The way the

season began for the East Coweta Indians, a trip to the

playoffs looked very unlikely.

The team

suffered from a string of injuries that prevented key

players on both sides of the ball from playing until the

third or fourth game. But after dropping the first two

games of the season to Parkview and Lovejoy, the Indians

won eight games in a row and captured the second seed in

4-AAAA. This Friday night East Coweta will host the

Houston County Bears (7-3) in the first round of the

state playoffs.

If you're

an East Coweta fan, Houston County might sound familiar.

They were the team that upset the heavily favored Indians

last year in the first round of the playoffs. The Bears

have had a decent season this year, losing only to

powerful teams like Warner Robins, Peach County, and

Northside-Warner Robins, all of which are in the state

playoffs as well.

East

Coweta's offense has been clicking on all cylinders of

late. In the Indians' final game of the season at

Stockbridge, quarterback Reamer Argo completed only four

passes in the time he played, all four passes went for

touchdowns.

The team

does not have the major standouts like last year's squad,

but by playing as a team the Indians have bounced back in

the face of adversity. The game will be played at Garland

Shoemake Stadium in Sharpsburg. Kickoff is scheduled for

7:30 p.m.