Ask any

East Coweta football player and he will tell you that he

remembers last year's game with the Houston County Bears.

Despite

being heavily favored, the Indians lost to the Bears in a

heartbreaker. You will be able to ask the very same

question to the Indians next year, as they suffered

another loss in a very close contest with the Houston

County Bears.

The Indians

came out energized but could not stretch their drives

out. Both teams were forced to punt several times and

nothing appeared to be working offensively for either

team. Houston County got its offense going first and put

two touchdowns on the scoreboard before the half. The

first touchdown came off a turnover and the second

followed shortly after that. Trailing 14-0, East Coweta's

back was against the wall.

Everything

changed in the third quarter. The Indians' defense went

wild, stopping what appeared to be every Houston County

player behind the line. The Indians scored a touchdown

early in the third after big catches by Marcus Robinson

and Derrick Holoway. Their second touchdown came moments

later after thwarting Houston County in their end of the

field. W.J. Jordan ran 61 yards for the touchdown.

With a tie

ball game and all the momentum, it appeared as if things

would be different this year. They weren't.

Houston

County may have reaped the benefits of a questionable

call but their next drive survived and ended in a field

goal, giving the Bears a 17-14 lead. East Coweta tried to

surge back once more, but their luck and time ran out.

They only possessed the ball once in the fourth quarter

and a pass by Reamer Argo was intercepted.

The Indians

had a good season. They finished second in Region 4-AAAA,

beat their rivals the Newnan Cougars, and won eight games

in a row. Those achievements do not take the sting out of

losing in the first round, though. They will have to wait

for their chance next year to do that.