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Newton Football Team History

Newton Tigers

Newton High School

201 West 1st Street Newton, MS
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Colors: Royal Blue & White
Coach: Jim Duncan

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1930 <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024

1988 Season Highlights

Jim Duncan enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Newton.

The Tigers finished 5th in District 10.

1988 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	Mendenhall	7	27	L
Fri., Sep. 9	Ackerman	26	19	W
Fri., Sep. 16	Philadelphia	19	21	L
Fri., Sep. 23	Forest *	14	13	W
Fri., Sep. 30	Northeast Lauderdale *	26	0	W
Fri., Oct. 7	Bay Springs	21	28	L
Fri., Oct. 14	Raleigh	14	16	L
Fri., Oct. 21	Southeast Lauderdale *	6	13	L
Fri., Oct. 28	Morton *	8	9	L
Fri., Nov. 4	West Lauderdale *	12	6	W

1988 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	153
Scoring Average	15.3
Points Allowed	152
Defense Average	15.2
Opponents Record	67-44
District Record	3-2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1988 Class 3A District 10 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Forest	10-2	281	91	1-1	35	33	4-1	132	28	Jack French
Morton	9-2	250	117	0-1	21	42	4-1	78	54
Southeast Lauderdale	7-4	134	109				3-2	40	56	Dwane Taylor
West Lauderdale	2-7	88	226				1-4	41	103
Newton	4-6	153	152				3-2	66	41	Jim Duncan
Northeast Lauderdale	0-10	46	196				0-5	17	92	Julius Moore

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.