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Cosby blasts Midway 48-8 for first-ever football playoff victory
COSBY — For the first 35 seasons of Cosby High School football, even when the Eagles found regular-season success, a playoff victory just wouldn’t come. Heading into this season, fourth-year head coach Levi Cooper and his team made it a stated goal to finally break through in the postseason. On Friday night, they did just that. Cosby, the No. 1 seed out of Region 1, blasted Midway, the No. 4 seed from Region 2, to the tune of a 48-8 final score in the first round of the TSSAA 1A state playoffs at Virgil Ball Stadium. In the process, the Eagles secured the program’s first-ever 10-win season, too. Next up is a second-round home game versus Whitwell, the No. 2 seed in Region 3. “I chased this thing as a player and I was a student here for 13 years,” Cooper said. “Just seeing the players who were there before me and guys who I played with here tonight and former coaches and this and that, it’s just a huge thing for our community. I’m glad we finally get to put it to bed and quit talking about it. “Now, we can just go focus on doing the things that
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Crossroads Christian Church hosting craft and vendor event in Gray this weekend
GRAY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Shoppers can browse handmade gifts, local products, and gourmet food items during a craft and vendor event at Crossroads Christian Church this Saturday. The event is scheduled for Nov. 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the church, located at 1300 Suncrest Drive in Gray, next to Daniel Boone High […]