The Henry Clay Blue Devils will challenge the Cooper Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Cooper is headed out to face a Blue Devils team ready to give their home crowd a win. Henry Clay was beaten by Oldham County 44-16 on Friday. The loss leaves the Blue Devils without a win on the season.
Meanwhile, Cooper was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Bardstown 36-6 at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 23-0.
Cooper can attribute much of their success to Keagan Maher, who rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and Cam O'Hara, who threw for 229 yards and four touchdowns. Isaiah Johnson was O'Hara's top target, picking up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Cooper's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Austin Alexander was the leader with two.
Henry Clay took a serious blow against Cooper in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 42-2. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Henry Clay was down 42-0.
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