
The Lady Generals fell 13-4 to Wayne Academy on Monday and then lost 5-4 to rival Sylva Bay on Tuesday.
NCA, now 4-7 on the year, will host Kemper Academy on Monday in their only scheduled contest of the week.
