Daniel Bray, Abilene Cooper football start fast, roll past Lubbock High
The Abilene Cooper football team scored the first 21 points of the game on three consecutive one-play drives en route to a 61-7 drubbing of Lubbock High on Thursday at Lowrey Field.
Highlights
Daniel Bray scored on two of those possessions to lead a Cougars rushing attack that amassed 455 yards. The team scored two defensive TDs in the opening half and three overall. Treven Turner snatched a lateral and returned it for an 86-yard TD as the second quarter expired to put Cooper up 41-7.
Lucas David and Nhoj Henry each had interception-return TDs for the Cougars, who won their third in a row. Henry also ran for a 46-yard score on his only carry.
Thursday's stars
Bray ran for 155 yards and three TDs on four carries. Christian Rico followed with 124 yards, and two other players rushed for more than 60.
Sophomore running back Braiden Dunkerson was a bright spot for the Westerners, totaling 135 yards on 20 carries.
Notes and quotes
Cougars coach Aaron Roan: "I thought that was really important for us to try to jump out and get a good lead early. (LHS) is an extremely scrappy group and, man, they fight and they battle. We knew that that was gonna be a dogfight we didn't want to get in if we could keep from it. I was really pleased with the start that we had."
Lubbock High coach Juan Rodriguez: "Anytime you're in a situation where you're falling behind, you're always gonna have trouble. But our kids fought hard. I think we stayed in the game to the best of our ability. They still came out and tried to do what they could and play their best. That's still the type of the kid that we have. We've got great character."
Cooper (4-5 overall) won its third game in a row to improve to 3-1 in District 2-5A Division II play.
Roan: "Things didn't go our way in non-district, and that's life and that's football. Football's a funny game. But I've been real proud of the way that our kids have continued to come to work every day and understanding that the best football that they have is still out there."
DISTRICT 2-5A DIVISION II
Abilene Cooper 61, Lubbock High 7
Abilene Cooper 21 20 7 13 — 61
Lubbock High 0 7 0 0 — 7
SCORING SUMMARY
First quarter
COO — Daniel Bray 34 run (Daniel Cavazos kick), 5:51
COO — Bray 43 run (Cavazos kick), 2:48
COO — Nhoj Henry 46 run (Cavazos kick), 0:53
Second quarter
LUB — Joshua Coleman 56 pass from Dallas Trevino (Yael Ontiveros kick), 11:51
COO — Bray 48 run (Cavazos kick), 2:56
COO — Lucas David 37 interception return (kick failed), 1:54
COO — Treven Turner 86 fumble return (Lamine Bayire kick) 0:00
Third quarter
COO — Troneal Robinson 7 run (Bayire kick), 11:13
Fourth quarter
COO — Henry 29 interception return (kick failed), 8:46
COO — Christian Rico 75 run (Bayire kick), 4:25
TEAM STATISTICS
First downs: (C) 15; (L) 13
Rushes-Yards: (C) 38-455; (L) 27-151
Passing: (C) 38; (L) 124
Comp-Att-Int: (C) 5-9-1; (L) 7-21-1
Punts-Avg: (C) 1-36; (L) 4-38.8
Fumbles-Lost: (C) 0-0; (L) 3-3
Penalties-Yards: (C) 5-45; (L) 7-64
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Abilene Cooper, Daniel Bray 4-155, Christian Rico 7-124, Troneal Robinson 11-69, Peyton Ewing 11-62, Nhoj Henry 1-46, Jaden Carrillo 2-7, Austin Cummins 2-(-8). Lubbock High, Braiden Dunkerson 20-135, Dallas Trevino 6-15, Team 1-1.
PASSING: Abilene Cooper, Cummins 4-8-1—34, Carrillo 1-1-0—4. Lubbock High, Trevino 7-20-2—124, Zach Reyna 0-1-0.
RECEIVING: Abilene Cooper, Jaylen Parker 3-31, Noah Warren 1-4, Ewing 1-3. Lubbock High, Derek Torrez 3-56, Joshua Coleman 2-60, Dunkerson 1-9, Trini Tijerina 1-(-1).
RECORDS: Abilene Cooper 4-5, 3-1; Lubbock High 2-7, 0-4.
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