Coolidge stuffs Jonesboro 17-0 in home opener

By Skip Leon on Thursday, September 26, 2019
  • ABOVE: Coolidge’s Roderick Busby (right) and Cole Kutscherousky (2) combine to bring down a Jonesboro runner during a six-man football game at Coolidge on Friday night.
    ABOVE: Coolidge’s Roderick Busby (right) and Cole Kutscherousky (2) combine to bring down a Jonesboro runner during a six-man football game at Coolidge on Friday night.
  • At 6-foot-4 and 300 pounds, Coolidge’s Roderick Busby is a tough man to bring down when he has the football in his hands, as a number of Jonesboro tacklers find out during Friday’s game. Photo by Skip Leon/ The Mexia News
    At 6-foot-4 and 300 pounds, Coolidge’s Roderick Busby is a tough man to bring down when he has the football in his hands, as a number of Jonesboro tacklers find out during Friday’s game. Photo by Skip Leon/ The Mexia News
  • RIGHT: Coolidge’s Saul Rivera (33) tackles a Jonesboro runner for a loss during a six-man football game at Coolidge on Friday night. The Coolidge defense allowed just 89 total yards and shut out Jonesboro in a 17-0 win. Photos by Skip Leon/ The Mexia News
    RIGHT: Coolidge’s Saul Rivera (33) tackles a Jonesboro runner for a loss during a six-man football game at Coolidge on Friday night. The Coolidge defense allowed just 89 total yards and shut out Jonesboro in a 17-0 win. Photos by Skip Leon/ The Mexia News
In the game of six-man football where teams routinely put up video-game-like numbers on offense and scores can reach into the triple digits, the Coolidge Yellowjackets put on a clinic of good old-fashioned smashmouth football in their home opener against Jonesboro on Friday night. Coolidge held the Eagles to 89 yards of total offense and broke open a close game with two fourth-quarter touchdowns…

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