It was more of the same for the Newton County Cougars this past week as West Lauderdale took a 44-0 on Friday night.
Newton County falls to 1-9 on the season and will host Northeast Jones in the season finale on Friday night.
For coach Gene Mitchell, it was just another in the long line of frustrating losses for the Cougars.
“We just didn’t show up,” Mitchell said. “It was just the same old, same old. We did not execute on offense. There was a lot of poor tackling on defense and a lot of poor alignment on defense. They just whipped us. It’s not much to say, just what it has been the last few weeks.”
The game was a mismatch from the beginning as West Lauderdale outgained Newton County 415-17 and jumped out to a 23-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Knights added two scores in the second quarter and led 37-0 at the half. They added a third-quarter touchdown for the final margin.
West Lauderdale was 10-of-10 passing on the night as quarterback Turbo McKee was 9-of-9 for 220 yards and two touchdowns. Bradlee Ott had four catches for 114 yards while Dwayne Cox had two catches for 65 yards. Jason McKinney had 33 yards on three catches.
West Lauderdale had 181 yards on 37 carries, led by Taylor Turnage who had 66 yards on 13 carries. Nicholas Grady had 45 yards on six carries and a touchdown while McKee and Damion Mack also scored touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Newton County struggled on offense with 17 yards of total offense with 6 yards passing and 11 rushing.
On defense, Skylar Porter led Newton County with 12 tackles while Ethan Gentry, Jarius Huddleston and Spencer Blalock each had seven tackles apiece. Antonio Wansley and Damon Mapp each had four tackles apiece while Blalock and Porter each had one sack apiece. Porter and Zykenyon Roberts each had fumble recoveries.
