Striving to Win in 2010

Coach Randy Vice

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Coosa High School

4454 Alabama Highway, NW., Rome, Georgia

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Coosa High School in Rome, Georgia, has the oldest Soccer Team in the Floyd County School System. The Boys (Coed at the time) team was established in 1989 by head coach, Randy Vice... The Girl's team under the leadership of Roger Dewey,(1994,1995), Randy Vice, (1996,&97) Cindy Moore,(98,2000) qualified for post-season play the first five seasons of their existance . Coach Josh Agan was Girls Head Coach for 3 years. The boys team, led by Randy Vice for 18 years, made several region playoff tournaments and one state tournament appearance. Coach Vice retook the helm of the Girls team in 2004 as well as the Boy's Team. Coach Eric Plants led the Girls team in 2005. The Current head coach of the Girls team is Erick Hopper . Coach Vice retired after his 18th season at the helm of the Boy’s team . Coach Jimmy Easterwood was named the new head coach of the Coosa Boy’s Soccer program. For the 2007 season.  Coach Vice returned as head coach of the Boys team in 2008.  JV TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

 

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Coosa 3, Armuchee 4, Eagles fail to make playoffs.

The Coosa Eagles fought hard and came back three times before yielding a goal to Armuchee with 2 minutes remaining in the second half.  Octavio Vasquez, Paco Miranda, and Sixto Moraga scored goals for the Eagles.  Eduardo Vasquez recorded 6 saves in goal.

 

 

Coosa drops two games to Rome and Cedartown

The Eagles lost 6-0 and 5-0 respectively to larger schools Rome and Cedartown do run their record to 8-3 on the season. 

 

Coosa 3, Rockmart 1

The Rockmart Yellow Jackets came to win Monday night as the held the Eagles to 3 goals while compiling one of their own.  Coosa’s goals were scored by Franscisco “Paco” Miranda  (2) and William Moraga (1).  Assists were  recorded by Sixto Moraga and Octavio Vasquez.

 

Coosa 3, Model 2 (PKs)

Rome News-Tribune Staff Reports

 

Two Floyd County rivals battled hard Thursday and needed penalty kicks to decide the game after a 2-2 tie at the end of regulation.

Coosa then connected on all five PK’s in the shootout, and Model made four of five to give the Eagles the win. “It was a great effort all around,” said Coosa coach Randy Vice. “I’m so proud of my guys because they were down for a while there. “Model has really stepped it up (since the last time we played) and they played really well today.”
Francisco “Paco” Miranda scored the first goal for Coosa (7-2, 1-1) on an assist from Sixto Moraga. Octavio Vasquez then tied the game in the 70th minute on a penalty kick.
Taylor Meeks had both goals for Model (3-4, 1-1).
Coosa next plays on Monday at Shorter College against Rockmart; Model hosts Armuchee Tuesday.

 

 

Eagles Fall to Tigers

The Eagles made two key errors in the 1st half including a foul near the top of the box which cost them dearly as Darlington took a 2-0 lead into half time.  Sixto Moraga scored the Eagles lone goal with 4 minutes remaining.  Darlington was able to hold on to the win in spite of a last minute barrage of Coosa shots on goal at the end of the contest. 

Gordon Central ends Streak

Downs Coosa 5-1

Gordon Central put an end to Coosa’s undefeated run by limiting the Eagles to one goal in at Gordon Central.
Sixto Moraga scored the lone goal for the Eagles, who fell to 6-1 overall. Coosa plays Chattooga on Thursday night at Shorter College’s Ben Brady Field.

Eagles Down Tigers

RN-T Staff Reports, Photo by CHS Yearbook Staff,

CLICK HERE TO VIEW ROME NEWS-TRIBUNE VIDEO .The Eagles got two goals in the first half and held on for a road win. Sixto Moraga scored the first goal on a free kick, and Emilio Deleon made it 2-0 on an unassisted goal. Eduardo Vazquez had the shutout in goal for Coosa (6-0) with four saves.
The Eagles are back on the road today at Gordon Central.

Eagles Struggle but Win to go 5-0.

It was one of those nights when everything seemed to go wrong for the Coosa Eagles.  Shots wide to the right, wide to the left, a missed save by an All-Area keeper;  Nonetheless the Eagles were able to pull out a 2-1 win (PK Shootout) over a scrappy Chattooga team.  Coosa got on the board first with a 30 yd. shot from Sixto Moraga but failed to find the net for the rest of the half.  With 17 minutes remaining, Chattooga scored on a 35 yd. direct kick which slipped through the hands of normally sure handed Eduardo Vasquez.  After a missed penalty kick in OT, Coosa was able to score on two of their PKs during the shootout while Vasquez blocked all 3 Indian shots.  This is the first time Coosa has ever started the season with 5 straight victories.   Coosa Coach Randy Vice stated, “ It’s my fault we almost lost this game.  We are in intersession and I did a poor job preparing them for this contest.  The players did a great job  pulling off the PK shootout and hats off to Eduardo for a great job in goal”.

Eagles win “Turf War” over Model

SOCCER: Coosa beats rival Devils 9-3 at Shorter, by Rome News-Tribune staff reports

Playing on the artifical turf at Shorter College’s Ben Brady Field, the Coosa boys used a huge performance from Sixto Moraga to down their Floyd County rivals. Moraga finished with four goals and two assists for the Eagles, who owned a 3-2 lead at the half before pulling away in the final 40 minutes.  “This was a great match, and both teams really played hard and played with terrific intensity,” said Coosa coach Randy Vice. “The final score didn’t reflect just how intense this match really was.”  Vice said the excitement level was raised by the unusual venue and the later-than-normal starting time (7 p.m.)  “We are so appreciative of Shorter College for giving us this opportunity to play on this field,” said Vice. “It was a great experience for both teams.”
Paco Miranda had one goal and three assists for Coosa, and Octavio Vasquez added two goals and one assist. Emilo DeLeon and Jared VanCuren added one goal apiece.
Keeper Edwardo Vasquez and Jose Fortenoel led the defensive charge for Coosa, which visits Gordon Central on Wednesday.

 

Eagles defeat Rockmart

SOCCER: Moraga leads Eagles to blowout win

by Rome News-Tribune staff reports

The Coosa Eagles defeated Rockmart, 10-0, with the help of five goals from Sixto Moraga.
Coosa (3-0) also got a big game from Francisco Miranda who had three goals and three assists. Cesar Cornejo added a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Artega rounded out the scoring with a goal.
William Moraga and Stephen Walters each had an assist.
Coosa will next play on Monday against Model at Shorter College’s Ben Brady Field under the lights.

 

Eagles down Sonoraville

The CHS boys team down Sonoraville 5-0 at Sonoraville to improve their record to 2-0 overall.  Sixto Moraga and Francisco (Paco) Miranda had 2 goals each while Stephen Walters had one.  The defense made up of Jose Fortenal , Jared Van Curen, Jose Hernandez, and Marco Antonio played extremely well.  Keeper Eduardo Vasquez had 3 saves in goal.

Eagles Start off 2010 with Win against Adairsville

Rome News-Tribune Staff Reports

The Coosa boys soccer team began its attempt at defending the Area 14-A/AA title in earnest on Monday by beating Adairsville 6-0 at home.

Junior Sixto Moraga led the Eagles with three goals and two assists in their season opener while senior goalkeeper Eduardo Vasquez recorded 11 saves.

“Adairsville took a lot of shots on goal and Eduardo had a really good game,” Coosa coach Randy Vice said. “I was really pleased with the way the guys rebounded from our scrimmage with Cartersville.”

Octovio Vasquez had two goals for the Eagles (1-0) while Francisco “Paco” Miranda had a goal and three assists in the game.

Marco Arreno played hard on the defensive side of the ball for Coosa as Vice played a group of young defenders after some of his starters were issued yellow cards early in the second half.

The Eagles have a week off before playing Sonoraville on the road next Monday.

 

2010 Eagles Training Hard this Summer at Berry

The 2010 Eagles have already began preparing themselves for the upcoming season.  16 of the Eagles, the majority of the starting squad,  arrived at Berry College for Summer Camp with a motivation driven by last season’s playoff run.  The team will be led by Seniors Octavio Vasquez, Eduardo Vasquez, and Jose (Kenny) Hernandez as they prepare for the upcoming season.  While repeating last years  Area Championship will be a challenge with this extremely young squad, hopes are high for a solid season with a possible run at the playoffs. Coach Randy Vice commented on this year’s team: “Jose Hernandez and Octavio Vasquez are the solid field leadership we need for this team” added Vice, “I have been extremely pleased with the play of the underclassmen who have really had a great summer.” “I am also looking forward to watching Sixto (RN-T All Area Sophomore) Moraga mesh with this talented bunch of Freshmen and Sophomores.” Jared Van Curen and Eduardo Vasquez (RN-T All Area Keeper) are the only returning defensive starters.

Rising Freshman Fransico (Paco) Miranda attends Olympic Development Camp

Coosa High School rising freshman Fransico "Paco" Miranda has just returned from the REGION III Olympic Development Program Soccer Camp. One of only two players from the North Georgia area chosen to attend. The US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program Region III has several missions, however, the primary mission is to identify elite level Region III players and facilitate their selection to the US National Team programs. The selection process takes place through state, regional and national trials. The primary benefit to the player is to be able to try out, train, and play against the best players in their age group, allowing the best players to further their development as soccer players. Paco had a great camp and hopes to find out within the week whether or not he has made the Region Squad which includes the best players from Alabama , Arkansas , Florida , Georgia , Louisiana , Mississippi , North Carolina, Oklahoma , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas North , and Texas South.   He has consistently been one of the state of Georgia’s top goal scorers while playing for the Concorde Soccer Club out of the Metro Area.  Head Coach Randy Vice of Coosa commented: “We are excited to have Paco as part of the Coosa family, he is a hard worker and an outstanding young man on the playing field and in the classroom. I believe he will continue in his successful endeavors in both areas and should help us continue the tradition of excellence we expect from all of our players”