Chatt Tech suffers first loss of season with 30-12 road defeat

The Chattahoochee Tech club football team lost its first game of the season, 30-12, on Monday, Oct. 17 on the road against the Valdosta State JV. The Golden Eagles, currently ranked No. 1 in the National Club Football Association coaches poll, were hindered by six turnovers in the game.

“If you turn it over that many times it’s just hard to win,” said CTC head coach Tim Freeman. “We turned it over at crucial times. It just kills drives. It’s hard to get any momentum.”

Chatt Tech scored its only touchdown of the game on a 65-yard punt return by Morgan Alexander, his first of the year. Alexander also had a 34-yard punt return on the evening. The Golden Eagles first got on the scoreboard with a 32-yard field goal by Richard Kropacek. CTC also blocked a point after attempt, and Justin Owens found the opposite end zone for two points.

“We showed good character,” Freeman said. “We didn’t go in the tank, and we kept fighting. Now we just have to get ready for next week.”

The Golden Eagles meet the Gray Military Academy prep school next Sunday at 2 p.m. in Columbia, S.C.