The Highlands Bluebirds will face off against the Cooper Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Highlands is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 35-0 victory over Raceland at home. Given the Bluebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Rams are ranked 65th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Highlands came from Jackson Arnold, Ethan Grimm, Adam Surrey, Tayden Lorenzen, and Lorenzen.
Meanwhile, Cooper put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Great Crossing 62-36. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Jaguars, who until this match were averaging 11.2 points allowed.
It was another big night for Cam O'Hara, who threw for 312 yards and six touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. Isaiah Johnson was O'Hara's top target, picking up 116 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Cooper's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Ryker Campbell.
Highlands' win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Cooper, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Highlands couldn't quite finish off Cooper when the teams last played back in November of 2023 and fell 17-15. Can Highlands avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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