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The Newton (Covington, GA) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Alpharetta (GA) by a score of 70-41.

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Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Alpharetta----41
Newton----70
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Game Story

Georgia High School Basketball - Newton overwhelms Alpharetta

December 27, 2008: Alpharetta, GA 30005

Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Newton Rams (Covington, GA) and the host Alpharetta Raiders (Alpharetta, GA), saw Newton's basketball squad trounce Alpharetta by a score of 70-41.

With the victory, Newton improves its record to 10-0 on the campaign. The Rams host Eastside (Covington, GA) to battle the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 3. The Eagles go into the test with a record of 0-3. Eastside lost 60-41 in their recent non-league test against Alcovy (Covington, GA)

The Raiders now own a 2-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Houston County for a non-league test on Monday, December 29. Alpharetta will clash with a Bears squad coming off a 73-71 non-league loss to Campbell (Smyrna, GA). The Bears record now stands at 4-1.

Rankings & Records

Alpharetta (08-09)

NationalGAClass
8,81726064
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
4-171-91-53-80-4.190.1001,0931,372

Newton (08-09)

NationalGAClass
3,7098332
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
20-79-58-49-33-0.741.6431,6281,431

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Alpharetta
9.013.014.013.0--52.0
Newton
8.514.011.514.557.056.060.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Alpharetta1-0Newton0-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/22/08AlpharettaNorth Gwinnett(W) 51-4912/29/08NewtonNorth Gwinnett(L) 50-46

Record Breakdown

Alpharetta (08-09)

Newton (08-09)

4-17
Overall
20-7
1-9
League
9-5
3-3
Non-League
7-0
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
1-0
Common Opponent
0-1
1-5
Home
8-4
3-8
Away
9-3
0-4
Neutral
3-0
0-3
Playoff
0-0
4-16
In-State
18-7
0-1
Out-of-State
2-0