Football Preview: Cooper Cougars vs. Palo Duro Dons
Cooper has gone 4-0 against Palo Duro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cooper Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Palo Duro Dons at 7:00 p.m. Cooper will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Two weeks ago, Cooper got the win against Legacy by a conclusive 45-21.
Austin Cummins went supernova for Cooper, throwing for 210 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, while also rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Cummins a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Zavian Alexander, who picked up 130 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Palo Duro posted their biggest win since October 6, 2023 on Friday. They claimed a resounding 34-6 victory over Legacy. Given the Dons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 389th, while the Leopards are ranked 808th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palo Duro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Julian Reese Ii, who threw for 211 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Palo Duro now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Cooper, their record now sits at 3-6.
Cooper was able to grind out a solid win over Palo Duro in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 28-21. Will Cooper repeat their success, or does Palo Duro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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