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Newton Football Team History

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Newton High School

201 West 1st Street Newton, MS
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Colors: Royal Blue & White
Coach: Phil Hannon

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1930 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Phil Hannon enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Newton.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	@ Union *	19	26	L
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Decatur *	7	14	L
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Carthage *	14	26	L
Fri., Sep. 21	@ Neshoba Central	13	13	T
Fri., Sep. 28	@ West Lauderdale *	6	13	L
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Northeast Lauderdale	21	13	W
Fri., Oct. 12	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Raleigh	41	0	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Bay Springs *	6	7	L
Fri., Nov. 2	@ South Leake *	48	6	W
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. Southeast Lauderdale	28	0	W

1979 Season Totals
Record	4-5 -1
Points Scored	203
Scoring Average	20.3
Points Allowed	118
Defense Average	11.8
Opponents Record	44-61 -4
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	1-3 -1

1979 Choctaw Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Decatur	9-1	247	50	5-1-0	125	44	Kenny Clark
Bay Springs	8-1	197	123	5-0-0	110	50	Mike Tucker
West Lauderdale	8-3	215	115	4-2-0	121	76	Jud Gartman
Union	4-5-1	161	215	3-3-0	101	125	Thomas Bush
Carthage	4-5	146	107	2-3-0	69	84
Newton	4-5-1	203	118	1-5-0	100	92	Phil Hannon
South Leake	1-9	90	261	0-6-0	46	201

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