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.
The Union Lady Yellowjackets grabbed two big wins last week on the softball fields.
Union opened the week with a 9-0 win over French Camp and then beat Philadelphia 15-9.
Union, now 7-3, was scheduled to host Lake on Monday and then host McAdams on Tuesday in a doubleheader.
Union 9, French Camp 0
The last two years, Union football coach Brad Breland said his team was “embarrassed” at the hands of Nanih Waiya.
The Yellowjackets got a small measure of revenge last week as they handed the Warriors their second straight loss with a 35-24 setback on Friday night.
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
Union football coach Brad Breland was plain and simple with his football team after a disappointing loss to Leake Central in the team’s pre-season jamboree.
Breland told his team they play like they practice.
It seems the Yellowjackets got the message.
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
Notes, quotes and a thought or two…
The first week of high school football is in the books and four of our five teams came away with wins. Here’s a quick thought on each of them.
Below are the statistics for all games through August 23, 2019, for the following schools: Lake, Union, Newton, Newton County and Newton County Academy All statistics were submitted by local coaches.
The Union Lady Yellowjackets split a pair of games last week on the softball diamond.
Union opened the week by beating Enterprise 6-3 and then lost 14-1 to Newton County.
