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The Cooper (Abilene, TX) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament game against Bangs (TX) by a score of 39-33.

Game Details: Heart of Texas Tournament

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Bangs----39
Cooper----33
Final score provided by B. Hudson.
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Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Bangs holds off Cooper

December 9, 2023: Bangs, TX 76823

Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Bangs Dragons (Bangs, TX) and the visiting Cooper Cougars (Abilene, TX), saw Bangs's basketball squad hold off Cooper by a tally of 39-33.

With the victory, Bangs improves its record to 8-6 on the campaign. The Dragons host Hamilton (Hamilton, TX) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 15. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 8-5.

Next up, the Cougars confront the Lubbock-Cooper Pirates (Lubbock, TX) in a 5A Region I District 4 challenge, on Tuesday, December 12. Cooper will attempt to improve on its 7-9 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 9-6 record after their 56-46 non-league win over Lipan (Lipan, TX).

Rankings & Records

Bangs (23-24)

TXSectionState Div.
72936481
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
14-193-88-72-84-4.424.2731,1971,416

Cooper (23-24)

TXSectionState Div.
45522789
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
12-203-93-73-76-6.375.2501,5231,765

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Bangs
6.36.310.36.036.3
Cooper
13.010.814.612.847.6

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Bangs1-3Cooper1-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/17/23San SabaBangs(L) 62-3112/8/23San SabaCooper(L) 66-45
12/1/23BangsSan Saba(L) 58-22
1/12/24BangsColeman(L) 37-3212/7/23ColemanCooper(W) 38-33
1/30/24ColemanBangs(W) 35-33

Record Breakdown

Bangs (23-24)

Cooper (23-24)

14-19
Overall
12-20
3-8
League
3-9
2-6
Non-League
3-5
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
1-3
Common Opponent
1-1
8-7
Home
3-7
2-8
Away
3-7
4-4
Neutral
6-6
0-0
Playoff
0-0
14-19
In-State
12-20
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0