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EAGLES LIVE !!!!
Coosa High School Technology Streams First Live Event !
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VIEW STREAMING VIDEOS FROM GHSA TV
 The Coosa
High School technology
department made history Tuesday night by hosting a live-streaming broadcast
of the Girls and Boys basketball scrimmages.
While most initial attempts tend to have a lot of hang-ups and
problems, Tuesday went off pretty much “without a hitch”. Coach Allen Gossett’s crew included Harleigh Turner, Kyle Hubbard, Jasmine Vickers, and Mr.
Jim Moore. Coach Gossett manned the
cameras and control panels in what turned out to be a very successful
broadcast. If you  would like to view the video, go to the
Coosa High School homepage (http://www.coosahigh.net)
and click on Streaming Video. The
Video is hosted by GHSA TV and
produced by the Coosa
High School technology
classes. The videos are part of a “new
look” Coosa High website which hopes to incorporate all aspects of the CHS
learning community.
Eagles Down Jackets
by Alex Farrer, Rome News-Tribune
Sports Writer
Saturday’s game turned
out to be a home game for the Coosa boys, after all. And they certainly took
full advantage of their home court. Coosa used a strong game by Desmond
Curtis to get a 59-55 win over Calhoun in a 7-AA crossover contest at the
Eagles’ Nest. Earlier this week, the Eagles thought they were going to have
to play Saturday’s game at Pepperell because the power was scheduled to be
shut off at the Coosa gym while Georgia Power did some testing. But this
weekend’s bad weather forced the testing to be postponed, and allowed the
Eagles (9-8, 4-1) to play at home. Curtis had a dominant game inside,
accounting for 19 points to lead the Eagles. He was also constantly on the
glass on both ends. “(Desmond) was huge for us today,” said Coosa coach John McFather. “He has really stepped up in the last five or
six games, and he is a tremendously strong player inside. He’s a beast on the
boards on both ends.” The game was tied at 12 after the first quarter before
Coosa took a 29-25 lead at the half. That four-point lead proved to be the
difference as the two teams both matched each other with 30 points in the
second half. Coosa opened up a ten-point lead early in the fourth quarter,
but a quick 8-0 run by the Yellow Jackets (10-5, 4-2) cut it to 49-47.
However, that was as close as they would get. “We just didn’t take care of
the ball there in the fourth,” said McFather. “We
were making silly mistakes and just not staying mentally focused. “We were
able to make some free throws, which is part of closing the game out. We’ll learn from this, and I’ve got a group of guys
that are committed to improving.”
Brett Walraven carried Calhoun for much of the game with his
three-point shooting. Walraven had five 3s and a total
of 20 points.
The Eagles and Yellow
Jackets will get back into subregion play on
Tuesday when Coosa hosts Model and travels to 7-AA North foe Dade County.
Eagles fall to Dragons
by Alex Farrer, Rome News-Tribune
Sports Writer
Coosa jumped out to a 17-6 lead after the first quarter at Pepperell on Friday
and then led 32-22 at the half over the host Dragons. But lucky for
Pepperell, basketball is a game of two halves and the Dragons took advantage
of that. Led by Jonathan Watters’
game-high 22 points, Pepperell stormed back in the second half, outscoring
the Eagles 40-27 en route to a 62-59 comeback win in Lindale.
 Pepperell (6-8, 3-1)
trailed by as many as 15 in the third quarter, but a late run in the period
pulled the Dragons to within seven to start the final quarter. They then
reeled off nine straight points to begin the period to go ahead 47-45 for
their first lead of the game. In between the end of the third and beginning
of the fourth, the Dragons went on a 17-0 run. Jerrick
Ferguson accounted for 10 of the points in the spurt. He finished with 14.
“We just kind of hung in there and talked about picking our intensity up,”
said Pepperell coach Steve Horne. “And they just kind of let us hang around.
So I told the guys in the timeout that we had to take advantage of it. “Our
intensity definitely picked up, and I thought our pressure helped to get some
turnovers to help get the momentum going our way.” The two teams battled back
and forth in the final quarter with five ties and six lead changes. But a
lay-up by Fabian Maciel and two Watters free throws
with six seconds left stretched the lead to 62-57 to seal the win. An Ethan
Lambert put-back at the buzzer made the final 62-59. “I just knew I’ve got to
hit these or they’ve got a shot to tie it,” said Watters of the free throws.
“This is a big win and it should give us a confidence boost as we get to the
halfway point of the subregion schedule.” Quinton
Cotton led Coosa (5-8, 3-1) with 17 points.
Lambert had 16 including three shots from behind the arc. “This is big,” said Horne of the win.
“Everybody in our subregion is competitive, and
anybody can beat anybody on any night so you’ve got to win your home games if
you want to compete for the title. “Every time you win one now, the next one
becomes bigger so we’re just going to play hard and do the best we can and
see what happens.” Pepperell will once again be at home on Tuesday when they
host Rockmart; Coosa will host Temple.
COOSA (59)
Quinton Cotton 17, Ethan Lambert 16, Zac Hale 10, Kelvis Jeffries 5, Kyle Flemming
4, Desmond Curtis 3, Tyler Bradley 2.
PEPPERELL (62)
Jonathan Watters 22, Jerrick Ferguson 14, Andy
Dodd, Ben Lovingood
10, Kyle Henderson 3, Fabian Maciel 2.
Eagles Down Armuchee
Rome News-Tribune Staff Reports--The Coosa
boys seem intent on holding on to sole possession of first place in the subregion, no matter how hard they have to work for it.
The Eagles were thoroughly tested Tuesday night but emerged with a 53-47 road
win over Armuchee. Quinton Cotton scored a
game-high 21 points, including hitting the game-sealing free throws in the
final seconds after Armuchee had pulled within
50-47. With the win, Coosa moved to 3-0 in
the subregion, maintaining a one-game lead in the
standings.
Desmond Curtis scored 16 points for the
Eagles, who led 23-16 at the end of a rugged — but entertaining — first half.
The Eagles (6-8 overall) then fended off Armuchee
throughout the second half, including making a series of key plays in the
final minute. “Both teams played incredibly hard, and it was just a very good
basketball game,” said Armuchee coach Ray Tucker.
“There was a great crowd and both teams really gave a great effort.” Coosa
led 39-28 at the end of the third quarter before Armuchee
outscored the Eagles 19-11 in the first seven minutes of the final period to
get back in. “I was very proud of the way we came back, but we just couldn’t
quite catch them in the end,” said Tucker.
Marcel Hudson finished with a game-high 11 points for the Indians
(5-9, 1-2) and Davante Hudson added nine. Coosa made just one 3-point basket for the night, and
shot 14-of-22 at the foul line. But the Eagles managed to make the most of
their offensive output to gain the win.
Eagles Down Model
by Jeremy Stewart, Rome
News-Tribune Sports Writer
Photo by Lindey Dugger Cordell, RN-T
The Coosa Eagles is getting their subregion
suspense over early. At least, that’s what head coach John McFather hopes. Fighting off the Model Blue Devils in
Shannon Friday night, Coosa went 7-of-10 at
the line in the final three minutes and held on for the 62-58 7-AA South win.
“I thought it was a great team win,” McFather said.
“I felt like our guys bought i nto what we wanted to do tonight and … it was
a real good win.“But it’s still early.”Coosa got a shot at the buzzer from Kelvis Jefferies Tuesday night to open their subregion schedule with a victory over Rockmart.“We try
to use every game as a learning experience,” McFather
said. “And we’ve been learning a lot.”The Eagles (5-7, 2-0 in 7-AA South)
opened the game with a 5-0 run and the two teams played to a 13-13 tie after
the first period. Model (9-5, 1-1) took a two-point lead early in the second
but Coosa quickly retook the lead with 6:12
until the break and stayed ahead the rest of the game. “It was a war,” Model
head coach Andy Akin said. “They are a good team. We’re a good team. They
beat us on the boards though and that’s the name of the game.” Coosa’s Desmond Curtis pulled in a double-double
performance as the senior had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Eagles. Teammate Ethan Lambert had 10. “Desmond is
very key for us,” McFather said. “I think that he
is just now getting into good basketball shape and is starting to show his
leadership abilities on the court.” Blue Devil Shaqueille
Calhoun had a game-high 21 points. Taylor Meeks finished with 12 for Model
and Donald Johnson 10. “They were tough to put away,” McFather
said. “Model has a good team. Shaq is an outstanding player and coach Akin
does a good job of getting his kids ready to play.” With a two-point lead, Coosa started the second half with a 10-2 run to go up
40-30. Model called a timeout and Calhoun came back to spearhead an 11-2
stretch for the Blue Devils which cut the deficit to one. A 3-pointer from
Lambert kept an Eagle surge going at the end of the third period and Coosa increased their cushion to seven with 5:28 left
in the game with the score 53-47. Model caught a second win, however, and
produced a small 7-2 run to make it 55-54 with just over three minutes
remaining. But some missed Blue Devil shots and the Eagles’ efficiency at the
foul stripe at the end kept them undefeated in 7-AA South. “Coosa played
well,” Akin said. “That’s probably what I’ll be saying for the next nine
games because that’s the way it is in this subregion.”
EAGLES DOWN ROCKMART
ON LAST SECOND SHOT
The Coosa High School
boys basketball fought a hard battle at the Eagles nest but the Eagles came
up strong
EAGLES FALL TO PHEONIX
Sonoraville outscored Coosa 44-34 in the
second half to break open a 28-28 halftime time and earn a 7-AA crossover win
on the road.Sonoraville’s Adolphus
Allen led all scorers with 22 points. Justin Zachary added 19, Tucker
Blaylock had 12 and Greg Mulkey 10 for the Phoenix (8-5).Ethan Lambert hit four 3s and finished
with 19 points for Coosa (2-6). Desmond
Curtis had 14 and Zac Hale 12 for the Eagles.
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