Basketball Recap: Cooper Sets Scoring Season-High Against Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy

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Team Score

01/31/25 vs Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	95
01/03/25 @ Boles	88
01/07/25 @ Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	77
01/13/25 vs Cumby	77
01/14/25 vs Pioneer Tech & Arts Academy	74

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cooper). They really took it to Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 95-32 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 47-15.

Cooper's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kayden Helms led the charge by going 8 of 14 on his way to 17 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. Cooper is 13-4 when Helms posts three or more steals, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was John Ramos, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points.

Cooper smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive games.

Cooper has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.9 points per game. As for Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-19.

Cooper has already played their next matchup, a 54-53 defeat against Cumby on the 4th. As for Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-39 loss against Yantis on the 4th.