Newton Rams football holds off Archer, preps for next Friday’s playoffs

COVINGTON, Ga. — After clinching Class AAAAAAA playoff berth in final week’s win over South Gwinnett, the Newton Rams grabbed one other victory on the again of a robust defensive efficiency.

The Rams completed their 2022 common season with a 19-11 win over the Archer Tigers Friday evening, giving it a feel-good victory forward of subsequent Friday’s playoff sport. 

An Archer discipline aim sat alone on the scoreboard for almost all of the primary half as each offenses traded punts and empty drives.

With three minutes left within the second quarter, the Tigers’ offense was pushed again deep in its personal territory earlier than having to punt.

Newton’s Keon Davis broke via the safety to dam the punt and provides the Rams’ offense the ball on the aim line.

On the following play, Newton gave the handoff to West Virginia commit Justin Benton, and the senior defensive lineman took the carry in for a Newton landing.

Following the missed additional level, the Rams went into halftime with a 6-3 lead.

Regardless of getting two interceptions off Rams quarterback Deron Benson, the Archer offense struggled to transform as Newton continued dialing up strain on the Tigers’ quarterback.

The Rams opened up the sport early within the fourth quarter when Benson related with junior Marcus Calwise who eluded nearly all of the Archer protection on his method to a 35-yard landing.

Benson would give the Rams one other rating late within the fourth when he discovered Keon Davis throughout the center to make it a 19-3. Archer scored a remaining landing and 2-point conversion with beneath a minute left in regulation to offer the ultimate rating.

Newton placed on a defensive clinic registering six sacks within the sport and retaining Archer’s offense struggling to place drives collectively.

With the win, the Rams end their 2022 common season with a 6-4 file general and a 3-2 mark in Area 4-AAAAAAA as they look forward to the postseason with a No. 3 seed and a matchup at Area 3-AAAAAAA No. 2 seed Marietta (4-6, 3-1) subsequent Friday.