Final: Cooper falls to Bowling Green in KHSAA Class 5A football state championship game

The Cooper Jaguars lost 28-14 to Bowling Green in the KHSAA Class 5A football state championship for the second time in school history. The two teams played each other in the 2012 final.

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First quarter

Cooper starters

Offense: Cam O'Hara (QB), Keagan Maher (RB), Jaiden Combs (FB), Isaiah Johnson (WR), Malachi Ewell (WR), Austin Alexander (TE), Noah Reichel (LT), Christian Brown (LG), Lucas Hughes (C), Jack Lonaker (RG), Mason Baesel (RT)

Defense: Mason Baesel (DL), Christian Brown (DL), Mike Mulvihill (DL), Austin Alexander (DL), Mason Stanton (LB), Lucas Hughes (LB), Jack Lonaker (LB), Isaac Brown (DB), Josiah Pouncy (CB), Ryker Campbell (SS), Austin Perriman (FS)

11:55: Cooper starts with the ball on their own 19-yard line.

11:02: Cam O'Hara punts from the Cooper 22-yard line to the Bowling Green 31-yard line.

10:48: Braden Widener punts yards to the Cooper 34-yard line. Jaiden Combs muffs the punt, Bowling Green recovers.

9:14: Deuce Bailey finds Matthew Klein for a 31-yard touchdown on 4th-and-7. Bowling Green 7, Cooper 0.

9:14: Cooper starts at their own 20-yard line.

6:11: O'Hara punts to the Bowling Green 32-yard line.

5:55: Bailey hits Trevy Barber in stride for a 43-yard touchdown on the second play of the drive. Bowling Green 14, Cooper 0

5:55: Cooper starts at their own 20-yard line.

3:46: O'Hara rolls to his right and finds Isaiah Johnson on the sideline for a 24-yard touchdown pass on 4th-and-10. Bowling Green 14, Cooper 7.

3:37: Bowling Green returns the kickoff to their 36-yard line.

1:35: Lucas Hughes finds the ball in his hands after a deflected pass. Cooper takes over at their own 45-yard line.

0:11: O'Hara scrambles on 4th-and-1 but cant find room to get to the marker. Bowling Green takes over at the own 46-yard line.

Second quarter

12:00: Bowling Green starts the quarter with 2nd-and-9 at their own 47-yard line.

8:44: Jack Lonaker intercepts Bailey's pass over the middle. Cooper starts at their own 13-yard line.

6:33: O'Hara is sacked for a six-yard loss. He punts to the Bowling Green 46-yard line. The Purples will start at the Cooper 39 after an unnecessary roughness penalty.

6:04: Braden Widener punts to the Cooper 21-yard line. Combs muffs his second punt of the game and the Purples take over at Cooper's 19-yard line.

4:12: Bailey throws an eight-yard touchdown pass to Jaxen Smith. Bowling Green 21, Cooper 7.

4:12: Cooper starts at their own 35-yard line after the kick goes out of bounds.

2:15: O'Hara punts to the Bowling Green 32-yard line.

0:59: Bowling Green has 3rd-and-5 at Cooper's 49-yard line.

0:41: Widener punts to the Cooper 10-yard line.

HALFTIME: Bowling Green 21, Cooper 7. The Purples receive the ball to start the second half.

Third quarter

11:54: Bowling Green opens the half at their own 46-yard line.

10:40: Ryker Campbell grabs Cooper's third interception of the game. The Jaguars start at their own 28-yard line after a penalty on the return.

7:48: O'Hara's pass intended for Combs on 4th-and-10 falls incomplete. Bowling Green takes over at their own 27-yard line.

5:50: Bowling Green takes their first timeout, facing a 2nd-and-11 at the Cooper 36-yard line.

4:25: Bowling Green takes its second timeout. They have a 3rd-and-10 at Cooper's 24-yard line.

3:35: Jaxen Smith gives the Purples a 28-7 lead with a one-yard touchdown run.

3:35: Cooper starts at the 20-yard line after a touchback.

0:55: Cooper calls its first timeout with a 1st-and-10 at Bowling Green's 37-yard line.

Fourth quarter

12:00: Cooper begins the quarter with a 3rd-and-6 at Bowling Green's 11-yard line.

11:50: O'Hara rolls to his left and finds Austin Alexander in the end zone. Bowling Green 28, Cooper 14.

11:30: Bowling Green starts at their own 21-yard line after a penalty on the kickoff.

11:24: Lonaker forces a fumble, recovered by Ryker Campbell. The Jaguars start at Bowling Green's 33-yard line.

9:50: Austin Alexander gains five yards on 4th-and-2 to give Cooper a new set of downs at Bowling Green's 20-yard line.

8:21: Cooper takes its second timeout, facing 4th-and-6 from Bowling Green's 16-yard line.

8:17: O'Hara's pass on fourth down falls incomplete. The Purples take over at their own 16-yard line.

7:28: Campbell returns the Bowling Green punt to the 49-yard line.

6:23: O'Hara punts to the Bowling Green 12-yard line.

4:52: Cooper calls its third timeout. Bowling Green is facing 4th-and-2 from its own 20-yard line.

4:46: Campbell fields Widener's punt at Cooper's 49-yard line.

4:15: O'Hara's pass on 4th-and-10 is intercepted by Andru Jones. The Purples start at their own 11-yard line.

FINAL: Bowling Green 28, Cooper 14.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Kentucky high school football: Cooper falls to Bowling Green in final