Three of the four biggest plays of the night for the Newton Eagles all resulted in touchdowns as the defending 3A D2 State Champs beat West Orange-Stark on a muddy field Friday night.
After a scoreless first quarter, Newton opened the second quarter with a 20 yard pass from Josh Foster to Tamauzia Brown. In the third quarter it was Foster to Brown again, this time from 30 yards.
The Mustangs (1-2) offense sputtered all night and didn’t break the 100 yard mark until the last drive of the third quarter. WOS put together a 13 play drive, reaching the red zone for the first time, but failed on a fourth and two and turned the ball over on downs.
WOS got into the red zone again in the beginning of the fourth but Tyrone Wilson was intercepted by Brown in the end zone. On the very next play, running back Darwin Barlow went around the right end and ran 95 yards for the score, pushing their lead to 21-0 after the PAT by Caleb Colon.
The Mustangs would finally score on a 21 yard pass from Wilson to Jay’zn Robinson. But an onside kick attempt failed and the Eagles ran out the clock.
The Mustangs will travel to Crosby on Friday. Newton has the week off and will play Gilmer on Sept. 28.
Photo: WOS QB Pop Tyrell fumbles in the ball in the second quarter after being hit by Newton’s Christian Kellum.
photo by Allen Nation
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