For the second time in as many weeks, the Coffee Trojans spotted their opponent 21 points. And for the second time in as many weeks, the Trojans watched a last-second field goal split the uprights to end the game with a Coffee loss. The primary difference this week? The Trojans decided to spot the other team, this time the Warner Robins Demons, three touchdowns to start the third quarter instead of the first. After battling back from being down 49-27, Coffee tied the score at 49, only to see Demons’ kicker Eli Mashurn drive home a 36-yard field…
Author: Robert Preston, Jr.
I have attended or listened to nearly all of the Coffee Trojans’ football games for many, many years. Friday night’s game between the Trojans and the Tift County Blue Devils is one of the most amazing games I’ve covered. The only game I can think of that tops it came in 2006, when Coffee beat Colquitt 39-37 in triple overtime. Friday night’s game had all the drama one could ask for in a high school game: two bitter rivals in neighboring communities, a high-octane offense (Tift) against a stifling defense (Coffee), a big lead that never quite…
It’s not very often that I don’t know where to begin with a game story. Tonight, though, I simply don’t have the words. As I sit here at my computer lamenting the Trojans’ shocking 33-31 loss to the Tift County Blue Devils in Tifton, the various subplots, twists, and turns make my head hurt. Should we talk about the 21 unanswered first-quarter points Tift County scored? Or the fact that after stumbling in that pivotal first quarter, the Coffee defense only allowed 12 points over the next three periods? Or maybe it’s worth mentioning Dalrone Donaldson’s two touchdown…
On the eve of a big non-region showdown between the Coffee Trojans and the Tift County Blue Devils, Coffee head football coach Robby Pruitt and defensive coordinator Randy Garrett shared a few thoughts about the 2017 Trojans with the Douglas Rotary Club Thursday afternoon. Each year, the two coaches visit the club; however, they usually stop by in August before the season begins. This year, though, scheduling difficulties delayed them until late September. Even though the Trojans are 3-0 on the season, the team still faces a great deal of uncertainty, particularly offensively, as the region schedule approaches.…
The Childhood Cancer Awareness Group of Coffee County’s annual fund-raiser kicks off tomorrow – Friday, Sept. 22 – beginning at 9 a.m. at the Bryan Street Gym, located inside Central Square in downtown Douglas. There are two events this weekend – the silent auction and bake sale, which lasts from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Then on Saturday, Sept. 23, a live auction and a catered dinner will be held at the same location. The dinner starts at 6 p.m. and the live auction will follow at 7 p.m. The community provides overwhelming support for these events. With…
The Childhood Cancer Awareness Group of Coffee County’s annual fund-raiser kicks off tomorrow – Friday, Sept. 22 – beginning at 9 a.m. at the Bryan Street Gym, located inside Central Square in downtown Douglas. There are two events this weekend – the silent auction and bake sale, which lasts from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Then on Saturday, Sept. 23, a live auction and a catered dinner will be held at the same location. The dinner starts at 6 p.m. and the live auction will follow at 7 p.m. The community provides overwhelming support for these events. With…
Gregory Swinson, 25, who was shot on Saturday, Sept. 16, at an East Walker Street address in Douglas, has passed away. His girlfriend, Jasmine Williams, had been charged with aggravated assault for allegedly shooting Swinson. Swinson was transported to CRMC then transferred to Savannah Memorial Hospital in grave condition. He remained in Savannah until his passing on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Williams, who has been incarcerated at the Coffee County Jail since the shooting took place, now faces charges of felony murder. Few details have been released in the case and the Douglas Police Department is continuing to…
At Thursday’s regular meeting of the Douglas Rotary Club, Bill Wright of Georgia Senior Living Care updated the club regarding the progress of Lakeside Senior Living, the new senior living facility under construction on North Chester Avenue. Lakeside Senior Living will offer independent living quarters as well as respite care, assisted living, and memory care (primarily for Alzheimer’s patients). The facility will house up to 60 residents and employ 45-50 people. Wright stressed his company’s goal of being a partner in the community and another resource to fill a growing need in Coffee County. “We’re not here to take away…
By the time Hurricane Irma reached Coffee County, she had weakened to tropical storm status. But that doesn’t mean she let us off easy. Irma unleashed what was left of her fury on South Georgia. Though she was but a shell of the storm that annihilated southwestern Florida, Irma made quite an entrance. Heavy winds and hours upon hours of steady rainfall wreaked havoc on Coffee County, resulting in flooding, downed trees and power lines, and the widespread power outages that accompany both. Irma ravaged downtown and took out one of Douglas’s most prominent landmarks – the large tree that…
It seems that Hurricane Irma can’t make up her mind exactly what she would like to do. The various models still show her heading north through Florida around Sunday then into Georgia – and the Coffee County area – Sunday night or Monday morning. However, she is shifting more and more to the west and nothing at all about her line of travel is written in stone. She could likely change courses several times over the next two days. That said, Coffee County will feel her effects one way or another. Several activities have already been cancelled for Monday. Anyone…