Indians JV gain split against Chiefs

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Indians scored seven runs in the bottom of the second inning and managed to come away with a 13-5 victory over the McIntosh Chiefs in the second game of a Junior Varsity doubleheader played Saturday.
The victory for the Indians gave them a split on the day as the Chiefs scored twice in the top of the ninth to gain a 3-1 extra inning win.
The Indians took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning as Bailey Psathas, Nick Daniels, Ryan Griffin and Dooley Bunn reached on consecutive walks but were unable to add to the total as Chiefs starting pitcher Drew Sage got out of trouble with an infield pop and a double play.
McIntosh tied the game in the top of the fourth inning as Ethan Ange led off with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice by Ashton Angier and scored on a single to left by Ty Butler.
After the first batter was retired in the top of the ninth inning, Chase Martuas reached on a walk, Duncan Farrell followed with a single before Andrew Pinkney hit an RBI double and Max Geiger hit a sacrifice fly to center field for another run.
The Indians tried to rally in the bottom of the frame with some two-out magic as Psathas and Daniels singled, but a called third strike ended the rally and the game.
In the second game, the Indians took control early as they scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning.
Psathas and Daniels led off with singles and advanced on a sacrifice by Jeff Sangster.
After a strikeout and a walk to William Kelley loaded the bases, a wild pitch was tossed and Psathas came home with the first run of the game.
Errors in both the infield and outfield allowed Daniels and Kelley to come home and give the Indians a 3-0 lead.
In the bottom of the high scoring second inning, the Indians sent 12 to the plate securing a combination of five hits and two walks while capitalizing on a pair of errors bythe Chiefs..
Trevor Crowdis led off with a walk and advanced to second on an infield error that allowed Psathas to reach base as well.
Daniels singled home Crowdis and Sangster followed with an RBI single of his own before Bunn contributed a run with a sacrifice fly to right field.
After a walk and a fielder's choice, Anthony Williams and Ethan Walker had RBI singles and they would score on an outfield error that allowed crowdis to reach base for the second time in the frame.
Crowdis gave EC a 10-0 when he was awarded home on a balk by the pitcher.
The Chiefs got on the scoreboard with a pair of runs in the top of the third inning but the Indians responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning as the Chiefs were guilty of an error and bases loaded walk to Walker.
McIntosh scored twice in the top of the fourth inning to cut the advantage to 12-4 as Pinkney and Geiger had RBI singles with two out in the inning.
The Indians scored their final in the bottom of the fourth inning with two outs as Sangster was hit by a pitch and advanced to second on a single by Bunn before coming home on an error.
The Chiefs scored their final run in the top of the sixth inning as Franell singled and eventually scored on a single by Geiger.
Next on the junior varsity schedule for EC is Tuesday in Tyrone for a tilt against the Sandy Creek Patriots beginning at 5:30.

Indians defeat Patriots with seven-run fourth inning

SHARPSBURG-A seven-run fourth inning by the East Coweta Indians helped support the pitching of Mason Meyer and four relievers Friday night in an 8-3 victory over the Sandy Creek Patriots.

The victory was the second straight over the Patriots after a 12-0 win Thursday evening in Tyrone after a 2-1 season opening loss at home to Eagles Landing Christian Academy.

After a scoreless first inning, the Indians scored their first run of the game with one out in the bottom of the second as Austen Russell reached first on an infield error, advanced on a walk to Trevor Gaddy and came home on a single to right field by Nate Gick.

The Patriots, coached by former EC football and baseball player Lee Heaberlin, had a chance to get on the board with one out in the top of the fourth inning as Cole Jackson reached on a walk and Parker Mallet followed with a single to center field.

However, reliever Brian Oliver was able to induce an infield pop and a swinging third strike to end the rally.

In the bottom of the frame, the Indians made the Patriots pay as the sent 12 batters to the plate to account for the seven runs.

Jaquez Williams and Keith Wilson led off with walks and Russell followed with a single that loaded the bases.

Gaddy singled to right to score Williams while an infield error followed that allowed Gick to reach base and Wilson to come home.

Dillon Roller doubled to left to bring Russell plateward and after a walk to Zack Bruce, Devontae Brown and Ryan Dyal had back-to-back sacrifice flies and an error gave the Indians a 6-0 cushion with the final runs coming home on a two-run single by Russell.

The Patriots was able to cut into the lead in the top of the fifth as Kaleb Slaughter reached on a one out single and came home on a double by Jared Kent who scored on a double by Thomas Farr.

Sandy Creek added one more run in the top of the sixth inning as Mallett led off the frame with a solo home run over the left field fence.

Meyer gave the Indians three effective innings on the mound as he allowed two hits while recording four strikeouts before giving way to Oliver in the fourth.

Cody Rogers followed in the fifth with Avery Reynolds and AJ Summers working the final innings.

Russell and Gick each had two hits for the Indians with the former scoring twice while Mallett and Slaughter recorded a pair of hits for the Patriots.

Next game for the Indians will be Tuesday when they will be on the road to face Troup County while the Patriots will host Creekside.

    

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.

Reid accounts for three touchdowns in EC homecoming win over Pebblebrook

Christian Reid made the most of his start at quarterback Friday night at Garland Shoemake Stadium by rushing for two touchdowns and passing for another as the East Coweta Indians defeated the Pebblebrook Falcons 34-7.

The homecoming victory improved the Indians' overall record to  6-1 and remained in a three way tie for second in Region 3-AAAAAA with a 3-1 mark while the Falcons fell to  3-4, 1-3 in the region.

The Indians took the lead on the opening series of the game as they went on an eight-play 62-yard drive that ended when Carlos Ford bolted through the right side of the EC line for a 32-yard run and score with 8:22 remaining.

Ford eventually finished the game with 62 yards on nine carries.

Pebblebrook had a chance to tie the game on their second series after thwarting an EC fake punt at the 38 of the latter.

The falcons opened with a 24-yard run by Quantavious Mitchell and three plays later found themselves at the one yard line as Jacobe Burke raced 14 yards on a quarterback keeper.

However, the drive came to an end as a Falcons fumble rolled into the end zone and the Indians' Reggie Jones came up with the loose ball with 2:42 left in the quarter.

The Indians took the 7-0 lead into the second quarter and added to the lead as a 15-yard penalty against the Falcons and four straight runs by Calvin Kirby led to a two-yard touchdown run with 5:36 remaining.

After a three-and-out by the Falcons, the Indians took over at their own 47 with 3:49 remaining and went on a nine-play drive that saw Reid, who was playing in place of injured starter Wil LaGuradia, run three times including an 11-yard keeper to the right side of the end zone with a minute remaining.

The extra point attempt failed and EC eventually took a 20-0 lead to the locker room as Pebblebrook was unable to respond.

Reid accounted for the next two scores by the Indians as he scored on 13-yard keeper with two minutes remaining in the third quarter and connected with Nick Clarke on an eight-yard pass 30 seconds into the final quarter.

The Falcons averted a shutout with a touchdown in the last five minutesof the game.

Next on the East Coweta agenda will be a trip to Douglasville with a region game against the Dougas County Tigers.

Newnan holds EC to a pair of singles in Freshman game

Newnan holds EC to a pair of singles in Freshman game

Hamilton Schubert and two relievers combined to allow two hits as the Newnan Cougars defeated the East Coweta Indians 7-0 in a Freshman baseball game played Wednesday at Joe Pope Field.

The first three innings were a scoreless battle between Schubert and Indians’ starter Ryan Griffin until the bottom of the fourth inning when defensive miscues plagued EC and allowed Newnan to score three runs.

With one out, Jacob Blair was awarded home for the first run when a throw from the outfield went out of the playing field while Nick Bowie and Hunter White each had RBI singles in the frame.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Cougars added to the lead as they scored four runs to assume the 7-0 lead.

After the first batter was retired by reliever Cole Eiland, Blair reached on a double while Karsten Dye and Will Wilbanks each reached base as they were hit by a pitch.

A wild pitch allowed Blair to score from third and Dye was able to score as Bowie grounded out to first.

Jimmy Kniedel walked and Dalton Twiggs reached first as he was hit by a pitch to load the bases and force a pitching change.

The Cougars were able to take advantage of the change as Elliot Schubert and Robbie Broderick reached base by receiving run scoring walks.

After a four strikeout performance and getting several groundball outs, Schubert was replaced on the mound by Hunter Moore who recorded three strikeouts and had a walk before yielding the top of the seventh inning to Peyton Cooper.

The Indians had a chance to rally against Cooper as Ethan Gazan reached on a error and Chandler Robinson singled with one out in the top of the seventh inning.

However, the rally ended quickly for the Indians as the Cougars were able to turn a double play that ended the game.

Reynolds one-hits NG, gains split for EC in JV game

Reynolds one-hits NG, gains split for EC in JV DH

SHARPSBURG-Avery Reynolds allowed one hit in five runs and made a one run lead stand as the East Coweta Indians defeated the Northgate Vikings 1-0 and gain a split in a Junior Varsity baseball doubleheader played Thursday afternoon.
In the opener, the Vikings scored all seven runs in the top of the third inning and held off an Indians' rally to come away with a 7-6 victory.
The game lasted six innings under a one hour, 50 minute time limit.
The Indians took the early lead in the game as Nate Gick and Ethan Darrow reached on consecutive singles while Trevor Gaddy reached on a walk to load the bases before the Vikings turned a double play that allowed Gick to come home.
The Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the second inning as Cameron Jackson reached on a leadoff walk and Dillon Roller followed with a double and Matt Holloway reached on a walk.
A wild pitch scored courtesy runner Emilio Morales from third and moved Roller to third and the latter would come home on a sacrifice fly to center field by Gick.
The Vikings came back in the top of the third inning as Nick Conort led off by reaching on an error, Will Horne singled and Patrick Ragan loaded the bases when an error was committed on a sacrifice bunt.
Caleb Upshaw followed with a single that scored Conort and Horne that cut the margin to 3-2.
Patrick Pitzer hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Ragan from third with the tying run and after Charles Barrera reached on a single, Terrance Carter followed with a two-run double that gave Northgate a 5-3 lead.
On the play, a throw came into the infield and went past third and Carter was awarded home for another run.
Noah Ratliff and Conort followed with consecutive doubles to give the Vikings a 7-3 lead.
The Indians came back in the bottom of sixth against winning pitcher Nick Kempf with three runs before the game reached the time limit.
Morales led off with a single and one out later reached second when the Vikings committed an error on a force play attempt that also allowed Holloway to reach base.
Gick walked to load the bases but he was retired at second on a force play in which Morales scored while Gaddy followed with a single that scored Holloway and Darrow.
Kempf got the win for Northgate after pitching four and two-third innings of relief allowing five hits and recording four strikeouts.
In the nightcap, the story was the effort of Reynolds who allowed a game opening single to Barrera and held the rest of the Vikings in check as he retired the remaining 15 batters in the five-inning contest with eight strikeouts added to his ledger.
The lone run of the game came in the bottom of the third inning as Gick reached on an error and advanced around the bases on a single by Darrow and a wild pitch before scoring when Gaddy grounded out.
While Reynolds threw a gem, the duo of Parker Baxter and Justin Whipple combined on a three-hitter recording five strikeouts.

Newnan defeats EC in Freshman game

Newnan defeats EC in Freshman game

Varsity teams meet tonight in Sharpsburg

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The Newnan Cougars took advantage of several miscues by the East Coweta Indians Monday night to come away with a 10-5 victory in a Freshman baseball game played played at Joe Pope Field.

The game was scoreless until the top of the third inning when Elton Gazan and Jacob Fiscus reached on back to back singles allwoing the Indians (5-2) to take the lead.

However, the Cougars (3-4) took the lead in the bottom of the frame as Trent Fallon led off with a walk and scored on back to back errors and Robbie Broderick recorded a sacrifice fly.

The Indians had a opportunity to regain the lead with in the top ofthe fourth inning as Noah Burgess was hit by a pitch while Dalton Carmichael and Gazan reached on singles to load the bases but Ethan was able to get out of the jam with an infield fly and a groundout.

In the top of the fifth inning the Indians tied the game at 2-2 as Ryan Dyal reached on a leadoff single and stole second before coming home on a one out double by Bradley Psathas.

The bottom of the frame began in the Indians' favor as starting pitcher Ryan Grifffin retired two of the first three batters and appeared to be out of the inning but Broderick would reach first on a wild pitch after strike three.
Josh Perry reached base for the Cougars that allowed Elliot Schubert to reach home with the lead run.
Cole Eiland replaced Griffin on the mound for the Indians and he was greeted rudely as had an RBI single and Hamilton Schubert followed with a two-run double to five the Cougars a 6-2 lead.
The Indians scored a run with two outs in the top of the sixth inning as Fiscus reached on a walk and came home on a single by Dyal.
The Cougars broke the game open in the bottom of the frame as they scored four runs in the frame.
After a caught stealing led to the first out, Matthew McCleland, Elliot Schubert and Nick Bowie reached on singles that loaded the bases and after an infield error scored two runs,the Cougars closed the scoring on a two-run triple by Blair.
The Indians attempted to rally in the top of the seventh inning as Chris Byers and Psathas reached on consecutive fielding miscues and both eventually scoring but three straight outs would end the game.