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Cosby runs out of bullets in 54-46 shootout loss to Whitwell
COSBY — Firepower on offense was never in short supply for the Cosby High School football team this season. The second round of the postseason was no different. The Eagles scored seven touchdowns in a TSSAA 1A state playoff tilt with Whitwell, but it wasn’t quite enough as the visiting Tigers scored a 54-46 victory on Friday night at Virgil Ball Stadium to advance to the quarterfinals, when they’ll visit Coalfield on Nov. 20. In Friday’s contest, the teams found the end zone an equal amount of times, but Whitwell went 6 for 7 on two-point conversion tries while Cosby was successful just twice. "A big difference in the game was (Whitwell's) physicality down there on the two-point plays," Cosby head coach Levi Cooper said. "That's the difference in the ballgame. They were just making good plays. We tried several different things. "Typically, that's a big quarterback run area for us because we know we're probably going to get man coverage and we did. Having the quarterback as a runner typically gets you back even with the numbers, but they were just more physical at the point and got us on the ground on a couple plays. We tried throwing