Cooper couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost to the Lutheran Lions at home by a 43-26 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 673rd in Texas, while the Lions are ranked 36th in Colorado).
Colson Collins threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns.
Quinn Degroot was his top target, picking up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns. On the ground,
Dean Calhoun rushed for 79 yards, and also picked up 30 receiving yards.
Eli Abramson was nothing short of spectacular for Lutheran: he threw for 287 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Wald, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown.
Cooper will venture away from home to challenge Concordia Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lutheran, they will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Fort Morgan at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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