{
  "id": 14860386,
  "title": "Newtown football scores big win over previously unbeaten No. 7 Notre Dame Prep",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/newtown-football-scores-big-win-over-previously-unbeaten-no-7-notre",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T03:37:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/newtown-football-scores-big-win-033709240.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Newtown High School defeated previously unbeaten Notre Dame Prep 20-9 in a high school football game on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. Newtown's head coach, Dan Farina, led his team to an upset victory after a bye week. The Nighthawks' junior quarterback, Jack Colonel, and senior Luke Gagnon combined for 63 yards on a crucial 63-yard drive in the fourth quarter. Newtown's freshman Devin Santacroce also contributed a game-changing 43-yard interception return for a touchdown with five seconds left in the third quarter. Notre Dame Prep's sophomore running back, Ja cari Harris, was injured in the second quarter but was allowed to return and score a touchdown before exiting the game after the injury.",
  "summary": "A third-quarter interception return gave Newtown a lead, and its defense stopped Notre Dame Prep late.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "How good is Indiana? + Can BYU carry the Big 12 against Notre Dame? + JMU on the move",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/how-good-is-indiana-can-byu-carry-the-big-12-against-notre-dame-jmu",
        "published": "2026-10-15T20:01:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}