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Newton wins thriller in OT
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Bryan Fazio
Published: Feb 3, 2013, 12:00 AM
The Region 2-AAAAAA basketball playoffs are still more than a week away, but don’t tell that to the Rockdale or Newton hoops teams. The two took to the court at Newton Friday night in game that will be hard-pressed to be surpassed by any the playoffs can come up with. Newton (15-5, 7-1 Region 2-AAAAAA) moved up to the second seed in the playoffs thanks to a 75-69 overtime win after the Lady Rams trailed by as many as five points with less than two minutes to play.
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Lady Rams reflect on state title and program's growth
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London Smith(5) celebrating with her team moments after the buzzer sounded on Newton's 2025 state championship. - photo by Andrew Mills
Garrett Pitts
Updated: Mar 10, 2025, 6:44 PM
Published: Mar 10, 2025, 6:11 PM
It was a storybook ending to the Lady Rams 2024-25 campaign as they conquered Grayson in the state title.Just two years prior, Newton’s girls basketball team finished 3-22 in Jawan Bailey’s first season as head coach. On Friday, he stood on the court alongside his team as state champions.
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