Striving to Win in 2010

Coach Connie Guinn

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Lady Eagles fall to Dragons

By David Dawson, Rome News-Tribune Sports Editor

Photo by Ryan Smith, RN-T

 

Pepperell coach Jeff Rickman was reminded on Friday just how glad he is to have Monea Ware on his team — and Coosa coach Connie Guinn was reminded just how much she misses her. Ware, who transferred from Coosa to Pepperell at the beginning of the school year, scored a game-high 23 points and pulled down 15 rebounds to help the Lady Dragons earn a hard-fought 55-43 win over Coosa. The 7-AA victory, which came in front of a massive and highly-energized crowd, kept Pepperell perfect in the subregion at 4-0, and pushed the Lady Dragons to 13-1 overall. It was Ware’s first game against her former teammates, and she proved to be the clear-cut difference maker. She made a series of key plays down the stretch, helping Pepperell end the fourth quarter on a 12-1 run to break open what had been a one-point game. “When you’re playing basketball, you can’t have any mixed emotions,” said Ware. “I am on a new team now, so there is no (looking back). … But at the end of the night, we’re all back to being friends.” Ware scored 17 points in the second half to help fuel a comeback by the Lady Dragons, who trailed by seven early in the third quarter.
“I think Monea came out here tonight with something to prove — and by George, she proved it,” said Guinn. “It is disheartening to see her wearing a different jersey.” The large Coosa student section did its best to rattle Ware, but the junior never showed the first sign of letting the crowd get to her. “We are so proud of her,” said Pepperell’s Frances Rhyne. “There was a lot of yelling at her from the stands, but she stayed focus.” It’s worth noting that Guinn’s steadily-improving Coosa team almost upstaged the whole Ware-against-her-former-team topic. With Mel McLean scoring 16 points and Kirsten Walker adding nine points and 15 rebounds, the Lady Eagles (7-10, 2-2) matched baskets with Pepperell for virtually the entire night before foul trouble eventually foiled Coosa’s upset bid.
“I think we proved, again tonight, that if we will ever just cut down on our turnovers and our mental mistakes, we can be a contender in this region,” Guinn said. She will get no argument on that from Rickman, who saw first-hand just how dangerous the Lady Eagles can be. “We knew Coach Guinn would come in here with a great gameplan, and she did,” said Rickman. “We really had to fight. … There’s never a dull moment in this subregion.” Ware, incidentally, wasn’t the only hero for Pepperell. Guards Jeni Cheeks (nine points) and Anna Baker (seven) also made key contributions, and Rhyne provided seven points, including a pivotal basket midway through the fourth quarter. Macey Price, recovering from a knee injury, also had a big bucket off the bench in a contest where seemingly every point was crucial. “We knew it was going to be a tough battle, and we’re really excited to get the win,” said Rhyne.
Coosa owned a 25-21 lead at the half, and was up 32-25 early in the third period.  Pepperell then reeled off a 7-0 run — including six points by Ware — to tie it at 32-32 with 2:20 left in the third. It stayed tight for the next six minutes, with neither team owning a lead of more than three points. But Pepperell took control in the final four minutes, thanks to a stream of big plays by Ware, Rhyne and Cheeks. The late-game run was also aided by Coosa’s foul troubles, as three of the Lady Eagles’ starters (Johna Collette, Walker and Brecia Hall) each fouled out. Pepperell hosts Rockmart on Tuesday; Coosa hosts Temple.

COOSA (43)

Mel McLean 16, Johna Collette 2, Tracie Moten 1, Brecia Hall 2, Summer Dempsey 10, Shelby Boyd 2, Jenae Chubb 1, Kirsten Walker 9.

PEPPERELL (55)

Jeni Cheeks 9, Anna Baker 8, Frances Rhyne 7, Macey Price 2, Cassadee Ainsworth 3, Kiara Parks
3 23. , Monea Ware

 

 

Lady Eagles Get back on the Winning Track

Article: CHS Web team  Staff Reports

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Mel McLean has earned a new nickname at Coosa, "Money".  Mel Money McLean knocked down 29 points as the Lady Eagles downed Gordon Central 55-33. “She was making everything — well, everything but her free throws.”, stated Coach Connie Guinn. Kirsten Walker had 9 points for the Eagles (1-3).  McLean finished with four 3-pointers for Coosa. The Lady Eagles rebounded nicely from Tuesday’s 38-28 loss to Dade County

 

 

 

Lady Eagles Fall to Dade

It was a long ride home for Coach Connie Guinn and the Lady Eagles of Coosa. In spite of the fact that Coosa held the high scoring Wolverines to just 38 points, The Lady Eagles fell to Dade 38-28 in Trenton. Mel McLean chalked up 11 and Kristen Walker 10, to lead Coosa in Scoring.

 

 

Chattooga girls 57, Coosa 49

Mel McLean and Kirsten Walker knocked down 16 and 15 points respectively but it wasn't enough as Connie Guinn's Coosa Lady Eagles fell to Chattooga 57-49.  Chattooga was paced by Shadow Day who scored 19.

 

Rome girls 62, Coosa 31

Photo by Ken Caruthers, RN-Tribune

Coosa's opener was a tough one as the Lady Eagles fell to cross town rival Rome 62-31 before a large crowd at the

Eagle's Nest.  Mel McClean led the Eagles with 16 points, including 4 three-pointers.  Rome went to 5-0 on the season

while Coosa fell to 0-1.  Much of the night appeared to be just getting used to playing in a real game situation.  The Lady Eagles face a tough Region Schedule this season but Coach Guinn is confident they will rise to the occasion.

 

 

 

 

 

“Lady Eagles LIVE ”

Coosa High School Technology Streams First Live Event !

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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 girlsscrimmageGossett’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.