The Lady Cougars

could not find their legs in their final match and fell behind 2-0 after

eight and a half minutes to Mountain Brook; however, Newnan did not lose

heart.

Edge set Morton

up nicely four minutes later to cut the lead to 2-1 for Mountain Brook.

That is how it stayed at the half and for a while it looked like it might

be the final tally. Yet, with just over sixteen minutes left, Edge stepped

it up. After the Lady Cougars won a corner, Asher played a perfect ball

to the near post that Edge rushed to meet and then headed past the unsuspecting

keeper. The goal was seen by many as the goal of the tournament.

Newnan had

the momentum and was pouring on the pressure when Lady Luck rolled the

wrong way. An attempted shot struck a Cougar defender as she covered her

chest with the referee ruling deliberate handball. Mountain Brook made

certain from the spot with seven minutes remaining and closed the door

on any further comeback. The loss was particularly disheartening after

fighting back for the tie just minutes earlier. The loss left Newnan fourth

in the tournament while pushing Mountain Brook to second place honors.

The Lady Cougars

began their sub area schedule with a storm, both figuratively and literally,

Tuesday night.

While the rain

fell continuously from kick off to the final horn, the Newnan women's

soccer team exploded for a 9-0 win over Eagle's Landing on Tuesday night.

The Lady Cougars were led by Lanie Scott's seven goals with four coming

in the first half. Scott scored in a variety of ways with assists from

Katie Owens (3), Edge (2), Patricia Ballantyne (1), and Ashlie Rowland

(1).

Next up for

the Lady Cougars is a trip to Douglas County Monday at 5:30.

Last weekend's

Newnan Cougar Classic also saw the Fayette County boys team go undefeated

and unscored upon to retain the title of tournament champions for the

second consecutive year. The Tigers defeated teams from Wetumpka, Al (7-0),

Gadsden (5-0) and Oak Mountain (2-0).

The Tigers

used the tournament as a tune-up for regular season play which began Tuesday

with a win over North Clayton (11-0). While goal scoring resulted from

strong performances by strikers Alex Crawford, Eric Vogl, Ryan Terry and

midfielder Adam Lester, it was the ability to shutout other teams which

made these wins decisive. Defenders Chris Kelley, Tyler House, Brian Collier,

Rosman Deas and David Zak blanketed opposing offenses effectively allowing

few real goal scoring opportunities. Standout play by senior keeper Matt

Hunnewell preserved the shutouts with several spectacular saves.

Fayette County

will play at Starr's Mill tonight at 8 p.m., while the Lady Tigers will

host Jonesboro at 8 p.m.

McIntosh (2-0)

hosted East Coweta (2-1) on Tuesday night and both the boys and girls

were victorious. The Lady Chiefs won 16-1. Julie Herdic scored six goals

while Tabitha Lowey and Keri Pendergrass scored four goals a piece. The

Lady Indian's Elizabeth Brass scored their lone goal. It was the first

time in the history of the series that east coweta has scored on McIntosh.

The McIntosh

boys won 5-0. The chiefs had a 4-0 advantage going into the half, but

East Coweta played solid defense in the second half and only allowed one

more goal. Matt Clements recorded a hat trick while Allan Kinzly and Omar

Jarun each scored one goal. McIntosh will be off until Tuesday evening,

when they host Riverdale. East Coweta will be off until next Wednesday

when the East Coweta tournament begins. Some teams entering the tournament

are Sandy Creek, Northgate and LaGrange.

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