2007 Newton Team Preview

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Newton Eagles = district champions. It goes hand in hand. The Eagles won another district title last year going a perfect 5-0 in 23-2A play. They finished the season 8-3 overall as they lost to Marlin in the area round of the playoffs. Coach Barbay and his Eagles are favored to win yet another district championship in 2007 with the help of 12 returning starters.

Key Wins Last Year:

Crockett (28-13)

Corrigan-Camden (26-14)

Last Year’s Scores:

Newton 28 Crockett 13

Newton 21 Jasper 7

Silsbee 27 Newton 23

Carthage 20 Newton 18

Newton 26 Corrigan-Camden 14

Newton 47 Shelbyville 0

Newton 39 Hemphill 5

Newton 49 Woodville 34

Newton 55 San Augustine 26

Newton 42 Buna 7

Marlin 33 Newton 28

Offensive Summary

6 starters return on offense for Newton this season. Last year the Eagles averaged 34 points per game and will look to keep the offense rolling in 2007. Newton has always been a run oriented team offensively and this year looks to be no different. The RB position is loaded, led by returning starter Justin McLemore. McLemore had a huge year in 2006, rushing for 1,370 and 14 touchdowns. That earned him all-district honors. Another RB that has huge potential is Trey Ethridge. He may see a lot of carries early in the season. Nico Adams moves from RB to QB this year and should be successful there.

Other Offensive Impact Players:

James Mattox (WR)

Jaron Spikes (TE)

Defensive Summary

The Eagles also welcome back 6 starters on defense. Last season Newton’s defense allowed 17 points per game. All-District LB Dillon Flanigan returns after recording 96 tackles in 2006. Sophomore Malcolm Mattox should also make an impact on defense at LB and at DE. Look for the Newton defensive line to be very good as well in 2007 with Jeff Byerly and Jim Hughes leading the way.

Coach Barbay has never been known to shy away from a tough non-district schedule and this year will be no different. All 4 of Newton’s non-district games are against 3A schools. The Eagles open the season on September 7 with a road game at Crockett. On September 14 we have the “battle in the piney woods†as Newton welcomes rival Jasper to Singletary Stadium. Newton will face another 21-3A member on September 21 when they host the Silsbee Tigers. They will close out non-district play at home on September 28 against the Carthage Bulldogs. The Eagles begin 23-2A play on October 12 at Corrigan-Camden. Here is the complete 2007 schedule for the Newton Eagles……

Aug. 31 OPEN

Sept. 7 @ Crockett

Sept. 14 Jasper

Sept. 21 Silsbee

Sept. 28 Carthage

Oct. 5 OPEN

Oct. 12 @ Corrigan-Camden*

Oct. 19 @ Shelbyville*

Oct. 26 Hemphill*

Nov. 2 @ Woodville*

Nov. 9 San Augustine*

[HJ-Hawks25]

If there are any Newton players on here...DO NOT LET CARTHAGE BEAT YOU AGAIN! How close was the last game last year? I see that it was only won by 2 points. What happened???

[Guest EagleFan01]

We couldn't hold on to the football in that game to save our lives. We had a new center last season and it took him and Jenkins a while to get that exchange down right. We really should have won that game handily but turnovers was the death of us....

[jmspears3]

You have to give Newton their props on scheduling, they always schedule bigger schools for their non-district games, no wonder they are tough to beat win they start their district.

[BUNA95]

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