{"id":2016,"date":"2021-08-21T15:18:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T19:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smokymtnsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/21\/1927\/"},"modified":"2021-08-27T22:01:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T02:01:09","slug":"1927","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/smokymtnsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/21\/1927\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosby opens season with loss for first time since 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BY BRIAN HAMILTON<\/p>\n<p>SUNBRIGHT &#8211; The Cosby Eagles traveled to Sunbright on Friday night to face the Tigers. Cosby fell into an early deficit and trailed 35-12 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles played much better in the second half, but were unable to make up any of the deficit, falling 53-24.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Tyler Turner led Cosby with 181 yards rushing and three touchdowns on the ground, while throwing for 70 yards on 7-of-8 completions.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles had won their past two season openers, but will start the season with a loss for the first time since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Cosby (0-1) will try to get in the win column on Friday when the Eagles travel to Unicoi County (1-0), who is coming off a 22-15 win over Northview Academy.<\/p>\n<p>Sunbright (1-0) travels to Pickett County (0-1) on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY BRIAN HAMILTON SUNBRIGHT &#8211; The Cosby Eagles traveled to Sunbright on Friday night to face the Tigers. Cosby fell into an early deficit and trailed 35-12 at halftime. The Eagles played much better in the second half, but were unable to make up any of the deficit, falling 53-24. Quarterback Tyler Turner led Cosby with 181 yards rushing and three touchdowns on the ground, while throwing for 70 yards on 7-of-8 completions. The Eagles had won their past two season openers, but will start the season with a loss for the first time since 2018. 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