Warriors fall at Coosa in finale
The Coosa High School Eagles played host to the Gordon Central High School Warriors on Friday night in the final regular season game for both teams. The playoff- bound Eagles dominated the game via a strong defensive effort and a solid running game 44-0.
Jaylen Hodge of Coosa (7-3, 5-2) rushed for 138 yards on 18 carries for an average of 7.6 yards a touch and scored four touchdowns. Star tight end Sean Brown made the most of his one opportunity in the passing game on the first drive of the game. Coosa quarterback Logan Pledger hit Brown in stride, and he sprinted into Warrior territory for a 56-yard play. Coosa scored moments later as Griffin Goss plunged over the goal line from a yard out.
On the first drive of the game by Gordon Central ( 2- 8, 2- 5), the visitors made the first of many big mistakes, as, on fourth down, the Warriors’ long snapper sent a ball sailing over the punter’s head into their own end zone and out of bounds for a safety. Coosa’s offense added two more scores in the opening quarter - one a 7-yard scoring run and the other a 27-yard rushing touchdown, both by Hodges.
The second half saw both teams make a bunch of substitutions, as the game result was not in doubt. However, before Coosa did this, Pledger added a score through the air as he connected with Tavares Herrington in the back of the end zone for a 15-yard score to put the Eagles up 44-0, which was the final score.
Although the Warriors’ season is over, they showed improvement and earned two monumental wins in head coach Corey Nix’s first season. The program is headed in the right direction; it will just take time.