St. John won the last time they faced Cooper, and things went their way on Friday too. The St. John's Mavericks really took it to the Cooper Dragons for the full four quarters, racking up a 41-14 win at home. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Dragons are ranked 561st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Cole Allen, who rushed for 332 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per carry. Those 332 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: St. John's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 423 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Cooper lost, don't look at Dean Calhoun. Despite the final result, he rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Calhoun posted at least 101 rushing yards in the fourth games prior.
St. John's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Cooper, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
St. John's is taking a road trip to take on Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. John's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.8 points per game this season. As for Cooper, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against St. Mark's at 7:00 p.m. Cooper also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 30.3 points per game.
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