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The Newton County Academy (Decatur, MS) varsity football team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Claiborne Academy (Haynesville, LA) by a score of 48-20.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Claiborne Academy	8	0	0	12	20
NCA	16	8	16	8	48

Final score provided by M. Parks.

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Game Stats

Claiborne Academy (25-26)

Newton County Academy (25-26)

Claiborne Academy

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	15	29	214	.517	14.3	2	2	42	70.2
2	Kyler Monk (Sr)	15	29	214	.517	14.3	2	2	42	70.2

Newton County Academy

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	0	3	0	.000			1		0.0
2	Taylor Burt (Sr)	0	3	0	.000			1		0.0

Claiborne Academy

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	21	113	5.4	31	1	1
1	Lane Sexton (Jr)	1	8	8.0	8	0	1
2	Kyler Monk (Sr)	17	101	5.9	31	1
3	Cade Smith (Sr)	1	3	3.0	3	0
22	J. Haynes (So)	2	1	0.5	4	0

Newton County Academy

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	42	412	9.8	69	2	6
2	Taylor Burt (Sr)	17	147	8.6	26	1	2
3	Cooper Savell (Sr)	21	255	12.1	69	1	4
8	Grady Bergeron (Fr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
16	Eli Herrington (Fr)	3	10	3.3	7	0

Claiborne Academy

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	15	214	14.3	42	2
1	Lane Sexton (Jr)	2	27	13.5	16
3	Cade Smith (Sr)	7	76	10.9	39	1
9	Maddox Gaston (Jr)	6	111	18.5	42	1

Receiving

Newton County Academy has not entered any receiving stats.

Claiborne Academy

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	3	2	6
0	Bryce Hardin (Jr)			2
1	Lane Sexton (Jr)			1
2	Kyler Monk (Sr)	3	2
5	Ben Barnette (Jr)			1
13	Kase Holloway (Sr)			2

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Newton County Academy has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Claiborne Academy

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	113	214	156	0	483
1	Lane Sexton (Jr)	8	27	20		55
2	Kyler Monk (Sr)	101		47		148
3	Cade Smith (Sr)	3	76	89		168
9	Maddox Gaston (Jr)		111			111
22	J. Haynes (So)	1				1

Newton County Academy

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Total
	Team Totals	412	412
2	Taylor Burt (Sr)	147	147
3	Cooper Savell (Sr)	255	255
16	Eli Herrington (Fr)	10	10

Claiborne Academy

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	113	214	214	327
1	Lane Sexton (Jr)	8		27	35
2	Kyler Monk (Sr)	101	214		315
3	Cade Smith (Sr)	3		76	79
9	Maddox Gaston (Jr)			111	111
22	J. Haynes (So)	1			1

Newton County Academy

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Total
	Team Totals	412	0	412
2	Taylor Burt (Sr)	147	0	147
3	Cooper Savell (Sr)	255		255
16	Eli Herrington (Fr)	10		10

Claiborne Academy

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	29	27	56	4.0
0	Bryce Hardin (Jr)	3	4	7
1	Lane Sexton (Jr)	8	2	10	1.0
2	Kyler Monk (Sr)	4	4	8	1.0
3	Cade Smith (Sr)	3	5	8	1.0
5	Ben Barnette (Jr)	2	2	4	1.0
8	Nate Smith (So)	4	6	10
9	Maddox Gaston (Jr)	1	2	3
13	Kase Holloway (Sr)	2	2	4
22	J. Haynes (So)	2		2

Newton County Academy

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	72	3.0
1	Brady Thorne (Jr)	2
2	Taylor Burt (Sr)	7	1.5
3	Cooper Savell (Sr)	9
6	G. Spangler (Fr)	1
8	Grady Bergeron (Fr)	10
16	Eli Herrington (Fr)	6
21	Brennan Darsey (So)	2
22	Maddox Jackson (Jr)	3
23	Max Ferguson (Jr)	3
50	Josh Fletcher (Jr)	7	1.5
51	Cooper Thrash (So)	10
52	Amos Castillo (Sr)	7
57	Ethan Woodham (Jr)	5

Sacks

Claiborne Academy has not entered any sacks stats.

Newton County Academy

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks
	Team Totals	3.0
2	Taylor Burt (Sr)	1.5
50	Josh Fletcher (Jr)	1.5

Claiborne Academy

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	1	0	0.0
8	Nate Smith (So)	1	0	0.0

Newton County Academy

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int
	Team Totals	2
3	Cooper Savell (Sr)	1
8	Grady Bergeron (Fr)	1

Claiborne Academy

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	3	55	18.3	22
3	Cade Smith (Sr)	2	40	20.0	22
15	Craten Ware (Fr)	1	15	15.0	15

Kickoffs

Newton County Academy has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Claiborne Academy

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	7	156	22.3	43	156
1	Lane Sexton (Jr)	1	20	20.0	20	20
2	Kyler Monk (Sr)	2	47	23.5	43	47
3	Cade Smith (Sr)	4	89	22.3	36	89

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Newton County Academy has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Claiborne Academy

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	2	20
1	Lane Sexton (Jr)	1	6	2	8
3	Cade Smith (Sr)	1	6		6
9	Maddox Gaston (Jr)	1	6		6

Newton County Academy

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv
	Team Totals	6	36	12
2	Taylor Burt (Sr)	2	12	2
3	Cooper Savell (Sr)	4	24	8
16	Eli Herrington (Fr)			2

Claiborne Academy

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	2	3
1	Lane Sexton (Jr)	1		1
3	Cade Smith (Sr)		1	1
9	Maddox Gaston (Jr)		1	1

Newton County Academy

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	Total
	Team Totals	6	6
2	Taylor Burt (Sr)	2	2
3	Cooper Savell (Sr)	4	4

Claiborne Academy

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals		1	1
1	Lane Sexton (Jr)		1	1

Newton County Academy

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	Total
	Team Totals	6	6
2	Taylor Burt (Sr)	1	1
3	Cooper Savell (Sr)	4	4
16	Eli Herrington (Fr)	1	1

Game Story

Louisiana High School Football - Newton County Academy beat Claiborne Academy

November 7, 2025: Haynesville, LA 71038

The Newton County Academy Generals (Decatur, MS) football were winner over the host Claiborne Academy Rebels (Haynesville, LA), 48-20 in Friday's non-league outing.

The Generals now sport a 9-1 record.

With the defeat, Claiborne Academy drops to 9-3 on the campaign.

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. CA 0, NCA 0

Posted @ 6:42p
Game Attendance
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 6:42p
Field Conditions
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 6:42p
Weather Conditions
Weather Conditions Fair

Posted @ 6:42p
0 - 0

Start of Game
Newton County Academy1st Quarter
Newton County Academy kicking off to Claiborne Academy.

Posted @ 6:55p
0 - 0

Possession Update - Kickoff
Claiborne Academy1st Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Newton County Academy kicked off to Claiborne Academy. Claiborne Academy has the ball on their own 35-yard line. CA 0, NCA 0

Posted @ 6:56p
6 - 0

Rushing Touchdown
Claiborne Academy1st Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Claiborne Academy - Rushing TD. CA 6, NCA 0

Posted @ 7:04p
8 - 0

Two Point Rush Completed
Claiborne Academy1st Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Claiborne Academy - Rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. CA 8, NCA 0

Posted @ 7:05p
8 - 0

Possession Update - Kickoff
Newton County Academy1st Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Claiborne Academy kicked off to Newton County Academy. Newton County Academy has the ball on their own 41-yard line. CA 8, NCA 0

Posted @ 7:06p
8 - 6

Rushing Touchdown
Newton County Academy1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #2 Taylor Burt with a 3 Yd Rushing TD. CA 8, NCA 6

Posted @ 7:14p
8 - 8

Two Point Rush Completed
Newton County Academy1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #3 Cooper Savell rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. CA 8, NCA 8

Posted @ 7:15p
8 - 8

Possession Update - Kickoff
Claiborne Academy1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Newton County Academy kicked off to Claiborne Academy. Claiborne Academy has the ball on their own 35-yard line. CA 8, NCA 8

Posted @ 7:16p
8 - 8

Fumble Recovery
Newton County Academy1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #50 Josh Fletcher recovered a fumble by Claiborne Academy and has the ball on their own 30-yard line. CA 8, NCA 8

Posted @ 7:17p
8 - 14

Rushing Touchdown
Newton County Academy1st Quarter Under a minute
Newton County Academy - #3 Cooper Savell with a 4 Yd Rushing TD. CA 8, NCA 14

Posted @ 7:19p
8 - 16

Two Point Rush Completed
Newton County Academy1st Quarter Under a minute
Newton County Academy - #3 Cooper Savell rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. CA 8, NCA 16

Posted @ 7:20p
8 - 16

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
CA 8, NCA 16

Posted @ 7:21p
8 - 16

Fumble Recovery
Newton County Academy2nd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #57 Ethan Woodham recovered a fumble by Claiborne Academy and has the ball on their own 13-yard line. CA 8, NCA 16

Posted @ 7:25p
8 - 16

Long Run
Newton County Academy2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #2 Taylor Burt with a long run. Newton County Academy has the ball on Claiborne Academy's 25-yard line. CA 8, NCA 16

Posted @ 7:29p
8 - 22

Rushing Touchdown
Newton County Academy2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #3 Cooper Savell with a 21 Yd Rushing TD. CA 8, NCA 22

Posted @ 7:30p
8 - 24

Two Point Rush Completed
Newton County Academy2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #3 Cooper Savell rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. CA 8, NCA 24

Posted @ 7:30p
8 - 24

Possession Update - Kickoff
Claiborne Academy2nd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Newton County Academy kicked off to Claiborne Academy. Claiborne Academy has the ball on their own 39-yard line. CA 8, NCA 24

Posted @ 7:34p
8 - 24

Big Play - Sack
Newton County Academy2nd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #50 Josh Fletcher with a sack. Claiborne Academy has the ball on their own 31-yard line. CA 8, NCA 24

Posted @ 7:35p
8 - 24

Big Play - Sack
Newton County Academy2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #2 Taylor Burt with a sack. Claiborne Academy has the ball on their own 26-yard line. CA 8, NCA 24

Posted @ 7:37p
8 - 24

Interception
Newton County Academy2nd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #3 Cooper Savell intercepts a Claiborne Academy pass and has the ball on their own 35-yard line. CA 8, NCA 24

Posted @ 7:40p
8 - 24

Long Run
Newton County Academy2nd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #2 Taylor Burt with a long run. Newton County Academy has the ball on Claiborne Academy's 48-yard line. CA 8, NCA 24

Posted @ 7:43p
8 - 24

Interception
Claiborne Academy2nd Quarter Under a minute
Claiborne Academy intercepts a Newton County Academy pass and has the ball on their own 20-yard line. CA 8, NCA 24

Posted @ 7:49p
8 - 24

Interception
Newton County Academy2nd Quarter Under a minute
Newton County Academy - #8 Grady Bergeron intercepts a Claiborne Academy pass and has the ball on their own 25-yard line. CA 8, NCA 24

Posted @ 7:54p
8 - 24

Halftime
Halftime
CA 8, NCA 24

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Posted @ 7:55p
8 - 24

Start of 3rd Quarter
Claiborne Academy3rd Quarter
Claiborne Academy to kick off to Newton County Academy.

Posted @ 8:12p
8 - 24

Possession Update - Kickoff
Newton County Academy3rd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Claiborne Academy kicked off to Newton County Academy. Newton County Academy has the ball on their own 47-yard line. CA 8, NCA 24

Posted @ 8:13p
8 - 24

Long Run
Newton County Academy3rd Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #3 Cooper Savell with a long run. Newton County Academy has the ball on Claiborne Academy's 18-yard line. CA 8, NCA 24

Posted @ 8:16p
8 - 30

Rushing Touchdown
Newton County Academy3rd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #2 Taylor Burt with a 9 Yd Rushing TD. CA 8, NCA 30

Posted @ 8:17p
8 - 32

Two Point Rush Completed
Newton County Academy3rd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #3 Cooper Savell rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. CA 8, NCA 32

Posted @ 8:17p
8 - 32

Possession Update - Kickoff
Claiborne Academy3rd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Newton County Academy kicked off to Claiborne Academy. Claiborne Academy has the ball on Newton County Academy's 47-yard line. CA 8, NCA 32

Posted @ 8:19p
8 - 32

Turnover on Downs
Newton County Academy3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Claiborne Academy has turned possession over on downs. Newton County Academy has the ball on their own 32-yard line. CA 8, NCA 32

Posted @ 8:26p
8 - 38

Rushing Touchdown
Newton County Academy3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #3 Cooper Savell with a 68 Yd Rushing TD. CA 8, NCA 38

Posted @ 8:27p
8 - 40

Two Point Rush Completed
Newton County Academy3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #2 Taylor Burt rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. CA 8, NCA 40

Posted @ 8:27p
8 - 40

Possession Update - Kickoff
Claiborne Academy3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Newton County Academy kicked off to Claiborne Academy. Claiborne Academy has the ball on their own 26-yard line. CA 8, NCA 40

Posted @ 8:31p
8 - 40

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
CA 8, NCA 40

Posted @ 8:36p
14 - 40

Passing Touchdown
Claiborne Academy4th Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Claiborne Academy - Pass completed for a TD. CA 14, NCA 40

Posted @ 8:47p
14 - 40

Rushing Two Point Conversion Failed
Claiborne Academy4th Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Claiborne Academy - 2Pt Conversion Failed. CA 14, NCA 40

Posted @ 8:48p
14 - 40

Possession Update - Kickoff
Newton County Academy4th Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Claiborne Academy kicked off to Newton County Academy. Newton County Academy has the ball on their own 38-yard line. CA 14, NCA 40

Posted @ 8:50p
20 - 40

Passing Touchdown
Claiborne Academy4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Claiborne Academy - Pass completed for a TD. CA 20, NCA 40

Posted @ 8:55p
20 - 40

Passing Two Point Conversion Failed
Claiborne Academy4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Claiborne Academy - 2Pt Conversion Failed. CA 20, NCA 40

Posted @ 8:55p
20 - 40

Possession Update - Kickoff
Newton County Academy4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Claiborne Academy kicked off to Newton County Academy. Newton County Academy has the ball on their own 50-yard line. CA 20, NCA 40

Posted @ 8:59p
20 - 46

Rushing Touchdown
Newton County Academy4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #3 Cooper Savell with a 48 Yd Rushing TD. CA 20, NCA 46

Posted @ 9p
20 - 48

Two Point Rush Completed
Newton County Academy4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Newton County Academy - #16 Eli Herrington rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. CA 20, NCA 48

Posted @ 9:01p
20 - 48

Possession Update - Kickoff
Claiborne Academy4th Quarter ~1 minute to go
Newton County Academy kicked off to Claiborne Academy. Claiborne Academy has the ball on their own 4-yard line. CA 20, NCA 48

Posted @ 9:02p
20 - 48

End of Game
Final
CA 20, NCA 48

Posted @ 9:10p

CA vs NCA Football Game Info

Fri., Nov. 7, 2025 @ 7p

The Newton County Academy (Decatur, MS) varsity football team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Claiborne Academy (Haynesville, LA) by a score of 48-20.

This game is a part of the "2025 MAIS High School Football Playoff Bracket - Class 1A - Division I" tournament.

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Rankings & Records

Claiborne Academy (25-26)

LA
7

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
9-3	0-2	4-1	4-1	1-1	.750	.000	522	296

Newton County Academy (25-26)

MS	Class
2	2

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
9-1	3-0	3-1	5-0	1-0	.900	1.000	414	187

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Claiborne Academy	17.3	15.5	6.5	5.6	43.5
Newton County Academy	9.6	15.1	11.8	4.9	41.4

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Team Stat Comparison

Claiborne Academy		Newton County Academy
187.9	Rushing Yards Per Game	364.1
158.8	Passing Yards Per Game	56.9
163.7	Receiving Yards Per Game	56.9
346.8	Total Yards Per Game	421.0
41.2	Tackles Per Game	57.8
1.6	Sacks Per Game	2.1
23.3	Points Per Game	-
53	Pancake Blocks	-

Team Leaders

Claiborne Academy		Newton County Academy	National Avg.
#10 Dylan Buckner86.9	Rushing Yards Per Game	#3 Cooper Savell207.1	11.4
#2 Kyler Monk135.4	Passing Yards Per Game	#2 Taylor Burt43.2	11.2
#8 Nate Smith62.4	Receiving Yards Per Game	#3 Cooper Savell28.3	9.0
#2 Kyler Monk210.3	Total Yards Per Game	#3 Cooper Savell248.7	25.1
#1 Lane Sexton6.8	Tackles Per Game	#52 Amos Castillo6.1	2.6
#2 Kyler Monk0.5	Sacks Per Game	#2 Taylor Burt0.9	0.2
#10 Dylan Buckner7.0	Points Per Game	-	1.9
#0 Bryce Hardin14	Pancake Blocks	-	5

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Claiborne Academy	0-1		Newton County Academy	0-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
10/23/25	River Oaks	Claiborne Academy	(L) 68-28		11/13/25	Newton County Academy	River Oaks

Record Breakdown

Claiborne Academy (25-26)		Newton County Academy (25-26)
9-3	Overall	9-1
0-2	League	3-0
8-0	Non-League	5-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-1	Common Opponent	0-0
4-1	Home	3-1
4-1	Away	5-0
1-1	Neutral	1-0
1-1	Playoff	1-0
5-2	In-State	7-1
4-1	Out-of-State	2-0