Hayden Green

Cosby rallies from 13 down in fourth quarter to defeat Seymour

BY BRIAN HAMILTON COSBY – Both Cosby and Seymour entered Thursday night’s contest with just two wins on the season. Seymour looked as if it would leave Cosby on a snowy night with their third victory of the season, as the Eagles led for the majority of the game and held a 13-point advantage in the fourth quarter. Cosby would not go quietly into the night, however, as the home Eagles went on a furious rally within the span of three minutes to get back in the game and pull out a 65-59 win. “We beat Seymour by 20 over …

Bailey McCoy

Seymour overcomes slow start to defeat Cosby 45-32

BY BRIAN HAMILTON COSBY – Seymour was able to overcome a slow start, as the Lady Eagles trailed Cosby throughout the first quarter but managed to grab the lead and coast to a 45-32 final behind the scoring of sophomore Kalyn Jarvis. The Cosby Lady Eagles jumped out to an early 13-9 lead over Seymour, thanks in part to two three-pointers by Shylee Shelton and one triple by Gracie Johnson. After falling behind in the first quarter, Seymour would outscore Cosby 36-19 the rest of the way. “I was happy with our defensive effort from there on,” Seymour head coach …

Cosby falls to Unaka 54-12 in region finale

BY BRIAN HAMILTON COSBY – The Eagles’ defense played well early, but Unaka’s high-octane offense was too much to handle in the end, as Cosby lost its final region game by a score of 54-12. Devonte Wigfall intercepted Unaka quarterback Landon Ramsey on the Rangers’ first drive to give Cosby good field position for their first possession. The Eagles drove to the Unaka 5-yard line, but turned the ball over when quarterback Tyler Turner fumbled a handoff, which the Rangers recovered. Unaka capitalized on the turnover when Ramsey hit Caleb Lydick for a 68-yard touchdown to take an 8-0 lead. …

Cosby blows 12-point first-half lead, falls to North Greene 40-20

BY BRIAN HAMILTON GREENEVILLE – Cosby’s nightmare season continued on Friday night, as the Eagles took a 20-8 lead late into the second quarter, yet ultimately lost 40-20. Cosby took the opening kick at their own 40-yard line and ran fun play. The Eagles ran a double-pass, which went for a 60-yard score from Devonte Wigfall to Hayden Green, giving Cosby a 6-0 lead. The Eagles surrendered a safety early in the game, giving Cosby a 2-0 lead after being unable to move the ball out of the end zone, making the score 6-2. Cosby quarterback Tyler Turner later threw …

Cloudland storms past Cosby 52-18

BY BRIAN HAMILTON ROAN MOUNTAIN – Cosby tied the game at 6-6 in the first quarter, but that is as close as the Eagles would get, as Cloudland jumped out to a 22-6 lead after one quarter and led 46-6 at halftime. The Highlanders would win comfortable by a score of 52-18 and keep a firm grip on first place in Class 1A Region 1. Seth Birchfield ran for a 16-yard touchdown to put Cloudland on the board 6-0 with 7:35 left in the first quarter. Cosby would tie the game at 6-6 in the first quarter on a long …