Football Preview: Hebron Hawks vs. Coppell Cowboys
After each having a week off, the Hebron Hawks and the Coppell Cowboys will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Two weeks ago, in a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Hebron made off with a 34-33 victory over Lancaster.
Hebron relied on the efforts of Ayson Mccray-Jones, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Tyler Hoke, who picked up 160 receiving yards and a touchdown. Mccray-Jones got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 79 yards.
Meanwhile, Coppell put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Bowie 72-33 on the road. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Volunteers are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hebron now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Coppell, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Hebron was taken down by Coppell 49-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coppell's Edward Griffin, who threw for 311 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt. Now that Hebron knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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