Cougars Fall in Opening Round at State

The curtain fell on the 2010-2011 basketball season for the Piedmont Academy Cougars last week in the opening round of the GISA Class AA state tournament.

Facing the No. 1 team in the state, Piedmont dropped a 61-24 decision to First Presbyterian Christian Academy last Thursday in a game played in Cochran at Middle Georgia College.

For first-year coach Josh Daher, the game did not take away from what his team accomplished this season.

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“They were just too strong and too fast,” Daher said. “I told our guys after the game they play basketball 365 days a year. That is going to make a huge difference.”

The Cougars took a step in the right direction this season, their coach said. “I look forward to having the summer to work with them,” Daher said.

“We didn’t have much of a preseason this year. We will work throughout June. We had players contribute this year who didn’t have to in the past. We have a good nucleus coming back and I believe the program is going in the right direction. What we accomplished this season was just a start.”

One of the bright moments of the season was an upset of Gatewood in the region tournament. That victory sent Piedmont into the state tournament.