Football Recap: Cooper Starts Season with Win Against Lutheran

By Team Reports Sep 6, 2025, 1:11am

Football Recap: Cooper Dragons vs. Lutheran Lions

Cooper had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Lutheran Lions 55-13. For the Dragons, this counts as revenge for the 43-26 win the Lions walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2024.

Eric Sipko

Receiving Touchdowns (Career)

08/29/25 @ Lutheran3
09/20/24 vs Legacy Prep Christian Academy2
10/10/24 vs St. Mark's1
09/27/24 vs Cypress Christian1
09/13/24 @ Lutheran South Academy1

Eric Sipko was a one-man wrecking crew as he picked up 157 receiving yards and three TDs. Those three receiving touchdowns gave him a new career-high.

Cooper's run defense was locked in: Lutheran could only muster 2.6 yards per carry. The Dragons' ground attack was stronger, having averaged 3.8.

Although Lutheran took the loss, they still got scores from Brody Rasmussen and Deacon Downing.

Cooper has already played their next match (against Concordia Lutheran), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Lutheran, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 26-25 victory against Fort Morgan on the 4th.

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