Old school eagle

Hey Backer, If Newton sucks what does that say about Bridge City getting their ass stomped by a school 1/3 there size. You are the one who said Newton had problems playing larger schools because of our smaller numbers. Seems to me Bridge City has problems playing us because of our smaller numbers. You sir are a horrible sportsman.

I am not a critic nor an expert on anything. But I would hope that after watching high school football since 1958 and playing from 7th through the 12th grade, I learned a little bit about it. The news story about HF has nothing to do with coaches getting their players into condition to play football. And yes if K'ville were 6-0 we wouldn't be having this conversation. But they're not so we are. Conditioning is the most important aspect of having a winning program. Ask any winning coach. The winning programs are also the ones who lift during the season (with supervision) and have facilities open all year round for kids to train. They are also the ones who run their kids. The better shape they are in the less likely they are to get hurt. Maybe I'm too old and set in my ways and I sure might be wrong, but with all the distractions kids have today I don't see a team who is responsible for their own conditioning competing very well against teams whose coaches are responsible for his teams conditioning. I would like to know what benefits they expect to receive by doing this and whose idea it was because I just don't understand.

I've never heard of anything like this. If you want to have a winning program the coaches have to work harder and make sure your team is in the best condition it can be in not only for production sake but for safety sake also. You are right these are 14 to 18 year olds and unless they have a unique group of senior leaders there is no way this is an improvement in conditioning. Kids will be lazy and need to be pushed by coaches. I hope I'm wrong but I don't see how this can be an improvement in the safety of these kids. They need to be supervised while lifting and if they are not in as good condition as their opponents their is a safety risk.

Newton actually has a winning record against the existing 5A district. Check the the school histories. They may not be able to beat WB, PNG, PAM, Or WOS, but in no way are those teams going to "kill" Newton. Our small enrollment of 275 would not hamper us in competing against any other school in the area. We consistently beat 4A D1 teams which have three times larger enrollment. I don't know of any other school that can claim that.

How much time does a coach spend in practice trying not to be good? How much time does he spend trying not to score? Coach Johnston has NEVER run up the score on anyone. This was one of those games where special teams and defensive scores made it worse than usual. When you pull your starters midway through the second quarter you've done enough. The second teamers have worked just as hard as the starters and deserve to show what they can do. They should not be punished because they are better than the other teams starters.

At least Crockett isn't scared to play Newton

"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than real ignorance and conscientious stupidity" MLK jr

Please, please one game at a time. We don't need these kids looking any farther than the next game. We've had great teams come up short too many times

Hope K'ville can regroup and build a program the area deserves. Lots of great kids with great tradition. I'm sure it will all work out. Good luck cats.

WOS hits too hard !

So sad to see a young man lose his life this way. I pray God will give his family strength and peace in this extremely difficult time. In 1958 Jasper running back Jimmy Amison broke his neck and died on the field in a game against Newton. That is a scene I'll never forget as long as I live.

Newton playing lots of sophomores and juniors. Coach Johnston has the program in great shape.

Larger schools have nothing to win and everything to lose by playing a school one third their size. We should consider ourselves lucky that some larger schools will play us. It's sure not for the money. It has to be out of the respect other coaches had for Coach Barbary and now for Coach Johnston.

The difference in this game was Newton was the better team. We always have fewer boys suited up this is nothing new. It's how Coach Johnstnson prepares them and the culture they grow up in. We had a lot more kids going both ways than Silsbee did but check out the stats. Take of that 70 yd to pass (which was beautiful) and Newton'D did a great job. We only have around 300 kids in school. How about a little credit for consistently beating schools 2 1/2 times bigger. I don't see anyone else doing that.

My Dad always told me my reputation was what other people knew about me, but honor was what I knew about myself. I have to believe this young man has honor. The adults who have been an influence in his life should be very proud as he is already a very special person. May God bless you Kameron.

Coach Johnston will never allow an OC to run the score up on anybody. If Newton has a big lead, starters don't see the second half. That's the way Curtis Barbary ran his program and it's still run the same way. You never know when those tables might turn and the object of the game is never to make your opponent look bad. Coach Thompśon is 80 years old and coached for 54 years and as far as I'm concerned irreplaceable. But I'm very biased towards my old coach and Sunday school teacher. He will be missed though.

According to Maxpreps Since 2004 Newton has winning records against Bridge City (4-1) Orangefied (3-2) Silsbee (4-2) and Liberty (2-0). Couldn't find anything on LCM. Let's remember our history before making brash comments.

Sure would like to see a list of those 15 teams that could beat Newton every year

This defense is crazy fast. Never seen anything like it. Great win for a great program. All that hard work payed off.

Let's go to work guys!!

Newton always supporting the mighty mustangs. Take no prisoners!!

Thanks Insider for the share. Deviun has been playing with a special fire in his heart all year long and this explains it all. He leads all classifications in sacks and is totally relentless on every play. Unless you are from Newton it's hard to understand what Coach Johnston means to the community. He was D.C. For Curtis Barbary for many years and when we lost Coach Barbary it was a no brainer that Coach Johnston would fill his shoes. The football team is what brings the people of Newton together and a source of enormous pride. Where else do you see 90 year old ladies at the Quarterback Club meetings? I mean really. When Deviun was in his darkest hour he was in the perfect place with the right people to pull him through. He will always be in the hearts of the people of Newton.

If Newton's O-line and defensive front 7 continue to play at the level they have been playing, they should be should be hard to beat. I really think this O-line should start getting some credit.

Great job Dawgs!! Congrats coaches and players. Keep up the hard work.

If the players are making the decisions on who's playing offense and defense you need a new coach. Guarantee you coaches make those decisions at WOS and Newto. At Newton the philosophy has always been to try and put their best player at MLB.