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Basketball Player Carson Cooley Is Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Southwestern Male Athlete Of Month

Bradley Piros, Reporter

Feb 20, 2022 10:52 PM

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PIASA - It’s always special to play on Senior Night, and for Southwestern High School boys basketball guard Carson Cooley, he had been dreaming of it for a long time. He mentioned that he was nervous to start the game and called it a little scary.

Carson Cooley Carson did seem a little tense in the early going but he transformed in the second half in the recent Piasa Birds boys basketball game against Litchfield. He put up an astonishing 25-point performance to make sure he will never forget the night. His side was trailing the Litchfield Purple Panthers 30-24 at halftime but with his help, the Piasa Birds came storming back to tie it up at 42 after three quarters.

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“I was thinking we’re right back in this, like let’s go, let’s win this game. I really wanted that win tonight,” Cooley said after the game.

In the end, his excellent performance wasn’t enough as Southwestern lost the game 68-61.

The Piasa Birds lost a close one to East Alton-Wood River 44-31 on Saturday in the Greenville Regional, so Cooley's Senior Night will remain one of the highlights of his senior season.