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Newton County Academy Football Team History

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Newton County Academy

14602 HWY 15 South Decatur, MS
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Colors: Red, White & Gold
Coach: Richard Sykes

1972 <-- 1972 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

Richard Sykes enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Newton County Academy.

This was the first season Newton County Academy fielded a team.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	Rankin Academy	0	40	L
Fri., Sep. 8	Wayne Academy	8	30	L
Fri., Sep. 15	Winona Christian	6	34	L
Fri., Sep. 22	Clarke Academy *	0	32	L
Fri., Sep. 29	Heidelberg Academy *	12	38	L
Fri., Oct. 6	Pearl River Academy	6	37	L
Fri., Oct. 13	Jeff Davis	6	14	L
Fri., Oct. 20	Brookhaven Academy	12	31	L
Fri., Oct. 27	Lake Academy	31	18	W
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Sylva Bay Academy *	6	22	L

1972 Season Totals
Record	1-9
Points Scored	87
Scoring Average	8.7
Points Allowed	296
Defense Average	29.6
Opponents Record	40-44
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-1

1972 South Central Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	East
Heidelberg Academy	10-2	337	176	4-0-0	154	62	Buddy Sauls
Clarke Academy	6-3	193	87	3-1-0	115	33	Bob Jones
Scott County Christian	2-8	112	291				A.B. Crofford
Sylva Bay Academy	2-5	80	201	0-1-0	0	35
Newton County Academy	1-9	87	296	0-3-0	18	92	Richard Sykes
	West
Terry Academy	8-2	192	48	3-2-0	83	40	Wayne Johnson
Woodland Hills	5-4	159	124	2-3-0	105	66	Gerald Sartin
Rebul Academy	9-1-1	218	88	1-0-0	28	6	Larry Kinslow
Rankin Academy	7-2	158	87				Doug Elmore
Union Academy	4-3-1	157	195
Central Hinds Academy	0-9	60	310				Glenn Neal

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