Newton Co. Rams, playing in one of the toughest regions in the state, faced an uphill battle in trying to go to the state tournament for the 3rd consecutive year.

When the 2005 season started at Newton high School, I thought it would be my last team, ever, to coach, & I wanted it to be a successful year.

The 2003 season had a lot of excitement as the Rams' 66-43 win over Eastside H.S. led to a historic record, as Coach Bradley became "the winningest varsity basketball coach" in Georgia, with 1,255 varsity basketball victories!

Many people said there was "no way" we could have the type of program (or success) that we had experienced years before. I knew that I was not going back to the school which I knew in the "50s & '60s, but I felt that there still were some young boys there that still wanted to play basketball!

Even tho' the 1975 season was almost 40 years ago, it is hard to forget the problems we encountered that year.

The '73 season opened with only one senior, Scott Price, leading the way.

As we headed to Atlanta for the state tournament, I knew that this team had already proven that it was one of our great ones, regardless of the outcome in Atlanta.

With the 1972 regular season completed, the Rams' record stood at 21-1, but all of our true fans knew that the "real season" was about to start!

Continuing our story of the 1972 Rams---coming off the big win over Forest Park, the Rams blasted Griffin 82-53, as Donnie Freeman scored 26 pts., & Scott Price had 15 rebounds.

With an 8-0 record, the Rams & their fans were excited about having the 8th- ranked Price HS come to "Death Valley"!

As the 1972 Georgia High School basketball season opened, the Newton Co. Rams felt like they had solidified their tradition the previous year.

There was a time when a Region Championship was almost an unattainable-goal for a Newton Co. boys basketball team! But, with the success the Rams had over the past 13 years, there was no ceiling on their goals for the season!

This is the 4th story on the 1971 team. As the 6AAA tournament opens, the Rams are trying to do something no Newton Co. team has ever done--win 4 region championships in a row.

Continuing the story of the 1971 team, with a 9-0 record: A good coach knows that there are going to be both highs & lows in a season, so a team tries to avoid several losses clumped together, which "shakes" the team's confidence.

Now, the 2nd part of the story of the 1971 NCHS basketball team: When a team has averaged only 2 losses a year for 12 years, you wouldn't think we would have to prove much to the public.

Our 1971 season was much anticipated as the Rams were moving into the highest classification in Georgia. Many "basketball experts" were predicting that this team was too short to compete with the taller teams in in the larger schools.

The final of 4 stories on the 1970 NCHS boys team: After all of the excitement of winning another region championship the week before,

This is our 3rd story on the 1970 NCHS basketball season. Our loss in the Sub-region finals to Burney Harris was only the 2nd loss we had suffered this season.

Tournament time is the most exciting part of the year for a team! Most of our seniors had about 2,000 hours invested in their career, & they'd "paid a price"

When the 1970 season came around , the Newton Co. tradition was so strong that their fans expected nothing but a big winner!