By Charlie Livingston
UCA sportswriting
Conway Christian had one goal all season long, to win a playoff game and advance in the state playoffs for the first time ever.
But the Eagles will have to put that goal on hold for at least one more season. CCHS finished 6-5 after losing to Cross County Friday night in Conway, 57-36.
“It's disappointing. The goal is to win the state title, at least a game or two, and we couldn't get it done” Conway Christian running back Bates Isom said.
The Eagles might be disappointed, but that is only after Cross County running back Blake Veasley rushed for 355 yards and five touchdowns to almost singlehandedly eliminate them.
Cross County jumped out to a 30-17 lead, but a touchdown pass to Jeremy Jacobs pulled Conway Christian to within six at halftime, 30-24.
But the night belonged to Veasley as he scored the very first time he touched the ball, taking it 79 yards to the end zone to tie the game 8-8 in the first quarter.
“We knew he was a great back and that he makes a lot of plays for them. Our hat's off to them, but we didn't play our kind of ball," Stephen Hay said about CCHS' defensive performance.
Looking forward to 2010, Conway Christian will lose seven important seniors, but the Eagles hope to have more numbers than they have had in the past.
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