The Highlands Bluebirds will face off against the Cooper Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Highlands is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over Raceland. Given the Bluebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Rams are ranked 65th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Highlands came from Jackson Arnold, Ethan Grimm, Adam Surrey, Tayden Lorenzen, and Lorenzen.
Meanwhile, Cooper put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Great Crossing as Cooper made off with a 62-36 win. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Jaguars, who until this contest were averaging 11.2 points allowed.
Cam O'Hara continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 312 yards and six touchdowns, while also rushing for 38 yards and a touchdown. Isaiah Johnson was O'Hara's top target, picking up 116 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Cooper's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Ryker Campbell.
Highlands' victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Cooper, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Highlands couldn't quite finish off Cooper in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 and fell 17-15. Can Highlands avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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