After flying high against Alcovy last Friday, Newton came back down to earth. The Rams fell 27-21 to the Douglas County Tigers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Tigers are ranked fourth).
Kevin Hartsfield
| 08/29/25 @ Douglas County | 128 |
| 08/22/25 @ Alcovy | 201 |
| 08/15/25 vs Eastside | 131 |
When it comes to explaining why Newton lost, don't look at Kevin Hartsfield. Despite the final result, he rushed for 128 yards on only 12 carries. Hartsfield is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 128 every time he's taken the field this season. Newton also got a significant boost from Darius White, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
Douglas County can attribute much of their success to MIKE JOHNSON, who threw for 209 yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 53 yards and one score on only five carries. Rah'Keith Kelly was another key player, gaining 109 total yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Newton fell to 2-1. As for Douglas County, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Newton will head out to challenge Bryant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Douglas County, they will venture away from home to face off against Langston Hughes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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