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02.24 - Boy's Drive to States Ends
The Titans run at the State tournament ended last night at the hands of Thomas Dale. The Knights defeated Cosby 69 – 57 in the Central Region Quarterfinals. Longwood University bound David Robinson scored 22, freshman Nick Coppola had 17 and Matt Gorski had 12.
Thinking positive, it’s tough after a season ending loss and the end of team-leader David Robinson’s high school career, but the Boy’s had a very good season. They entered the season unranked in the Times-Dispatch top 10 and ended the season on that list. The boy’s were 14-3 in district play (including tournament wins). Although he got in foul trouble last night, Matt Gorski has matured into a dominant force in the pivot. He has learned to stay away from the “cheap fouls”. No one in the district was able to handle him. Matt Gorski and the emergence of freshmen Nick Coppola, Nick Gorski and the return of a healthy sophomore Jaylen Hinton provide for a solid foundation to take a run at the title next year.
Congratulations on a very good season.
02.20 - Central Region Basketball Bracket
02.20 - Titans Falls to Chiefs in Tournament final
02.19 - No. 1 Cosby 54, No. 4 L.C. Bird 51
New Videos, older revised for faster loading
02.17 - Video Special
Congratulations All District Selections
First Team:
David Robinson, Matt Gorski
David Robinson
- Dominion District Player of the Year
Ron Carr - Dominion District Coach of the Year
Entire Team
02.16 - Cosby 54, James River 52
02.16 - Men's TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
The Dominion District Champion Boys and Girls Basketball Teams will begin playing in the Dominion District tournament tonight at Cosby. The Girls will play Clover Hill at 6:00pm followed by the Boys playing James River at 7:45pm. The first 40 students to enter the game with a valid Cosby ID will receive a free Cosby Basketball t-shirt. In addition the Cosby Athletic Boosters will be offering a free soft drink with any hamburger or hot dog purchased during the tournament this week. Please note SCA activity passes are not valid for the tournament. All tickets are $7.00
02.14 - Dominion District Basketball Tournament Brackets
02.13 - No. 8 Cosby 47, George Wythe 39
Lancers, Titans work out rust before playoffs
02.12 - No. 8 Cosby 68, Manchester 43
Variety spices up Gorski household
02.10 - No. 8 Cosby 70, James River 63
02.05 - Cosby cruises by Huguenot
BK Photographs JV & V v.Huguenot
02.04 - Titans slam Falcons 78-48
 The second weather related layoff of the season did not seem to cool the red-hot Titans. They came out shooting with deadly accuracy. The Falcons came out uncharacteristic turning the ball over. The result was a quick double digit lead for Cosby. There would be no need for Cosby to look over their shoulder. Next up, weather permitting - Manchester tomorrow night at home.
Huguenot 9 13 15 11 - 48
Cosby 27 13 18 20 - 78
01.28 - No. 10 Cosby 55, Clover Hill 40
BK Photographs JV & V v. Clover Hill
01.23 - L.C. Bird surprises No. 7 Cosby
01.22 - Boys basketball stats, standings
01.21 - Virak drives Cosby to win
01.15 - No. 9 Cosby 55, George Wythe 44
 Titans 55, Bulldogs 44
Cosby pulled away early and never looked back. Although the final score doesn't really look like one, this game was a run away. To steal a line from Del Shannon - a "run run run run runaway". Throughout most of the game, the lead hung around 20 points. Wythe's offense in the first half consisted of shots mostly from beyond the arc. Their adjustments and taking it into the lane and to the hoop helped close the point gap. David Robinson (19 points), Matt Gorski (15 points), Nick Coppola and Daniel Virak led Cosby.
01.15 - Boys player of the week: David Robinson
Boys basketball stats
01.14 - Cosby holds off Monacan
01.13 - Titans 63, Chiefs 58
 The atmosphere in the gym tonight was electric. The fans were treated to a great game. Cosby put up 10 point leads twice in the contest, only to see Monacan chip away pulling to as close as a point away. Matt Gorski was dominate on the boards at both ends and connected with most of his shots. Robinson was his usual self, hitting key shots, some from behind the 3 point arc. Nick Coppola picked up some key points driving the lane well. With the clock winding down, the Chiefs pulled to within 1, at 59-58. The next four points were scored from the free throw line, Robinson on both ends of a 1 and 1 and with the game still in question, Nick Coppola sealed the game with two of his own from the line.
Monacan 8 21 8 21 - 58
Cosby 18 13 19 13 - 63
01.13 - Cosby’s 7-footer makes big gains on the hardwood
01.12 - No. 9 Cosby 43, Manchester 40
01.08 - Cosby 71, James River 44
BK Photographs JV & V v. James River
Titans Dominate Rapids
 Robinson, Virak and Gorski – no it is not a law firm. It was the triumvirate that led the Titans to victory tonight. Cosby opened up at 15-2 lead beginning the game. James River chipped away but never came closer than 7. The Titans dominated the second half with great all around performances by Daniel Virak (12 points) who grabbed several strategic offensive rebounds and going right back up for the bucket. He also had two (one in each half) demonstrative dunks, putting exclamation points on Cosby’s charge to the basket. Matt Gorski contributed 13 points most of which were score with Rapids hanging off his arms. He also had several boards and blocks. David Robinson (22 points) was his usual self, deadly on most shots put up.
James River 7 17 12 8 - 44
Cosby 18 13 25 15 - 71
01.08 - Boys basketball stats, standings
01.07 - Cosby completes tall order
01.05 - Cosby 59, Midlothian 52
12.31 - Cosby 71, Edison 59
Tournament Performance Recap
12.29 - Cosby 65, South Lakes 51
Cosby 65, South Lakes 51 Recap
12.28 - KIMA 75, Cosby 56 (Times Dispatch)
KIMA 75, Cosby 56 (Recap)
Cosby will play South Lakes tomorrow at 2:15.
And... in case you were wondering, KIMA = Kamit Institute for Magnificent Achievers Public Charter School a school that plays over 30 regular season games.
12.18 - Games Tonight Rescheduled
Updates have been made on the online schedules in bold font.
Changes are as follows:
Cosby @ Midlothian [ JV & Var ] on Monday, January 4th
Midlothian @ Cosby [ JV & Var ] on Wednesday, January 20th.
12.16 - Game on the 28th starts at 2:15
all others during Christmas vacation will be played based on the outcome of the previous games.
12.11 - Boys basketball capsules
12.10 - Robinson finds best fit close to home
BK Photographs JV & V v. Cloverhill
12.09 - Clover Hill 59, No. 3 Cosby 42
 Clover Hill Drops Cosby
A Robinson-less Cosby team took on Clover Hill this evening in a dominion district match up. The Titans went down early and were never able to recover. Once Clover Hill put up a double digit lead, the closest the Titans would come to getting back in it was 10 points. David Robinson usually contributes 20+ points, which may have turned this one around. Hopefully he will be off the IR for the next game. The last time the Titans played sans (def: 1. without) Robinson was last year against Huguenot, where the boys turned in quite a performance, but falling short. From a shooting percentage perspective, this was the antithesis (def: 1.Direct contrast; opposition) of the girls game last night. Everything the Cavaliers threw up seemed to go in, even low percentage shots. On the other hand, Cosby's shooting percentage was low, even on high percentage shots. Other aspects of the game, including rebounding, were fairly even. Next up, Midlothian on 12/18.
12.07 - Cadets Blast Titans, claim Rebel Crown
12.05 - Cosby’s size too much for Freeman in invitational
12.04 - Cosby 59, Varina 43
12.03 - Titans Win Opener
 Playing in the Douglas Freeman basketball tournament, Cosby came out in new white uniforms and handily defeated a small quick Varina team. Although the final score indicates a resounding win, it was not until late in the second quarter that the Titans began to pull away. The Bluedevils were playing a trap and press defense and using their speed to charge the lane on offense. Cosby was trying to use their size to go low on offense while playing a zone defense. The early edge went to the Bluedevils. The Titans began to piece together the Varina puzzle late in the second quarter after Matt Gorski picked up a second foul. In defense of Gorski, the second call was one of angles. From where I sat, it appeared Matt was bringing his arms down after making a rebound when a Varina player ran underneath him and caused contact, but from the officials angle, they must have thought Gorski caused the contact. In any event, when Gorski sat, Cosby’s offense had to adapt to not having the big man in the low post. In making adjustments, the Titans went to a more traditional running-passing offense forcing the Varina defense to cover all players and not key on the low post. On defense, the Titans began to trap as well, which knocked Varina out of its rhythm. The combination allowed Cosby to pull ahead. The second half would show they would not be looking back.
The second half started with Cosby, or should I say Matt Gorski outscoring the Bluedevils 14-4. Gorski put the first 14 Titans points on the board growing Cosby’s lead to over 20. Cosby was able to cruise most of the rest of the way and rest some starters. Rest for the starters may be important with two more tournament games scheduled this week.
A couple of new faces made great contributions, Nick Coppola, freshman point guard, and Evan Bates, senior transfer from Clover Hill both looked good on the floor. Coppola will be turning heads around the central region if he continues to run the floor like a veteran.
Varina 13 4 8 17 - 42
Cosby 12 18 20 10 - 60
11.28 - Cave Spring Knights & Henrico Warriors join Titans in a Scrimmage / Jamboree
 The first action of the day pitted defending AA state champs from Cave Spring against the Titans. It was to be a battle of 7 footers, with Matt Gorski taking on Vanderbilt-bound Josh Henderson. Gorski got the best of this match-up. This combined with lights-out shooting by Cosby led by senior, Longwood-bound David Robinson was enough to subdue the Knights, beating them handily in each of their 3 quarters of play.
Cosby took on the Warriors from Henrico in their second action. The Titans came out flat in the first quarter allowing the Warriors to take it easily. Cosby's shooting eye returned in the second quater and they beat Henrico.
Early thoughts: With Jalen Hinton on the IR, it is good to see Freshman Nick Coppola able to step in and look like a veteran at point guard. The addition of Nick Gorski (freshman brother of Jr center Matt Gorski) the Titans now have three big men able to dunk, including Daniel Virak and both Gorski's. (This isn't taking anything away from any other player, this was just what was displayed in todays action.) Cosby is also blessed with height, they seem to be the "biggest" I recall, with 7 players 6' 4" or taller. If they can shoot for the percentages displayed today, this should end up being a great season.
11.25 - 2009-10 Varsity Roster Posted
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