Eufaula head football coach Larry Newton (at right) set a new record for longest winning season with eight after last week’s win over Valliant. Newton was hired in 2012 and took over a program that went 3-7, 3-7 and 3-7 the last three years prior to his hiring. Newton has instilled the old Ironhead philosophy and it has done nothing but be successful. Newton has developed at least one collegiate athlete in each of his 12 years at Eufaula. Newton’s only losing season was his first when the Ironheads went 1-9 and after that it was nothing but ascending to success. Just two years later he led Eufaula to a 9-3 record, and from 2018 to 2022 has won 10 games in four of those seasons not including a 12-2 season when he led the Ironheads to the semi finals losing to the state champions. Newton graduated in 1989 and played under his uncle, coach Frank Farrow.

Eufaula coaches records: Larry Newton Jr. 89-48 (12 seasons) Coach Farrow 84-120 (19 seasons) Coach Bell 110-73 (18 Seasons)