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Rams rally for FOX 5
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Matt Smith
Updated: Sep 13, 2013, 12:30 AM
Published: Sep 12, 2013, 9:45 PM

The Newton Rams celebrated their selection as the FOX 5 Atlanta High 5 Team of the Week Thursday morning.

The Rams held a pep rally for the team, complete with cheerleaders, the school band and the school dance team, the Ladies of Aries.

The team was also featured live on television on FOX 5 Atlanta throughout the morning. The FOX 5 Atlanta news team brought pep rally items for Rams students, including t-shirts, miniature footballs and thunder sticks. The pep rally featured a teacher-student dance compeition and a cheer-off between the varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders.

The football team was also delivered the High 5 Hand trophy by Good Day Atlanta's Paul Milliken.

The Rams were named the High 5 Team of the Week after garnering 230,561 votes on the High 5 Team of the Week online poll after defeating No. 4 Lowndes 15-14 a week ago.

Newton edged out the Shiloh Generals who earned 204,140 votes. Shiloh defeated Redan last Friday 56-0 and have started the season 2-0 for the second time since 2009.

The Rams return to action next week when they travel to Valdosta to take on the Wildcats.
Jakai Newton enters transfer portal after two years at Indiana
Newton was a standout player at Newton High School
Jakai Newton
Jakai Newton (0) during his time at Newton High School. - photo by Covington News/File Photo
Evan Newton
Updated: Apr 1, 2025, 9:32 PM
Published: Apr 1, 2025, 9:29 PM

Former Newton Ram standout Jakai Newton will officially be searching for a new home.

Newton formally declared his intent to transfer from Indiana University on March 24 after entering the NCAA transfer portal.

Newton has struggled with injuries throughout his basketball career, which has kept him off the floor. 

The 2023 Newton Ram graduate suffered a knee injury during his senior year of high school. The same injury cost him his first season at Indiana.

After receiving a medical redshirt from the NCAA, Newton would only play four games in the 2024-25 season due to numerous lower body injuries. In those four appearances, he averaged 1.5 PPG and 0.8 RPG at 4.5 MPG.

However, when on the court, Newton was efficient. In just his sophomore season at Newton High School, Newton shot 34 percent from three-point range and was an efficient contributor to several Newton teams alongside players like Stephon Castle, Jabez Jenkins and Marcus Whitlock, among others.