Two dominant signal callers in Cam O'Hara and Rio Litmer are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cooper Jaguars will square off against the Highlands Bluebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Cooper sitting on 13 straight victories and Highlands on eight.
Cooper is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Southwestern for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-15 win. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won 11 games by 25 points or more so far this season.
Cooper's success was spearheaded by the efforts of O'Hara, who threw for 179 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, and Keagan Maher, who gained 102 total yards and three touchdowns. Maher has been hot , having also posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last seven times he's played. A healthy portion of O'Hara's aerial production (99 yards to be exact) went to Jaidan Combs.
Meanwhile, everything went Highlands' way against Pulaski County on Friday as Highlands made off with a 42-18 victory. Given the Bluebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Maroons are ranked 28th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Litmer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 329 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt.
Highlands didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Gabe Williams led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Highlands has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.2 points per game. As for Cooper, they pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Cooper came out on top in a nail-biter against Highlands when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 24-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Litmer, who threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 47 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cooper still be able to contain Litmer? There's only one way to find out.
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