Cougars fall to Thompson

Cougars fall to Thompson

By Brittney Bailey, For the Tribune ALABASTER – The Clay-Chalkville Cougars took a hard loss on the road to nationally ranked Thompson Thursday night. The Cougars started out strong offensively after quarterback CJ Eldridge found Nasir Ray for 31 yards touchdown at the 6:15 mark in the first quarter to give the Cougars a 7-0 lead. Clay falls 37-13 to Thompson. Credit: Ron Burkett Thompson took the reins on its next possession, almost tying it up…