The Scott Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Cooper Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Scott took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Boone County 27-6.
Kaymon Coleman was a one-man wrecking crew for Scott as he rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Jayden Dodd got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Scott didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dodd and Aaron Hampton.
Meanwhile, Cooper put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Conner as Cooper made off with a 42-17 victory. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 25 points or more this season.
Cooper's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cam O'Hara, who threw for 261 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and Keagan Maher, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Isaiah Johnson was O'Hara's top target, picking up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Cooper's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Austin Alexander was especially locked on to Conner's QB and sacked him twice.
Scott's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Cooper, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Scott was dealt a bruising 49-7 defeat at the hands of Cooper in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of O'Hara, who threw for 136 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Now that Scott knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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