Newsome waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 20-19 victory over the Durant Cougars. This was payback for the Wolves, who suffered a 28-13 loss the last time these two teams met.
The critical scores for Newsome came from Clayton Brown and Tariq Sapp. Newsome also relied on Trevor Handy, who's 45-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game.
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Michael Ryan, who threw for 127 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Emmanuel Lee helped Ryan out on the ground, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown.
Newsome has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Durant, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Newsome will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Middleton at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. Newsome's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so Middleton's offense will have their work cut out for them. Durant also won't see the field for a while: their next match is against Tampa Bay Tech at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. Durant is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.8 points per game this season.
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