{"id":50972,"date":"2026-11-09T06:49:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T12:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=50972"},"modified":"2026-11-09T06:55:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T12:55:41","slug":"newton-football-season-ends-with-loss-in-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/football\/50972-newton-football-season-ends-with-loss-in-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Newton Football Season Ends With Loss In Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Newton High School&#8217;s season came to a close in the Class 2A Football Playoffs Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Johnston City handed the Eagles a 16-7 loss.<\/p>\n<p>Newton&#8217;s Maddox Horner scored the opening touchdown on a 61-yard run.<\/p>\n<p>But Johnston City came back on a touchdown by Hayden Burton and the two-point conversion was good to give the Indians an 8-7 lead.<\/p>\n<p>In the second quarter, Burton scored again and the Indians held a 16-7 lead and that&#8217;s where the scoring ended.<\/p>\n<p>Johnston City&#8217;s defense held Newton down.<\/p>\n<p>Parker Harrison had six solo tackles for the Eagles and eight assists. 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