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The DeSoto (West Helena, AR) varsity football team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Newton County Academy (Decatur, MS) by a score of 32-28.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
NCA	12	0	8	8	28
DeSoto	6	6	6	14	32

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Newton County Academy (23-24)

Newton County Academy

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	QB Rate
	Team Totals	5	8	59	.625	11.8	84.9
13	Jackson Bunyard (Sr)	1	1	8	1.000	8.0	118.8
14	Ty Thrash (Jr)	4	7	51	.571	12.8	80.1

Newton County Academy

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	29	191	6.6	74	1	4
14	Ty Thrash (Jr)	10	-11	-1.1	10	0
22	H. Scarbrough (Sr)	19	202	10.6	74	1	4

Newton County Academy

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	5	59	11.8	18
13	Jackson Bunyard (Sr)	2	34	17.0	18
14	Ty Thrash (Jr)	1	8	8.0	8
22	H. Scarbrough (Sr)	1	4	4.0	4
26	Marshall Wright (Sr)	1	13	13.0	13

Newton County Academy

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	191	59	29	279
13	Jackson Bunyard (Sr)		34		34
14	Ty Thrash (Jr)	-11	8		-3
22	H. Scarbrough (Sr)	202	4	29	235
26	Marshall Wright (Sr)		13		13

Newton County Academy

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	191	59	59	250
13	Jackson Bunyard (Sr)		8	34	42
14	Ty Thrash (Jr)	-11	51	8	48
22	H. Scarbrough (Sr)	202		4	206
26	Marshall Wright (Sr)			13	13

Newton County Academy

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	55
2	Taylor Burt (So)	7
3	Cooper Savell (So)	6
12	S. Hollingsworth (Jr)	1
14	Ty Thrash (Jr)	1
20	Harrison Wall (Jr)	2
21	L. Heidelberg (Sr)	5
22	H. Scarbrough (Sr)	12
26	Marshall Wright (Sr)	8
52	Amos Castillo (So)	7
54	Jc Collins (Sr)	2
62	Logan Hitt (Sr)	4

Newton County Academy

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	4	208	52.0	60	2
13	Jackson Bunyard (Sr)	4	208	52.0	60	2

Newton County Academy

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	21	10.5	19
13	Jackson Bunyard (Sr)	2	21	10.5	19

Newton County Academy

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	29	29.0	29						29
22	H. Scarbrough (Sr)	1	29	29.0	29						29

Newton County Academy

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	4	28
3	Cooper Savell (So)			2	2
22	H. Scarbrough (Sr)	4	24	2	26

Newton County Academy

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	4						4
22	H. Scarbrough (Sr)	4						4

Newton County Academy

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	Total
	Team Totals	2	2
3	Cooper Savell (So)	1	1
22	H. Scarbrough (Sr)	1	1

DeSoto (23-24)

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Game Story

Mississippi High School Football - Newton County Academy held off by DeSoto

November 17, 2023: Decatur, MS 39327

DeSoto Thunderbirds (West Helena, AR) fans left the game content Friday as they saw their football team nip the host Newton County Academy Generals (Decatur, MS), 32-28 in a non-league test.

With the triumph, DeSoto improves its record to 14-0 on the campaign.

With the loss, Newton County Academy drops to 12-2 on the campaign.

Check In
1st Quarter
6 - 0 The scorer has checked in. NCA 6, DeSoto 0

Posted @ 11:06a
Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 11:07a
Field Conditions
1st Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 11:07a
Weather Conditions
1st Quarter
Weather Conditions Hot

Posted @ 11:07a
6 - 6
D
Rushing Touchdown
DeSoto1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
DeSoto - Rushing TD. NCA 6, DeSoto 6

Posted @ 11:12a
6 - 6
D
Passing Two Point Conversion Failed
DeSoto1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
DeSoto - 2Pt Conversion Failed. NCA 6, DeSoto 6

Posted @ 11:12a
12 - 6

Rushing Touchdown
Newton County Academy1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #22 Hunter Scarbrough with a 54 Yd Rushing TD. NCA 12, DeSoto 6

Posted @ 11:22a
12 - 6

Rushing Two Point Conversion Failed
Newton County Academy1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - 2Pt Conversion Failed. NCA 12, DeSoto 6

Posted @ 11:23a
12 - 6

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
NCA 12, DeSoto 6

Posted @ 11:30a
12 - 12
D
Rushing Touchdown
DeSoto2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
DeSoto - Rushing TD. NCA 12, DeSoto 12

Posted @ 11:36a
12 - 12
D
Rushing Two Point Conversion Failed
DeSoto2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
DeSoto - 2Pt Conversion Failed. NCA 12, DeSoto 12

Posted @ 11:37a
12 - 12

Halftime
Halftime
NCA 12, DeSoto 12

We noticed it's halftime, please enjoy this video while you wait for the action to resume.
Teddy Bridgewater is headed back to the NFL! 3,678 views 1:11

Posted @ 11:53a
12 - 12

Start of 3rd Quarter
DeSoto3rd Quarter
DeSoto to kick off to Newton County Academy.

Posted @ 12:11p
18 - 12

Rushing Touchdown
Newton County Academy3rd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #22 Hunter Scarbrough with a 78 Yd Rushing TD. NCA 18, DeSoto 12

Posted @ 12:22p
20 - 12

Two Point Rush Completed
Newton County Academy3rd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #3 Cooper Savell rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. NCA 20, DeSoto 12

Posted @ 12:23p
20 - 18
D
Passing Touchdown
DeSoto3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
DeSoto - Pass completed for a TD. NCA 20, DeSoto 18

Posted @ 12:31p
20 - 20
D
Two Point Pass Completed
DeSoto3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
DeSoto - Pass completed for a 2Pt Conversion. NCA 20, DeSoto 20

Posted @ 12:32p
20 - 18
D
Score Correction
DeSoto3rd Quarter
Score correction for DeSoto in 3rd Quarter. NCA 20, DeSoto 18

Posted @ 12:36p
20 - 18

Long Run
Newton County Academy3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #22 Hunter Scarbrough with a long run. Newton County Academy has the ball on DeSoto's 22-yard line. NCA 20, DeSoto 18

Posted @ 12:38p
20 - 18
D
Fumble Recovery
DeSoto3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
DeSoto recovered a fumble by Newton County Academy. NCA 20, DeSoto 18

Posted @ 12:39p
20 - 18

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
NCA 20, DeSoto 18

Posted @ 12:44p
20 - 24
D
Rushing Touchdown
DeSoto4th Quarter ~8 minutes to go
DeSoto - Rushing TD. NCA 20, DeSoto 24

Posted @ 12:50p
20 - 24
D
Passing Two Point Conversion Failed
DeSoto4th Quarter ~8 minutes to go
DeSoto - 2Pt Conversion Failed. NCA 20, DeSoto 24

Posted @ 12:50p
20 - 30
D
Rushing Touchdown
DeSoto4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
DeSoto - Rushing TD. NCA 20, DeSoto 30

Posted @ 1:08p
20 - 32
D
Two Point Rush Completed
DeSoto4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
DeSoto - Rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. NCA 20, DeSoto 32

Posted @ 1:08p
26 - 32

Rushing Touchdown
Newton County Academy4th Quarter Under a minute
Newton County Academy - #22 Hunter Scarbrough with a 3 Yd Rushing TD. NCA 26, DeSoto 32

Posted @ 1:18p
28 - 32

Two Point Rush Completed
Newton County Academy4th Quarter Under a minute
Newton County Academy - #22 Hunter Scarbrough rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. NCA 28, DeSoto 32

Posted @ 1:19p
28 - 32

Big Play - Onside Kick Recovery
Newton County Academy4th Quarter Under a minute
Newton County Academy - #3 Cooper Savell recovers an onside kick. Newton County Academy has the ball on DeSoto's 45-yard line. NCA 28, DeSoto 32

Posted @ 1:23p
28 - 32

End of Game
Final
NCA 28, DeSoto 32

Posted @ 1:31p

Check In
1st Quarter
12 - 6 The scorer has checked in. NCA 12, DeSoto 6

Posted @ 11:44a
12 - 6

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
NCA 12, DeSoto 6

Posted @ 11:46a
12 - 12
D
Rushing Touchdown
DeSoto2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
DeSoto - Rushing TD. NCA 12, DeSoto 12

Posted @ 11:46a
12 - 12
D
Missed Point After
DeSoto2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
DeSoto - PAT Missed. NCA 12, DeSoto 12

Posted @ 11:46a
12 - 12

Turnover on Downs
Newton County Academy2nd Quarter Under a minute
DeSoto has turned possession over on downs. Newton County Academy has the ball . NCA 12, DeSoto 12

Posted @ 11:54a
12 - 12

Halftime
Halftime
NCA 12, DeSoto 12

We noticed it's halftime, please enjoy this video while you wait for the action to resume.
Teddy Bridgewater is headed back to the NFL! 3,678 views 1:11

Posted @ 11:54a
12 - 12

Start of 3rd Quarter
DeSoto3rd Quarter
DeSoto to kick off to Newton County Academy.

Posted @ 12:12p
12 - 12
D
Update
DeSoto3rd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
DeSoto - 1st down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on Newton County Academy's 30-yard line. NCA 12, DeSoto 12

Posted @ 12:20p
18 - 12

Rushing Touchdown
Newton County Academy3rd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #22 Hunter Scarbrough with a 85 Yd Rushing TD. NCA 18, DeSoto 12

Posted @ 12:23p
20 - 12

Two Point Rush Completed
Newton County Academy3rd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #3 Cooper Savell rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. NCA 20, DeSoto 12

Posted @ 12:23p
20 - 12
D
Possession Update - Kickoff
DeSoto3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Newton County Academy kicked off to DeSoto. DeSoto has the ball on their own 45-yard line. NCA 20, DeSoto 12

Posted @ 12:29p
20 - 18
D
Rushing Touchdown
DeSoto3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
DeSoto - Rushing TD. NCA 20, DeSoto 18

Posted @ 12:36p
20 - 18
D
Passing Two Point Conversion Failed
DeSoto3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
DeSoto - 2Pt Conversion Failed. NCA 20, DeSoto 18

Posted @ 12:36p
20 - 18

Possession Update - Kickoff
Newton County Academy3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
DeSoto kicked off to Newton County Academy. Newton County Academy has the ball on their own 47-yard line. NCA 20, DeSoto 18

Posted @ 12:38p
20 - 18
D
Fumble Recovery
DeSoto3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
DeSoto - #56 Cooper Cannon recovered a fumble by Newton County Academy and has the ball on Newton County Academy's 20-yard line. NCA 20, DeSoto 18

Posted @ 12:40p
20 - 18
D
Long Run
DeSoto3rd Quarter Under a minute
DeSoto - #44 with a long run. NCA 20, DeSoto 18

Posted @ 12:43p
20 - 18

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
NCA 20, DeSoto 18

Posted @ 12:44p
20 - 24
D
Rushing Touchdown
DeSoto4th Quarter ~8 minutes to go
DeSoto - #1 Ethan Phillips with a Rushing TD. NCA 20, DeSoto 24

Posted @ 12:50p
20 - 24
D
Passing Two Point Conversion Failed
DeSoto4th Quarter ~8 minutes to go
DeSoto - 2Pt Conversion Failed. NCA 20, DeSoto 24

Posted @ 12:51p
20 - 24

Possession Update - Kickoff
Newton County Academy4th Quarter ~8 minutes to go
DeSoto kicked off to Newton County Academy. Newton County Academy has the ball on their own 45-yard line. NCA 20, DeSoto 24

Posted @ 12:53p
20 - 24
D
Punt
DeSoto4th Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Newton County Academy has punted to DeSoto. DeSoto has the ball on their own 37-yard line. NCA 20, DeSoto 24

Posted @ 12:57p
20 - 30
D
Rushing Touchdown
DeSoto4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
DeSoto - #2 with a Rushing TD. NCA 20, DeSoto 30

Posted @ 1:09p
20 - 32
D
Two Point Rush Completed
DeSoto4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
DeSoto - #2 rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. NCA 20, DeSoto 32

Posted @ 1:09p
20 - 32

Possession Update - Kickoff
Newton County Academy4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
DeSoto kicked off to Newton County Academy. Newton County Academy has the ball on DeSoto's 45-yard line. NCA 20, DeSoto 32

Posted @ 1:12p
20 - 32

Two-Minute Warning
Newton County Academy4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Newton County Academy has the ball on DeSoto's 36-yard line. NCA 20, DeSoto 32

Posted @ 1:13p
26 - 32

Rushing Touchdown
Newton County Academy4th Quarter Under a minute
Newton County Academy - #22 Hunter Scarbrough with a 4 Yd Rushing TD. NCA 26, DeSoto 32

Posted @ 1:19p
28 - 32

Two Point Rush Completed
Newton County Academy4th Quarter Under a minute
Newton County Academy - #22 Hunter Scarbrough rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. NCA 28, DeSoto 32

Posted @ 1:20p
28 - 32

Possession Update - Kickoff
Newton County Academy4th Quarter Under a minute
DeSoto kicked off to Newton County Academy. Newton County Academy has the ball on DeSoto's 45-yard line. NCA 28, DeSoto 32

Posted @ 1:27p
28 - 32
D
Big Play - Tackle For Loss
DeSoto4th Quarter Under a minute
DeSoto - #2 with a tackle for loss. Newton County Academy has the ball on their own 48-yard line. NCA 28, DeSoto 32

Posted @ 1:30p
28 - 32
D
Big Play - Sack
DeSoto4th Quarter Under a minute
DeSoto - #9 Peyton Gregory with a sack. Newton County Academy has the ball on DeSoto's 30-yard line. NCA 28, DeSoto 32

Posted @ 1:31p
28 - 32
D
Big Play - Sack
DeSoto4th Quarter Under a minute
DeSoto - #4 with a sack. NCA 28, DeSoto 32

Posted @ 1:32p
28 - 32

End of Game
Final
NCA 28, DeSoto 32

Posted @ 1:32p

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NCA vs DeSoto Football Game Info

Fri., Nov. 17, 2023 @ 10:30a

The DeSoto (West Helena, AR) varsity football team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Newton County Academy (Decatur, MS) by a score of 32-28.

This game is a part of the "2023 MAIS High School Football Playoff Bracket - 8 Man 2A" tournament.

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Newton County Academy (23-24)

National	MS	Class
410	3	2

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
12-2	3-0	6-0	4-1	2-1	.857	1.000	660	372

DeSoto (23-24)

National	AR	Class
193	1	1

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
14-0	3-0	5-0	6-0	3-0	1.000	1.000	680	194

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Newton County Academy	13.5	16.4	9.6	7.6	47.1
DeSoto	15.6	11.8	13.2	8.0	48.6

Team Stat Comparison

Newton County Academy		DeSoto
246.6	Rushing Yards Per Game	-
136.1	Passing Yards Per Game	-
135.9	Receiving Yards Per Game	-
382.7	Total Yards Per Game	-
54.6	Tackles Per Game	-
2.6	Sacks Per Game	-
42.1	Points Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Newton County Academy		DeSoto	National Avg.
#22 Hunter Scarbrough169.5	Rushing Yards Per Game	-	20.6
#14 Ty Thrash132.9	Passing Yards Per Game	-	50.5
#13 Jackson Bunyard62.2	Receiving Yards Per Game	-	17.5
#22 Hunter Scarbrough195.6	Total Yards Per Game	-	36.9
#22 Hunter Scarbrough8.3	Tackles Per Game	-	2.7
#26 Marshall Wright0.6	Sacks Per Game	-	0.2
#22 Hunter Scarbrough23.3	Points Per Game	-	2.1

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Newton County Academy	4-1		DeSoto	5-0

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/1/23	Newton County Academy	Humphreys Academy	(W) 67-30	8/25/23	Humphreys Academy	DeSoto	(W) 46-6
9/8/23	Ben's Ford Christian	Newton County Academy	(W) 56-14	11/3/23	Ben's Ford Christian	DeSoto	(W) 50-14
9/22/23	Newton County Academy	Calhoun Academy	(L) 48-46	8/18/23	Calhoun Academy	DeSoto	(W) 50-28
9/29/23	Deer Creek	Newton County Academy	(W) 42-14	9/22/23	DeSoto	Deer Creek	(W) 70-30
10/6/23	North Sunflower Academy	Newton County Academy	(W) 42-12	9/15/23	DeSoto	North Sunflower Academy	(W) 58-12

Record Breakdown

Newton County Academy (23-24)		D DeSoto (23-24)
12-2	Overall	14-0
3-0	League	3-0
7-1	Non-League	8-0
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
4-1	Common Opponent	5-0
6-0	Home	5-0
4-1	Away	6-0
2-1	Neutral	3-0
2-1	Playoff	3-0
10-1	In-State	5-0
1-1	Out-of-State	9-0

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Newton County Academy (23-24)

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DeSoto (23-24)

Mississippi High School Football - Newton County Academy held off by DeSoto

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