Football Recap: Dynamic Duo of RJ Buckley and Lyle Harrington Lead South Newton to Victory

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Previous Games

10/04/25 - Home	16-14 W
10/04/24 - Away	20-26 L
09/29/23 - Home	22-58 L
09/30/22 - Away	29-36 L
10/01/21 - Home	28-35 L
+ 3 more games

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against West Central, South Newton was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out the North White Vikings 16-14. This was payback for the Rebels, who suffered a 26-20 loss the last time these two teams met.

A big part of South Newton's win came down to the chemistry between Lyle Harrington and his top target RJ Buckley. Harrington threw for 119 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 11 passes while Buckley rushed for 57 yards. Harrington didn't just play on offense: he also forced one fumble and made nine total tackles (0.5 for loss).

Although North White took the loss, they still got scores from Eli Sandberg and Carter Applegate.

The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 3-4. As for North White, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.

South Newton wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 36-28 loss against Faith Christian on the 10th. As for North White, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 15-12 defeat against North Newton on the 10th.