(NEWTON) Here’s a look at the key statistics from Newton’s 42-28 loss at Shelbyville, in High School Football from last Friday night.
DEFENSIVELY
The Eagles had a total of 25 solo tackles and 18 assists
- Led by Dominic Baltzell with 5 solo tackles and 4 assists
- Drake Wolf had 5 solo tackles and 1 assist
- Cole Elmore had 3 solo tackles and 3 assists
Newton had one sack on the night
- by Owen Schackmann
OFFENSIVELY / TEAM
- Total yards for Newton was 275 on the night, 95 rushing and 180 passing
- Shelbyville ran for 106 yards with 59 passing yards, for a total of 165 yards
- Newton had 12 first downs in the game compared to the Rams with 11
- The Eagles carried the ball 34 times with 2 rushing touchdowns
- Shelbyville ran for 4 touchdowns on 31 carries
- Newton caught 6 of the 15 passes attempted with 2 passing touchdowns
- The Rams had 7 catches of the 15 passes attempted with 1 touchdown thru the air
EAGLE RUSHING
- Drake Wolf gained 82 yards on 17 carries with a touchdown
- David Ferguson had 10 carries for 21 yards and a touchdown
- Cole Phillips carried the ball once for 3 yards
EAGLE PASSING
- Evan Zumbahlen caught 2 passes for 90 yards and a touchdown
- Drake Wolf had 1 catch for a 60 yard touchdown
- Dexter Fulton had 2 catches for 28 yards
- Quarterback Hayden Mulvey completed 6 of his 19 passes with 2 touchdowns
EAGLE KICKING
- Henry Will successfully converted all 4 of his points after touchdowns
EAGLE KICK RETURNS
- David Ferguson had 2 returns for 46 yards
- Drake Wolf had 1 return for 19 yards
- Evan Zumbahlen had 1 return for 15 yards
The 0-1 Eagles have their home opener tomorrow night against Paxton-Buckley-Loda.