COSBY—Cosby couldn’t generate enough offense to overcome this slow start.

ELIZABETHTON—If getting victories on the road show a team’s grit, the Cosby High Eagles have plenty of it after wrapping up a successful 6-game road stint.

ELIZABETHTON—Free throws. They’re viewed as one of the easiest shots in basketball, but can still be the most challenging as well.

JELLICO—Jeremy Wise got the word from assistant coach Jody Lowe — it was his time to take over the game.

JELLICO—It’s highly unlikely that Tessa McGaha knew her first-quarter free throw marked the beginning of a 31-0 run.

COSBY—Present them barriers, and they’ll run right through them.

PIGEON FORGE—Both the Cosby High Eagles and Lady Eagles found themselves at opposite ends on Tuesday.

ELIZABETHTON—Finding ways to win on the road a crucial to a team’s development and success. The Cosby High Eagles successfully did so in back-to-back nights.

ELIZABETHTON—The Cosby High Lady Eagles’ tough non-district schedule continues to give them problems after Saturday’s loss to Elizabethton.

SNEEDVILLE— It’s no wonder Cosby’s coaching staff is so confident in Trey Johnson.

SNEEDVILLE—As tough as practice was after Monday’s loss, Cosby still turned in a better defensive performance than head coach Cody Lowe could have envisioned.

COSBY—When Eduardo Gonzalez first stepped on the field as a freshman in 2016, Cosby Eagles head coach Kevin Hall knew he had a special kid that was in store for big things.

Alcoa knew it couldn’t let Cosby get open looks from beyond the 3-point line, and yet it took Cosby’s Trey Jackson 24 seconds to get free and bury a shot from distance.

COSBY—Gracie Myers of the Cosby High Lady Eagles came in clutch in the final seconds as she secured Cosby’s win over the visiting Greenback Lady Cherokees on Friday.

COSBY—The Cosby High Eagles found some needed confidence after they breezed by the Greenback Cherokees on Friday.

MARYVILLE—A holiday tournament full of tough, upper level classification teams wrapped up for the Cosby Eagles and Lady Eagles on Saturday afternoon.

NEWPORT—The second-half shootout became the deciding factor as the Cosby Eagles edged the Cocke County Fighting Cocks in the renewal of their rivalry on the hardwood.

NEWPORT—The intra-county rivalry still belongs to the Cocke County Lady Red after Friday’s big night from the 3-point line against the visiting Cosby Lady Eagles.

NEWPORT—In 2011 Kurt Brooks played his final game in a Cocke County uniform before heading off to Milligan College where he enjoyed a five-year career as a Buffalo.

NEWPORT—A stage as big as the one set when Cosby and Cocke County high schools meet on the hardwood is typically reserved for upperclassmen to dominate.

COSBY—The 3-point line became best friends to the Cosby High Eagles against the Jellico Blue Devils on Friday night.

COSBY—The first District 2-A win of the season for the Cosby High Lady Eagles came with ease after a dominant performance on both sides of the ball on Friday night.

COSBY—The Cosby High Eagles produced a dominant four quarters at home on Friday against the visiting Unaka Rangers.

COSBY—A second-half spurt directed the Cosby High Lady Eagles in the right direction to grab a win at home on Friday against the Unaka Lady Rangers.

RUTLEDGE—Braden Shaffer has led Cosby in scoring every game so far this season. His fourth-quarter effort showed it was no coincidence.

RUTLEDGE—No need to rush. Cosby didn’t, and thus knocked down the open looks from deep where it had been struggling.

Soccer has come a long way in the Cocke County community over the years, and the hard work of today’s youth was put on display with postseason awards being announced at season’s end.

COSBY—It took a gritty effort in the fourth quarter, but the Cosby High Eagles emerged victorious in their home debut over Grainger on Thursday.

COSBY—Thursday was not the home debut the Cosby High Lady Eagles had hoped for.

KNOXVILLE—The Cosby High Eagles and Lady Eagles opened the 2019-20 campaign on the road on Tuesday evening.

With the season over, some of the area’s brightest stars earned recognition for their efforts on the grid iron this past fall.

COSBY—Most first-year head coaches inherit a program in need of an immediate turnaround. That’s far from the case for newly named Cosby head coach Kurt Brooks.

COSBY—Basketball is a postseason sport. Plain and simple.

COSBY—The Cosby High Lady Eagles have bettered themselves year-over-year since head coach Cody Lowe inherited the program in 2017. To continue that trend, there’s only one step left to be taken, but it’s a big one.

COSBY—A year ago the Cosby High Eagles reached the pinnacle of Tennessee high school basketball. This year, they’ll aim to do it again.

MURFREESBORO—It was a season to remember for the Cosby High Lady Eagles after standing as one of the final four teams left in the state in Class A on Thursday.

MURFREESBORO—Thursday’s TSSAA Class A State Semifinal matchup marked the end of the Cosby High Lady Eagles’ season.

MURFREESBORO—The Cosby High Lady Eagles’ first state tournament trip won’t be remembered as a one and done.

MURFREESBORO—A lot of sacrifice comes with playing the back line on a soccer team.

COSBY—Everything happens for a reason. That saying is no different for the Cosby High Lady Eagles’ soccer program.

HAMPTON—The 2019 season came to an end for the Cosby High Eagles as they fell to their Region 1-2A rival in a shutout on Friday.

COSBY—The Cosby High Eagles are riding high into the last week in the regular season with a Region 1-2A rival waiting for them on Friday.

COSBY—The Cosby High Lady Eagles’ soccer program has been so close to having the type of season it’s enjoyed in 2019, particularly over the last three years.

If a team is fortunate enough to make it to the TSSAA State Soccer Tournament, there’s virtually no such thing as a favorable matchup.

COSBY—A trip to the TSSAA Class A State Tournament was secured for the Cosby High Lady Eagles after Saturday’s win over Cumberland Gap.

COSBY—Eduardo Gonzalez is a beast in the backfield, and it only took him one half of football to show it on Friday.

ALCOA—The Region 1-A Championship trophy belongs to the Cosby High Lady Eagles after their victory against the Alcoa High Lady Tornadoes on Thursday.