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Cook Cairo

Hornets

Syrupmakers

The Cairo (GA) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Cook (Adel, GA) by a score of 42-12.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Cook	6	0	6	0	12
Cairo	7	21	7	7	42

Final score provided by E. Elkins.

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Game Stats

Cook (25-26)

Cook

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	6	11	83	.545	13.8	1		46	109.3
11	Jayden Joiner (Jr)	6	11	83	.545	13.8	1		46	109.3

Cook

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	31	118	3.8	25	1	1
9	Markeise Miller (Jr)	2	10	5.0		0
10	Nigel Kenney (Jr)	1	3	3.0		0
11	Jayden Joiner (Jr)	3	3	1.0		0
22	Dawson Davis (Fr)	25	102	4.1	25	1	1

Cook

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	9	157	17.4	46	1
1	Malcolm Merritt (Jr)	4	73	18.3	46	1
4	Mj Tippins (Sr)	3	60	20.0	40
12	Tayshun Merritt (Jr)	1	4	4.0	4
29	Haydin Merritt (Fr)	1	20	20.0	20

Cook

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	118	157	275
1	Malcolm Merritt (Jr)		73	73
4	Mj Tippins (Sr)		60	60
9	Markeise Miller (Jr)	10		10
10	Nigel Kenney (Jr)	3		3
11	Jayden Joiner (Jr)	3		3
12	Tayshun Merritt (Jr)		4	4
22	Dawson Davis (Fr)	102		102
29	Haydin Merritt (Fr)		20	20

Cook

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	118	83	157	201
1	Malcolm Merritt (Jr)			73	73
4	Mj Tippins (Sr)			60	60
9	Markeise Miller (Jr)	10			10
10	Nigel Kenney (Jr)	3			3
11	Jayden Joiner (Jr)	3	83		86
12	Tayshun Merritt (Jr)			4	4
22	Dawson Davis (Fr)	102			102
29	Haydin Merritt (Fr)			20	20

Cook

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts
	Team Totals	2	12
1	Malcolm Merritt (Jr)	1	6
22	Dawson Davis (Fr)	1	6

Cook

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	1	2
1	Malcolm Merritt (Jr)		1	1
22	Dawson Davis (Fr)	1		1

Cairo (25-26)

Cairo has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Georgia High School Football - Cook defeated by Cairo

September 12, 2025: Cairo, GA 39828

The Cairo Syrupmakers were victorious over the visiting Cook Hornets football team by a score of 42-12 in Friday's non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Syrupmakers face the Bainbridge Bearcats (Bainbridge, GA) in a AAA Region 1 challenge, on Friday, September 26. Cairo will attempt to improve on its 2-2 season record. The Bearcats come into the test with a 0-5 record after their 49-0 non-league loss to Thomas County Central (Thomasville, GA).

With the defeat, Cook drops to 3-2 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Irwin County (Ocilla, GA) to clash with the Indians in a non-league test on Friday, September 19. The Indians come into the test with a record of 1-3. Irwin County won 21-12 in their recent non-league test against Dooly County (Vienna, GA)

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Cook 0, Cairo 0

Posted @ 7:28p
Game Attendance
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 7:28p
Field Conditions
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 7:28p
Weather Conditions
Weather Conditions Fair

Posted @ 7:28p
0 - 0

Start of Game
Cairo1st Quarter
Cairo kicking off to Cook.

Posted @ 7:29p
0 - 6

Rushing Touchdown
Cairo1st Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Cairo - #4 Bryian Duncan Jr with a 56 Yd Rushing TD. Cook 0, Cairo 6

Posted @ 7:40p
0 - 7

Made Point After
Cairo1st Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Cairo - #14 Dray Bass PAT Good. Cook 0, Cairo 7

Posted @ 7:40p
6 - 7

Passing Touchdown
Cook1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Cook - #4 Mj Tippins 46 Yd pass completed to #1 Malcolm Merritt for a TD. Cook 6, Cairo 7

Posted @ 7:45p
6 - 7

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Cook 6, Cairo 7

Posted @ 8:07p
6 - 13

Rushing Touchdown
Cairo2nd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Cairo - #40 Jaylen Teall with a 6 Yd Rushing TD. Cook 6, Cairo 13

Posted @ 8:13p
6 - 14

Made Point After
Cairo2nd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Cairo - #14 Dray Bass PAT Good. Cook 6, Cairo 14

Posted @ 8:13p
6 - 20

Passing Touchdown
Cairo2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Cairo - #3 Bryce Puckett 72 Yd pass completed to #4 Bryian Duncan Jr for a TD. Cook 6, Cairo 20

Posted @ 8:21p
6 - 21

Made Point After
Cairo2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Cairo - #14 Dray Bass PAT Good. Cook 6, Cairo 21

Posted @ 8:22p
6 - 27

Fumble Recovery Returned for Touchdown
Cairo2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Cairo - 5-yard fumble return touchdown. Cook 6, Cairo 27

Posted @ 8:27p
6 - 28

Made Point After
Cairo2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Cairo - #14 Dray Bass PAT Good. Cook 6, Cairo 28

Posted @ 8:27p
6 - 28

Halftime
Halftime
Cook 6, Cairo 28

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Posted @ 8:35p
6 - 28

Start of 3rd Quarter
Cook3rd Quarter
Cook to kick off to Cairo.

Posted @ 9p
6 - 34

Rushing Touchdown
Cairo3rd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Cairo - #4 Bryian Duncan Jr with a 24 Yd Rushing TD. Cook 6, Cairo 34

Posted @ 9:06p
6 - 35

Made Point After
Cairo3rd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Cairo - #14 Dray Bass PAT Good. Cook 6, Cairo 35

Posted @ 9:06p
12 - 35

Rushing Touchdown
Cook3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Cook - 24 Yd Rushing TD. Cook 12, Cairo 35

Posted @ 9:25p
12 - 35

Rushing Two Point Conversion Failed
Cook3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Cook - 2Pt Conversion Failed. Cook 12, Cairo 35

Posted @ 9:25p
12 - 35

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Cook 12, Cairo 35

Posted @ 9:37p
12 - 41

Rushing Touchdown
Cairo4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Cairo - #40 Jaylen Teall with a 42 Yd Rushing TD. Cook 12, Cairo 41

Posted @ 9:40p
12 - 42

Made Point After
Cairo4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Cairo - #14 Dray Bass PAT Good. Cook 12, Cairo 42

Posted @ 9:40p
12 - 42

End of Game
Final
Cook 12, Cairo 42

Posted @ 9:59p

Cook @ Cairo Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 12, 2025 @ 7:30p

Cairo High School

The Cairo (GA) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Cook (Adel, GA) by a score of 42-12.

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Rankings & Records

Cook (25-26)

GA	Class
215	28

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
5-4	1-2	2-2	3-2	.556	.333	194	189

Cairo (25-26)

GA	Class
87	14

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
7-2	4-0	4-1	3-1	.778	1.000	300	183

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Cook	9.3	4.7	3.0	4.7	21.6
Cairo	8.3	11.2	9.4	4.3	33.3

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Team Stat Comparison

Cook		Cairo
175.3	Rushing Yards Per Game	32.6
69.9	Passing Yards Per Game	19.1
92.2	Receiving Yards Per Game	19.1
245.2	Total Yards Per Game	51.7
0.8	Points Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Cook		Cairo	National Avg.
#22 Dawson Davis112.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	#40 Jaylen Teall54.0	12.0
#11 Jayden Joiner62.9	Passing Yards Per Game	#3 Bryce Puckett86.0	12.1
#1 Malcolm Merritt30.9	Receiving Yards Per Game	#4 Bryian Duncan Jr66.0	9.6
#22 Dawson Davis116.4	Total Yards Per Game	#4 Bryian Duncan Jr100.0	26.2
#15 Brooks Moore1.2	Points Per Game	-	2.0

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Cook	1-0		Cairo	1-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
8/22/25	Bainbridge	Cook	(W) 22-6		9/26/25	Cairo	Bainbridge	(W) 35-6

Record Breakdown

Cook (25-26)		Cairo (25-26)
5-4	Overall	7-2
1-2	League	4-0
4-2	Non-League	3-2
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-0	Common Opponent	1-0
2-2	Home	4-1
3-2	Away	3-1
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
5-4	In-State	5-2
0-0	Out-of-State	2-0