New Albany Bulldogs

Lafayette and Potts Camp travel to Union County this weekend for the home finalies for New Albany and East Union.
The Commodores, two-time defending state champions in 4A, will take on the Bulldogs with the winner in control for the division title in Region 2-4A. Lafayette enters the game at 7-1, having only lost to Oxford earlier this season. For New Albany, Coach Ron Price is proud of last week’s performance at North Pontotoc and hopes to see that same effort this week.

Boston Newsome challenged himself over the last week, and that paid off for the Bulldogs in its 56-13 win at North Pontotoc on Friday.

The senior rushed for 171 yards against Senatobia last week, but had an uncharacteristic four fumbles. Throughout the last week he worked to fix that mistake, and he responded, finishing with 306 yards on 36 carries and five touchdowns against the Vikings.

The Bulldogs were looking for a big win, and came through with a 14-7 victory over Senatobia to open division play.

Entering the game at 2-4 and on a three-game losing streak, New Albany put up a big defensive effort to get the win.

Angel Joslin helped the Lady Bulldogs clinch a playoff spot, showing out on her senior night with three hits and six RBI in New Albany’s 19-0 win over Shannon last Thursday.
“They’re playing good, and hopefully we’re peaking at the right time,” New Albany coach Shane Sanderson said. “We hit the ball hard tonight and made few errors, so that usually translates to a win. I’m excited about that, and we’re going to take the weekend off and get healthy and ready for next week.”