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CooperMerkel
Cougars
50
BadgersM
43

The Merkel (TX) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Cooper (Abilene, TX) by a score of 50-43.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Cooper915101650
Merkel111061643
Final score provided by B. Hudson.
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Texas High School Basketball - Cooper holds off Merkel

November 8, 2022: Merkel, TX 79536

Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Cooper Cougars (Abilene, TX) and the host Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX), saw Cooper's basketball squad hold off Merkel by a tally of 50-43.

With the victory, Cooper improves its record to 2-0 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Northwest (Justin, TX) to confront the Texans in a non-league challenge on Friday, November 11. The Texans come into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Northwest lost 45-32 in their recent non-league challenge against Sanger (Sanger, TX)

Next up, the Badgers confront the Brook Hill Guard (Bullard, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 2. Merkel will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record.

Highlight Videos

  • Play video icon 2 Three Pointers vs Cooper 0:22
  • Play video icon 2 Fast Breaks vs Cooper 0:29

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Rankings & Records

Cooper (22-23)

TXSectionState Div.
1706139
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
20-144-86-46-68-4.588.3331,8131,716
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Merkel (22-23)

TXSectionState Div.
2428625
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
23-119-510-37-66-2.676.6431,8021,200

Team Scoring Averages

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Cooper		13.913.315.712.39.053.3
Merkel9.612.112.113.0-53.0

Cooper Videos

  • Play video icon Cooper vs Lubbock Game Highlights - Feb. 4, 2023 1:39

Merkel Videos

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  • Play video icon Merkel vs Brady Game Highlights - Feb. 13, 2023 1:39
  • Play video icon Merkel vs Wall Game Highlights - Feb. 7, 2023 1:27

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Cooper4-1Merkel2-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/26/22CooperJim Ned(W) 48-451/10/23Jim NedMerkel(L) 52-21
2/3/23MerkelJim Ned(L) 65-28
11/29/22CooperGreenwood(W) 53-3711/18/22MerkelGreenwood(W) 56-40
12/16/22AbileneCooper(W) 60-3612/6/22MerkelAbilene(L) 41-38
1/20/23CooperAbilene(L) 51-50
1/3/23Lake ViewCooper(W) 81-2211/17/22Lake ViewMerkel(W) 82-8

Record Breakdown

Cooper (22-23)

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Merkel (22-23)
20-14
Overall
23-11
4-8
League
9-5
8-1
Non-League
3-4
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
4-1
Common Opponent
2-3
6-4
Home
10-3
6-6
Away
7-6
8-4
Neutral
6-2
0-0
Playoff
1-1
20-14
In-State
23-11
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0