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Freshman Grady Bergeron (8) led the Generals defense on Friday with seven tackles.

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MAIS Football Playoffs: Generals Season Ends with 42-12 Loss to Mustangs
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Sports Editor
Wed,11/19/25-2:00PM , 1,148 Reads
The Newton County Academy football season came to an end on Thursday night.

The Generals fell behind early as River Oaks used a stingy defense and big-play offense to take a 42-12 win in the Class 1A Division I semifinals.

NCA finishes the season with a 9-2 record while River Oaks improves to 10-0 on the season.
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Senior Byron Pruitt (2) led the Cougar defense against Columbia with 10 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, and an interception.

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Hail Mary Dashes Cougars Upset Bid at Columbia
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Sports Editor
Wed,11/19/25-12:00PM , 598 Reads
Not many people gave Newton County a chance when they traveled to Columbia on Friday night for the second round of the Class 4A playoffs.

But that didn’t stop Newton County from taking Columbia to the brink of their first loss of the season.
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No Stopping Him
Junior RB Quinn Harris had a monster night for the Yellowjacket’s on Friday by rushing for 182 yards on 16 carries and scoring a season-high six touchdowns.

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MHSAA Football Playoffs: Yellowjackets Run Over Hazlehurst , Prepare to Host Raleigh
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Sports Editor
Wed,11/19/25-10:00AM , 2,760 Reads
Union’s Quinn Harris had the kind of night against Hazlehurst that he will tell his grandkids about one day.

Harris scored six touchdowns as Union ran away with a 48-21 win over Hazlehurst in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs on Friday night.
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NCA’s Kelsey Tibbetts lays in a basket against Prentiss Christian.

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BASKETBALL: NCA Basketball Sweeps Kemper and Prentiss
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Sports Editor
Thu,11/13/25-2:00PM , 1,514 Reads
The Newton County Academy basketball teams are off to a strong start with a pair of wins.

Both teams picked up two wins last week as they swept games from Kemper Academy and Prentiss Christian.
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