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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: Pepper Posey

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1930 <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2023

2003 Season Highlights

Pepper Posey enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Newton.

The Tigers finished 3rd in District 5.

2003 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	vs. Forest	0	24	L
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Ackerman	14	31	L
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Bay Springs	12	18	L
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Enterprise Clarke	26	6	W
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Kemper County *	22	0	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Philadelphia *	8	15	L
Fri., Oct. 10	@ West Lauderdale	0	3	L
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Williams-Sullivan *	40	7	W
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Lake *	0	8	L
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Clarkdale *	51	7	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 7	@ East Marion	7	21	L	1st Round Playoffs

2003 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	180
Scoring Average	16.4
Points Allowed	140
Defense Average	12.7
Opponents Record	66-57 -1
District Record	3-2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	1-5

2003 Class 2A District 5 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Philadelphia	8-3	213	164	0-1	0	16	5-0	107	38	Mike Brown
Lake	5-6	213	170	0-1	0	20	3-2	102	49	Ed Amis
Newton	4-7	180	140	0-1	7	21	3-2	121	37	Pepper Posey
Kemper County	2-9	111	331	0-1	0	58	2-3	64	119	Undray Scott
Clarkdale	2-8	103	230				2-3	64	101	Joey Etheridge
Williams-Sullivan	3-7	147	243				0-5	55	169	Carl Winters

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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.