
Rams
| 11/14/25 vs Peachtree Ridge | 33-14 |
| 10/31/25 vs South Gwinnett | 27-21 |
| 10/25/25 vs Rockdale County | 59-3 |
| 10/17/25 @ Heritage | 54-13 |
| 10/03/25 @ Grovetown | 30-0 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Newton walked away with it. They enjoyed a cozy 33-14 victory over the Peachtree Ridge Lions on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Rams, who have now won five games in a row.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Darius White and Kevin Hartsfield. White rushed for 152 yards and three scores while picking up 8.4 yards per carry while Hartsfield rushed for 185 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Hartsfield has posted since back in August.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Newton proved: they limited Peachtree Ridge to a paltry three yards per carry. The team can thank Cameron Horne for the heroic effort on defense: he. Newton didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.5.
Peachtree Ridge lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Rayshaun Parks, who rushed for 30 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 207 yards on 20 of 33 attempts. 91 of Parks' passing yards were hauled in by Rhari Thomas.
Newton's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Peachtree Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Newton has already played their next matchup, a 31-14 loss against Buford on the 21st. Peachtree Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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