Football Recap: Cooper Comes Up Short

A victory for Cooper just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 39-7 loss at the hands of the Kinkaid Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 648th, while the Falcons are ranked 78th).

Colson Collins threw for 60 yards on nine of 15 attempts. Quinn Degroot was his top target, picking up 29 receiving yards. On the ground, Dean Calhoun rushed for 30 yards.

Kinkaid got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Wayne Shanks Jr. out in front who rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Another passer making a difference was David Capobianco, who threw for 202 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes.

Cooper is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. As for Kinkaid, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.

Cooper will welcome Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Kinkaid, they will challenge St. John's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kinkaid is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.7 points per game this season.

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