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The Sebastopol Bobcats honor the Military and First Responders in a pre-game ceremony. | Darrell Brown

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High School Football: Pisgah Shuts Down Bobcats
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Sports Editor
Wed,09/18/24-10:00AM , 762 Reads
PISGAH 32, SEBASTOPOL 14: Dragons Hand Sebastopol Their First Loss

After winning the Class 2A Player of the Year last year, Sebastopol’s Adarius McDougle is going to draw the full attention of opposing defenses.
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Newton County linebacker Cooper Johnson has 21 tackles after playing two games this season.

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PREP STATS
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Sports Editor
Wed,09/11/24-5:30PM , 930 Reads
The local prep football stats after games played on Friday, September 6, 2024.

Scoring

Player, School     Points

Ty Thrash, NCA     68

Cooper Savell, NCA     52

Adarius McDougle, Sebastopol     24
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Newton County’s defensive line awaits the snap in their game against Raleigh. The Cougars hit the road this week to play Kemper County. | Jeff Parks/Jeff Parks Photography

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FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Four Area Football Teams to Play on the Road
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Sports Editor
Wed,09/11/24-4:00PM , 435 Reads
Four of the six area football teams will be on the road this week.

Newton County Academy will host Ben’s Ford while Sebastopol will host Pisgah. Meanwhile, Newton County will play at Poplarville, Union will play at Leake Academy, Newton be at Kemper County and Lake will be at Pelahatchie.
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Rylee Pullin serves for the Lady Yellowjacket Volleyball team in a previous match. Union cruised for a couple of division wins against Sebastopol and Eupora last week. | Jessica McElhenney

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VOLLEYBALL: Lady Cougars Sweep Choctaw, Split at Gulfport Tournament
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Sports Editor
Wed,09/11/24-3:00PM , 696 Reads
The Newton County volleyball team opened district play this week with a pair of 3-0 wins over Choctaw Central.

On Tuesday, County beat Choctaw 3-0, winning 25-16, 25-16 and 25-23. The Lady Cougars then beat Choctaw 3-0 again, winning 25-11, 25-10 and 25-17.
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