After making a nice run in the 7-2A Conference Tournament in Horatio to qualify for regionals, Cossatot River’s season came to an end on Wednesday, February 20th against the Lafayette County Cougars in the 2A South Regional Tournament at Junction City. The Cougars defeated the Eagles 73-43.
As the fourth seed from 7-2A, Cossatot River drew the top seeded Cougars from the 8-2A Conference in opening round action. The Eagles came out of the gates quickly however, and the game was tied at 12 after the opening quarter.
After 6’5” junior post Coy Frachiseur suffered from early foul trouble, Lafayette County started hitting their stride and pulled away. The Cougars outscored Cossatot River 24-11 in the second quarter to take a 36-23 lead into the locker room at half.
The Cougars continued to pull away in the third quarter, outscoring the Eagles 28-8 to take a 64-31 lead into the fourth quarter, invoking the sportsmanship rule.
With the clock running continuously in the fourth quarter, Lafayette County posted the thirty point win at 73-43.
The Cossatot River boys finish the year with an 11-21 record. The experience gained by competing in the regional tournament will pay dividends for the young Eagles moving forward.
Coach Wendell Cartwright will lose only three seniors off the Cossatot River squad. Trenton Rosson, Kolt Richardson, and Garrett Watkins saw their careers come to an end at the regional tournament. Coach Cartwright will return a good nucleus of players to build around for next season.
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