The Cooper Dragons are taking a road trip to challenge the St. Mark's Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cooper's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Cooper will bounce into Friday's contest after beating St. John's, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. The Dragons claimed a resounding 34-6 win over the Mavericks. Those 34 points were actually the fewest the Dragons have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Eric Sipko continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 115 receiving yards and two TDs.
Cooper was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2024.
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Cooper didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Pierson Todd led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Kaleb Smith is crushing it when it comes to interceptions: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, St. Mark's unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against Kinkaid, falling 45-22. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 556th, while the Falcons are ranked 149th).
Cooper's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their offensive performance: the team's won by an average of 28.2 points thus far. As for St. Mark's, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Cooper couldn't quite get it done against St. Mark's in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 25-14. Can the Dragons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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