The Cooper Cougars will square off against the San Angelo Central Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Cooper came up short against Abilene and fell 42-33. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Eagles are ranked 94th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Austin Cummins, who threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards. Zavian Alexander was another key receiver, picking up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, San Angelo Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They fell just short of Amarillo by a score of 48-45. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (36), the Bobcats still had to take the loss.
Cooper's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2. As for San Angelo Central, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Cooper beat San Angelo Central 53-45 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was San Angelo Central's Christian "Squeaky" English, who threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 145 yards on only eight carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cooper still be able to contain "Squeaky" English? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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