Cooper hasn't had much luck against St. John recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cooper Dragons will venture away from home to face off against the St. John's Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cooper is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Cypress Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cooper blew Cypress Christian out of the water with a 39-7 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Dragons had established a 25 point advantage.
It was another big night for Dean Calhoun, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 134 receiving yards. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 73 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. John's). They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 62-35 win over Lutheran South Academy. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Cole Allen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 190 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Shea Quinn was another key player, throwing for 248 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. John's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
The win made it two in a row for Cooper and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for St. John's, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Cooper has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 275 passing yards per game. St. John's, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 274.4 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Cooper lost to St. John's on the road by a decisive 35-21 margin when the teams last played back in August of 2021. Thankfully for Cooper, Miles Masterson (who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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