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STATE TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: An early look at Wednesday's Tift County-Newton matchup
Preston Horne
Tift County's Preston Horne (24) is a Virginia Tech commit who's averaging close to 24 points and eight rebounds per game. - photo by Submitted Photo | The Covington News
Gabriel Stovall
Updated: Feb 27, 2017, 7:48 PM
Published: Feb 27, 2017, 7:51 PM
So as exciting as last Thursday’s triple overtime win against Westlake was, we can’t talk about it forever, simply because Newton still has three more games to play and win if it wants to hoist the Class AAAAAAA state championship hardware. Next up is a Tift County team that has size, strength and the ability to get out in transition – a formidable test, perhaps made a little less ominous, thanks to Newton’s winning the Friday coin toss that gave it home court advantage. Here’s a sneak peak preview at Wednesday’s Elite Eight matchup with Tift County: When: Wednesday March 1, 7 p.m. Where: At
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Lady Rams reflect on state title and program's growth
Lady rams State championship 2025
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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