1972 Newton County p3
From 8-28-14
With an 8-0 record, the Rams & their fans were excited about having the 8th- ranked Price HS come to "Death Valley"! Long before the doors opened, the crowd was assembling outside the gym, and in less than an hour after they were opened, , the gym was full to capacity--(& they were then shut tightly!).
With a balanced attack, headed by Donnie Freeman's 24 pts., Scott Price's 22, Kevin Price's 20 pts., & Neal Dickerson's 20 pts., the Rams sent the visitors back to Atlanta with a 77-65 defeat! The victory moved Newton Co. Into 1st place in the state rankings, as they headed to neighboring Rockdale Co. HS. The Rams were pushed in a close game, but pulled away in the 2nd half, with a 78-69 win as Donnie Freeman scored 29 pts., & Kevin Price scored 20 pts., & Neal Dickerson had 16 pts. With a 10-0 record, the Rams boarded their chartered bus, travelled to Atlanta, still "smarting" from the defeat suffered at Washington High, suffered the previous year! With Kevin Price scoring from all over the floor (26 pts.) & Freeman scored 22 pts & dominated the boards with 20 rebounds, the Rams "punished" Washington, 71-55! Next came a trip to Atlanta's Price HS, that all the players remembered from the previous season! In a "wild & wooly" contest, Price H.S. gave the visiting Rams their 1st defeat of the season, 62-60! The NCHS lads, with their 11-1 record, didn't have much time to think about the loss, because one of the pre-season favorites, Forest Park HS, loomed just around the corner! Freeman made sure that the packed house knew early that Forest Park couldn't play with the Rams on this night, as his 24 pts. & 25 reb. were instrumental in the 58-42 victory!
