Newton's blue team beat the white team 30-27, but that's not what Friday's spring game at Newton High School was all about.
According to Brad Hill of bleachereport.com, Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Demetrius McCray is having a fair to good rookie camp. Hill said that McCray's role on the Jaguars is expected to be that of a backup corner and special teamer.
Current Newton Rams head coach Cortez Allen will not return next season to coach the school's football program, but he feels good for the program's future.
The Newton High School Rams began spring football training camp for the upcoming season Monday, looking to build on last year's playoff run.
The Newton High School boys' track team made a strong impression at last weekend's state meet in Jefferson, placing eighth out of the 43 teams in the state's largest division, Class AAAAAA.
Newton High School senior Micah Sneed signed a two-year, full-ride scholarship Tuesday to play basketball at West Georgia Technical Junior College in Carrollton.
Freshmen and sophomores had plenty of influence in Newton's 2013 baseball season, which will pay dividends in 2014.
Demetrius McCray was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the fourth pick of the seventh round (210 overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft Saturday.
Newton High School Class of 2009 graduate Demetrius McCray has his sights set on the National Football League and that path starts Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Newton clinched a spot in the Class AAAAAA playoffs Tuesday, knocking off Morrow 12-2 on senior night.
The Newton girls' soccer team may have missed out on the playoffs, but the Lady Rams left 2013 on a bright note winning three of their last seven.
Newton put everything it had into its final game of the 2013 season, but at times it was too much.
The Rockdale all-stars shined the brightest in the annual Newton County vs. Rockdale County game at Rockdale High's gym Thursday.
The Newton boys' track team won Region 2-AAAAAA and the girls' finished second in a continuation of strong performances by both Rams teams.
Terrance Banks is Newton High's newest head football coach.
Emili Russ may have sat out her entire junior season, but her work ethic, perseverance and talent level was enough to prove that she deserved to play in college.
Newton stayed within one game of fourth place Westlake by dominating the visiting Langston-Hughes Panthers 10-0 Friday night.
The Newton boys' basketball team has consistently been one of the most successful in the area over the last couple of year, winning back-to-back region titles, before finishing as runner up in 2012.
Newton had a five-run lead disappear late Tuesday in a 6-5 loss to Newnan. Newton's starting pitcher, Sherman Graves, shutout the Cougars through the first four innings on three hits and five strikeouts. But in the bottom of the fifth, facing the bottom of Newnan's batting order, two walks brought up the top of the lineup and, two singles later, Newnan had its first two runs. An untimely error on a potential double-play ball that ...
Newton refused to end its winning streak, despite being three outs from a two-run loss Saturday.
The Rams won their second game of the day and fourth in two days in dominating fashion over South Cobb Saturday.
The Newton Rams fought off an eight-run fourth inning by the Stephenson Jaguars to hold on for a 14-10 win Friday night in a key region contest at Stephenson.
The Newton Rams started off the second half of region play with a 9-1 victory over MLK at Newton High Tuesday night.
Stephen Croone has been one of the best players on his team all year long. So it's only fitting that on a team made of up the best players, the Newton senior was once again the best. Croone shined during the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association All-Star game at Armstrong Atlantic Saturday, scoring 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting, dishing out five assists and tallying to steals and two rebounds for the South team. "Stephen played great ...
Newton girls' tennis lost its third straight match, falling 4-1 at Rockdale Monday. The Rams' three-game skid comes on the heels of a three-game winning streak. Newton defeated Luella 3-2 on March 13, Stephenson 5-0 on March 14 and M.L. King 5-0 on March 15. Newton then lost to East Coweta 3-2 on March 21 and Westlake, 5-0, on Thursday before meeting Rockdale. The boys teams did not play an official match. The Lady Bulldogs ...
Going into a matchup against one of the best teams in the state is not an ideal time to be struggling.
The Newton girls' soccer team continues to struggle, being mercy ruled in its third game of the season.
Before Newton's match against Stephenson Tuesday, coach Nilesh Patel decided it was time to make a change in net.
Ron Bradley is a household name in Newton County and a legend in Georgia. Now he will be known across the country, as the former Newton High basketball coach will be inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tenn. on July 11. "That's pretty neat, we're excited about it," Bradley said. "Sometimes someone in your neighborhood knows when you accomplish something, but when someone across the country recognizes what you accomplish, ...
In a key early region match-up, the Newton Rams lost to the Stephenson Jaguars 5-4 at Newton High School on Monday night.