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Newton County Football Team History

Newton County Cougars

Newton County High School

16255 Hwy. 503 Decatur, MS
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Colors: Blue & Orange
Coach: Elton Bryan

1990 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Elton Bryan enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Newton County.

The Cougars finished 3rd in District 5.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Newton	6	21	L
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Union	6	18	L
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Scott Central	6	7	L
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. South Leake	41	8	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ West Lauderdale *	28	21	W
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Forest *	12	24	L
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Morton *	14	7	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Carthage *	24	0	W
Fri., Oct. 31	@ Velma Jackson *	6	26	L
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Kemper County *	37	6	W

1997 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	180
Scoring Average	18.0
Points Allowed	138
Defense Average	13.8
Opponents Record	59-50 -1
District Record	4-2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-3

1997 Class 3A District 5 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Forest	9-3-1	285	134	1-1	36	23	7-0	200	50	Jack French
Velma Jackson	10-2	455	128	0-1	8	34	5-1	205	38	Willie Young
Newton County	5-5	180	138				4-2	121	84	Elton Bryan
Morton	5-6	161	163				2-4	69	102	Randy McIntyre
Carthage	4-5	128	197				2-4	73	149	Pete Lucovich
West Lauderdale	3-8	245	323				1-5	112	198	Anthony Hart
Kemper County	2-8	85	296				1-6	58	217	Bob Wilson

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