On Friday, Newton County Academy faced North Sunflower Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Newton County Academy Generals simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the North Sunflower Academy Rebels 48-12 on the road. Considering the Generals have won five contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ty Thrash continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also throwing for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 99 yards. Cooper Savell was another key player, gaining 78 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Newton County Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 23 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Newton County Academy pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for North Sunflower Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Newton County Academy will square off against Park Place Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newton County Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.8 points per game this season. As for North Sunflower Academy, they will face off against Humphreys Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Humphreys Academy will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something North Sunflower Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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