EC Middle School best in CCMSAL football after win over Madras

Indians finish season with perfect record in championship game

SHARPSBURG-After finishing last season as the runnerup in last year's Coweta County Middle School Athletic League championship football game, the East Coweta Indians struck gold as Chris Moore rushed for 125 yards and scored twice Tuesday night to lead the Indians to a 25-12 win over the Madras Eagles.
The game, played at Garland Shoemake Stadium, resulted in a perfect season for the Indians.
The Eagles, seeded second in the CCMSAL, scored first as quarterback Jake Barberio connected with Mason Bervaldi on 40-yard pass play along the left sideline for a touchdown with 3:02 remaining in the first period.

East Coweta's Chris Moore rushed for 125 yards and scored twice in the game. A third touchdown was called back during the game after a flag was thrown.

However, the Indians answered on the next position as Jayland Rivers caught a pass from quarterback Corey Bridges and the former was able to get away from the Eagles defense for a 72-yard touchdown with 90 seconds remaining and after a successful extra point attempt the Indians had a 7-6 lead.
The one-point lead held through the second period and halftime as the two teams were unable to get past the 30-yard line of the other on occasion but he Indians were able to get on the board as the third period opened.
Opening the second half from their own 42, the Indians utilized four rushing plays to score as Moore raced past the Eagles' defense for a 30-yard run to the end zone with 6:30 remaining.
The Indians didn't have to wait long to reclaim possession as Austin Bunn intercepted a pass at the Eagles' 27 with 5:54 remaining.
After a two-yard run on the first play, Moore took the handoff and raced 25 yards for a touchdown with 5:13 remaining in the period to give the Indians a 19-6 lead after a missed extra point attempt.
The Eagles drew closer in the fourth period after recovering a fumble at midfield in the early stages of the fourth period as a 28-yard pass from Barberio to Jake Queen started a three-play series that ended Toby Potter scored ona 28-yard run with 6:50 remaining.
However, the two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful and the score was 19-12.
Barberio accounted for 160 yards of total offense for Madras.
The final tally occured on the next possession as the Indians took over at their own 47 and after runs by Moore and Raklyan Moss, Marshay Walker closed the scoring with a 15-yard run with 4:47 remaining.