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Welcome to the Online Home of Coosa High School Football . The Eagles are led by Head Coach Chad Perry. This years season promises to be exciting
and successful . Click Here for the 2009 Schedule. Most of this season’s articles are provided
courtesy of the Rome News-Tribune while many will be written by the Opening
photo by Ryan Smith, Eagles Fall to Yellow Jackets by Alex Farrer, Rome News-Tribune
Sports Writer Photo-RN-T.com The Rockmart Yellow Jackets came out
with a less than stellar effort in the first half of their game on Friday
night against Coosa, but their play in the second half was enough to help
them to a key subregion win. Rockmart (3-3, 2-0) came back from a
12-0 halftime deficit to score 18 unanswered points and knock off their subregion foe at “The Rock.” The biggest play of the
night came in the fourth quarter with the game tied 12-12 and Coosa driving.
Eagles quarterback David Masters dropped back for a pass and before he could
even look downfield Rockmart defender Quitman Berry laid a crushing hit on
him to jar the ball loose. Rockmart’s James Anderson then scooped the ball up
and ran 40 yards for the go-ahead and eventual winning touchdown. That
touchdown capped off a great second half for Anderson who put Rockmart on the
board in the third quarter after taking a reverse and scampering 32 yards for
a score. “We felt like the kids weren’t ready in
the first half, and that’s our fault as coaches,” said Rockmart head coach
Dan Duff. “We were not focused when we went out there, and (the kids) looked
like they were defeated before the game was over. “I told them at the end of the game
that’s what I was so proud of them about is that they fought their way out of
that. That’s going to happen in life, not just a football game. You’re going
to get down, bad things are going to happen, but you can’t quit. You’ve got
to keep fighting, and that’s what we did.” The Yellow Jackets tied the game
early in the fourth quarter, when running back Jordan Wright took the handoff
and ran 15 yards to the end zone. Wright was the leading rusher for Rockmart
with 64 yards on eight carries. Coosa (2-4, 1-1) scored on their first drive
of the game making it look easy by driving down the field and punching it in
on a 2-yard run by Desmond Curtis. Curtis
also scored the second touchdown for Coosa on a 63-yard run in the second
quarter. The senior ended the night with 127 yards on 20 carries. The Eagles
had a chance to extend their two-touchdown lead early in the third quarter
after recovering a muffed punt at the Rockmart 15, but the Yellow Jackets
blocked a Coosa field goal attempt to swing the momentum. Along with the
blocked field goal, neither team was able to convert an extra-point try or
two-point conversion on the night. Rockmart’s defense led the way in the
second half, and Duff said that was not a surprise. “Our defense has always
been there for us this year,” said Duff. “Without the defense we wouldn’t be
at 3-3 now. The offense has been a little slow this year, but their coming on
and getting better.” Rockmart will have another huge subregion game next week when they host Pepperell. Coosa
has a tough test as they welcome in Armuchee for a
do-or-die game for the Eagles. Eagles Shine in the Shrine by Jeremy Stewart, Rome News-Tribune Sports Writer Photo by Ryan Smith, RN-T.com Coosa’s offense scored just once in
Saturday night’s Region 7-AA South football game against Model. David Master’s pass to Giorgio
Fleetwood with the game tied 14-14 found the senior in front of his defender
with less than a minute and half left to play. Fleetwood raced to the end
zone and the 64-yard touchdown reception led the Eagles to a 23-14 win in the
62nd annual Shrine Game at Barron Stadium. “Giorgio has caught that pass a
hundred times in practice and I had no doubt when he caught it and had the
defensive back behind him that he was going to the end zone,” Coosa coach
Chad Perry said. With a revived Model passing attack chomping up yardage and
the momentum shifting wildly throughout the first half, the Eagles played
through the adversity. “It wasn’t the kind of win that we had planned on it
being but a win is a win,” Perry said. “The important thing is we’re 1-0 in
the subregion and that is where we wanted to be no
matter how we got there.” The Blue Devils (0-6, 0-2) and
quarterback Dustin Fincher passed for 234 yards yet still found themselves
with a loss. “I thought we played great,” Model
coach Randy Surrett said. “The kids played hard.
They never quit and that’s what we’ve tried to instill in them.” James Wells
had 141 yards on eight receptions while Craig Calhoun had 81 yards on three
catches, including an 11-yard touchdown pass near the end of the first
quarter. Coosa (2-3, 1-0) got their first two
touchdowns on special teams plays in the first half. A high snap to Model
punter Joel Poulicek on the Blue Devils’ first
drive was picked up by the Eagles’ Taylor DeBerry
on the two-yard line and quickly put it in for six points. In the first part
of the second quarter, Coosa’s Jared Vancuren
blocked a Poulicek punt deep in Model’s territory
and Desmond Curtis recovered it in the end zone. Stephen Walters kicked the
second of his three extra points and Coosa went ahead 14-7. “We had been
solid in special teams all year. It had been a big positive for us,” Surrett said. “We’ve preached to them that turnovers can
be the difference in a game and it really hurt us tonight.” Model returned the favor in the third
quarter as Kyle Thomas blocked a punt by Walters and Randall Cooper recovered
the ball on the Eagles’ four-yard line. Cooper than ran the ball in for a
two-yard touchdown two plays later and Poulicek
made the PAT to make it 14-14. With time running down in the fourth quarter,
Masters, who passed for 132 yards on five completions, connected with Fleetwood
for the first time and put them on top with 1:12 left top
play. With Model pinned deep in their own territory again, Wells was
pressured in his own end zone during a halfback pass and threw the ball away,
leading to an intentional grounding call and a safety for Coosa. The Eagles
travel to Rockmart on Friday while the Blue Devils are idle. COOSA DEFEATS CEDARTOWN ON HISTORIC NIGHT Eagle Stadium Christened Branch Bragg Field by Brad Easterwood,
The Eagles
(1-1) made Bragg proud with their defense and running game. EAGLES FALL 28-7 IN SEASON OPENER The Coosa Eagles had a tough time in their season opener
at 6-AAA foe Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe
falling 28-7 to the home standing Warriors. Desmond Curtis finished
with 87 yards on five carries and scored the Eagles’ only touchdown on a
74-yard run in the third quarter. The
PAT was tacked on by Stephen Walters. Eagles Work on Running Game in First
Scrimmage
The The Catamounts scored the only points of the first half on
a 17-yard run by Tre Beck. The TD was set up by a
33 yard run by Chris White. 2009 Brings New Faces to the Staff and Lineup The Coosa H.S. coaching staff welcomes
several new faces on the sidelines this season. NEW STAFF MEMBERS Nick Williamson--Def. Coord Picture Day is Aug 15th at 9:00 am 2009
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