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11/17/07
As
had been the case throughout the season, penalties and
turnovers hurt the Cougars in their 17-13 loss to
Mansfield Timberview. Cooper lost two fumbles in
the red zone to start the second half and never seemed
to recover. Timberview struck first from 26 yards
out. Cooper answered on its next possession with
its only touchdown of the game when Will Casey hit Timmy
Dixon from 27 yards out. Cooper took its only lead
of the day at 10-7 when kicker Isaac Escobedo connected
from 31 yards out with 6:18 left in the first half.
Cooper answered with another field goal but was unable
to muster much more offense the rest of the way.
11/09/07
The Rebels exploded for 179 yards and four touchdowns on
the ground -- including two of 45 or more yards. All in the first
half of the 35-28 Rebel victory. The Cooper offense still produced
495 total yards. Will Casey threw for 303 yards in the Cougar loss. The teams traded
touchdowns the rest of the half until a Lee touchdown with 11 seconds
left in the second quarter gave the Rebels a 14-point lead heading into
the break.
A'mon Pimpton received his second “Yards 4 Youth Football
Player
of the Week" award. Pimpton was recognized for his
229 offensive yards. On
behalf of Pimpton’s performance, Alltel Wireless is
donating another $500 to Big Country Youth Football.
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11/02/07
Keithy Flye rushed for 229 yards and two touchdowns as Abilene
High claimed a 34-10 win over Cooper. The Eagles' first two
possessions resulted in nine-play, 74-yard drives. Flye scored the first
touchdown on a 6-yard run. After the Cougars used 14 plays to go
71 yards, Isaac Escobedo booted a 26-yard field goal. And then AHS put
its second 74-yard drive together with quarterback Spens Lackey covering
the final 3 yards. Lackey connected Kortney McDow on a 37-yard
touchdown play to put the Eagles ahead 21-3. Will Casey took Cooper 80
yards, and Timmy Dixon made a TD catch in the end zone with 55 seconds
left in the half. Abilene answered with a Brandon Hill 24-yard
field goal to give AHS a 24-10 halftime lead.
10/26/07
Cooper
provided 13 points in the first quarter, while Midland High added 14 of
their own in the second. Returning from the intermission, the
Bulldogs added nine more in the 23-20 decision over the Cougars.
Will Casey opened up the game finding Andrew Squyres on a
10-yard pass midway into the first quarter. Will Ford added to the
lead when he found open field and scampered 23 yards to paydirt.
Midland scored twice to take a 14-13 lead at the half. A'mon
Pimpton narrowed the margin on a 6-yard run with 1:43 left in the game.
10/19/07
The Permian Panthers
jumped out to a 23-0 halftime lead over the Cooper
Cougars in Shotwell Stadium. By the end of the
third quarter, the Mojo defense held Cooper to a minus
10 yards rushing in the 40-14 CHS loss. Permian's
Taylor Byrd led the offense with 109 yards rushing,
three rushing scores and also passed for 150 yards.
Jamison Berryhill also had two touchdown runs of 15 and
17 yards and finished with 72 yards rushing.
Cooper's only points came in the fourth quarter on a
Timmy Dixon reception from Ricky Stevenson and a
five-yard run by A'mon Pimpton.
10/12/07
Scoring 17 points in the first half, Cooper hung on
for a 17-10 victory over Odessa High in their district
opener at Shotwell Stadium. The Cougar
defense forced Odessa to punt after just three plays
and, after a pass interference call that moved Cooper up
to the Bronchos' 28, Isaac Escobedo hit a 39-yard field
goal, just bouncing in after hitting the bottom of the
left goal post. Micah Haile intercepted a pass
inside the red zone when the Bronchos were threatening
to pull to 17-10.
09/29/07
Turnovers will cost you the game. The Cougars found out first hand
as they suffered a 31-14 loss to the Mustangs. Cooper commited two
interceptions, one fumble, two muffed punts, a blocked punt and 10
penalties. A muffed punt by Will
Ford at the Cooper 30 set up Coronado's first score in the second
quarter. On the ensuing possession, a backward pass from Casey to
Kenyon Barnes was dropped and recovered by Matt Hasley at the Cougar 12.
Coronado took advantage of the mistake with a 23-yard field goal by
Lukas Rutter. Of Coronado's five scores, all five followed a
Cooper mistake.
09/22/07
Before its final drive, Central had
only one play from scrimmage in Cooper's half of the
field. With a game marred with turnovers, the Cougars
escaped with a 10-0 decision over the Bobcats. On the only scoring drive of the first half,
Will Casey was 4-for-4 on
pass plays for 32 yards. The Cougars took almost seven minutes off the
clock by driving 76 yards in 16 plays to take their 7-0 lead. After throwing 17 times in the first half,
the Cougars decided to feature running back A'mon
Pimpton in the second half. Pimpton finished with 134 yards on
30 carries. Isaac Escobedo's 22-yard field goal
with 2:28 to play gave Cooper their final points for the
game. Casey passed for 135 yards to
help Cooper to its big advantage in total yards of 293-79.
09/15/07
Cooper jumped out to grab and early lead in the
first half, and had to hang on again in the second
half as CHS defeated Temple 21-19. Will Casey
hit sophomore Tommy Bowman breaking free deep on the
Cougars' fifth play from scrimmage for a 56-yard
score. Temple cut its deficit with a 10-yard
touchdown run with 2:39 left in the third but
decided to go for a two-point run, which Cooper
denied just inches shy of the end zone. Temple
scored again with 4:46 left to play when Quentin
Tuck ran it in from 11 out.
09/08/07
The Cougars took a 21-6 win with the help of a defensive unit that
held the Weatherford Kangaroos to 211 total yards. Quarterback Will
Casey finished the night 14-of-19 for 153 yards and a score with Ricky
Stevenson hauling in five catches for 75 yards and Andrew Squyres
grabbing six for 51 and a score. A'mon Pimpton led the ground
assault, carrying the ball 19 times for 128 yards and a touchdown.
DeShaun Scott scored the other TD for Cooper and finished with 31 yards
on seven carries. The Cougars' first touchdown of 2007 was set up
by junior Will Ford, who took the opening kickoff at the five and
rumbled 53 yards. Nine plays later Scott punched it in from five yards
out. Cooper increased its advantage on the next drive. After
an 18-yard completion to receiver Timmy Dixon and a 21-yard catch by
Squyres. Pimpton hauled in one more pass from six yards out to close the
scoring.
The Cooper Football Banquet was held on January 18 at
the Abilene Civic Center. Coach Spradlin acknowledged individual
player achievements, as well as accomplishments of the 2006 football
team. Among the award recipients were: Mitchell Yensel, Kenny Mendez, Zach
Stewart, and Joe
Joe Jones. The link above lists the award winners. [
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