Football Recap: Newton Piles Up the Points Against New Waverly

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Previous Games

10/03/25 - Home	54-0 W
10/04/24 - Away	58-14 W
11/03/23 - Away	37-0 W
11/03/22 - Home	81-34 W
10/08/21 - Away	51-24 W
+ 3 more games

While Newton put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for New Waverly. The Eagles blew past the Bulldogs 54-0. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

Newton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kendray Porter, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and one score. Another rusher making a difference was Deldrick Samuel, who gained 128 total yards and two touchdowns.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Newton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 378 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 315 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.

Newton's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. In that department, Ivan Gatson was the leader with two sacks.

Newton's record is now 5-1. As for New Waverly, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Newton is set to take on their familiar foe Woodville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 952 yards in their previous games. Meanwhile, New Waverly will square off against rival Anderson-Shiro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.