Football Preview: Edgewood Bulldogs vs. Newton Eagles
The Edgewood Bulldogs will challenge the Newton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Edgewood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past New Boston 54-28. The victory was familiar territory for the Bulldogs who have now won four matchups in a row.
A big part of Edgewood's win came down to the chemistry between Trevor Golightly and his top target Tony Smith. Golightly threw for 213 yards and five touchdowns while Smith gained 184 total yards and six touchdowns. Bryan Paniagua helped Golightly out on the ground, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Edgewood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Evan Salinas, Treston Turner, and Smith picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Newton had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 47.5 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They blew past the Raiders, posting a 60-24 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Raiders are ranked 665th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Edgewood is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.0 points per game. As for Newton, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
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