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Tift CountyNewton
Blue Devils
75
Rams
66

The Newton (Covington, GA) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home playoff game against Tift County (Tifton, GA) by a score of 75-66.

Game Details: Quarterfinals AAAAAAA State Playoffs

This game is a part of the "2017 GHSA Boys State Basketball Tournament - AAAAAAA".

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tift County2311152675
Newton1116152466
Final score provided by R. Rasmussen.
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Game Story

Georgia High School Basketball - Newton knocked off by Tift County

March 1, 2017: Covington, GA 30014

The Tift County Blue Devils basketball team scored 75 points and held the host Newton Rams to 66 in the Blue Devils non-league triumph on Wednesday.

The Blue Devils now sport a 27-2 record.

R CavanaughBlue Devils Reporter
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  1. Check In

    1st Quarter
    22 - 9 The scorer has checked in. Newton 22, Tift County 9
    Posted @ 2:24p
  2. 22 - 12

    Score Alert

    Tift County1st Quarter
    Tift County - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Newton 22, Tift County 12
    Posted @ 3:06p
  3. 22 - 12

    End of 1st Quarter

    2nd Quarter
    Newton 22, Tift County 12
    Posted @ 3:40p
  4. 34 - 12

    Score Correction

    Newton2nd Quarter
    Score correction for Newton in Q2. Newton 34, Tift County 12
    Posted @ 3:41p
  5. 34 - 27

    Score Correction

    Tift County2nd Quarter
    Score correction for Tift County in Q2. Newton 34, Tift County 27
    Posted @ 3:41p
  6. 34 - 27

    Halftime

    Halftime
    Newton 34, Tift County 27
    We noticed it's halftime, please enjoy this video while you wait for the action to resume.
    Posted @ 3:42p
  7. 34 - 27

    Start of 3rd Quarter

    Tift County3rd Quarter
    Tift County's ball.
    Posted @ 3:43p
  8. 49 - 27

    Score Correction

    Newton3rd Quarter
    Score correction for Newton in Q3. Newton 49, Tift County 27
    Posted @ 3:43p
  9. 49 - 42

    Score Correction

    Tift County3rd Quarter
    Score correction for Tift County in Q3. Newton 49, Tift County 42
    Posted @ 3:43p
  10. 49 - 42

    End of 3rd Quarter

    4th Quarter
    Newton 49, Tift County 42
    Posted @ 3:43p
  11. 75 - 42

    Score Correction

    Newton4th Quarter
    Score correction for Newton in Q4. Newton 75, Tift County 42
    Posted @ 3:43p
  12. 75 - 66

    Score Correction

    Tift County4th Quarter
    Score correction for Tift County in Q4. Newton 75, Tift County 66
    Posted @ 3:43p
  13. 75 - 66

    End of Game

    Final
    Newton 75, Tift County 66
    Posted @ 3:44p

Highlight Videos

Players of the Game

Tift County (16-17)

Tift County has not selected any Players of the Game.

Newton (16-17)

Congratulations to #1 Janaud "j.d." Notae for being selected the Newton Basketball Player of the Game.

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  2. R. Cavanaugh

    End of 1st Quarter
    Tift County
    Blue Devils
    22 - 9
    Newton
    Rams

  3. m. carter

    Is tifton winning or what

  4. X. Boyd

    Idk r they

  5. R. Cavanaugh

    End of 2nd Quarter
    Tift County
    Blue Devils
    34 - 27
    Newton
    Rams

  6. R. Cavanaugh

    End of 3rd Quarter
    Tift County
    Blue Devils
    49 - 42
    Newton
    Rams

  7. N. Clements

    4th Quarter ~7 minutes to go
    Tift County
    Blue Devils
    49 - 44
    Newton
    Rams

  8. R. Cavanaugh

    4th Quarter
    Tift County
    Blue Devils
    64 - 51
    Newton
    Rams

  9. C. Mitchell

    newton lost?

Scoretracker Providers

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Rankings & Records

Tift County (16-17)

NationalGAClass
9033
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
29-25-114-18-17-0.935.8332,1011,460

Newton (16-17)

NationalGAClass
9944
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
28-29-111-210-07-0.933.9002,3791,884

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tift County		16.818.115.318.367.8
Newton		16.516.621.221.879.3

Tift County Videos

Newton Videos

  • Play video icon Newton basketball highlights Tift County High School 0:07
  • Play video icon Highlight of Westlake 0:29

Team Stat Comparison

Tift CountyNewton
67.9Points Per Game-
28.9Rebounds Per Game-
12.2Assists Per Game-
7.5Steals Per Game-
2.6Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

Tift CountyNewtonNational Avg.
#24 Preston Horne23.3Points Per Game
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4.9
#24 Preston Horne7.7Rebounds Per Game
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2.6
#2 Micah Johnson4.8Assists Per Game
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1.0
#2 Micah Johnson1.7Steals Per Game
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0.8
#24 Preston Horne1.6Blocks Per Game
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0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Tift County2-0Newton2-0
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/23/16Tift CountyDuluth(W) 54-5212/10/16NewtonDuluth(W) 68-60
2/23/17BerkmarTift County(W) 72-5511/26/16NewtonBerkmar(W) 84-68

Record Breakdown

Tift County (16-17)

Newton (16-17)
29-2
Overall
28-2
5-1
League
9-1
16-1
Non-League
12-0
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
2-0
Common Opponent
2-0
14-1
Home
11-2
8-1
Away
10-0
7-0
Neutral
7-0
5-0
Playoff
2-1
28-1
In-State
24-2
1-1
Out-of-State
4-0