It Was A Great Week To Be A Dragon!

Varsity VOLLEYBALL – The team had two wins and an invitational championship this week!

9/6 vs Lutheran South 3-0 WIN
(25-18,25-18 and 25-17)

9/8 vs (an undefeated) HCYA 3-1 WIN
(21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-23)

9/9-10 6th Annual FAST Complex Private School Invitational
hosted by FAST Complex volleyball facility

Day One: 3-0
St.Johns 25-9, 25-16 WIN
St. Agnes JV (played varsity in the tourney) 25-12,25-13 WIN
SATCH 25-14, 25-19 WIN

Day Two: Championship bracket
Round 1 vs. CHSA 25-18, 25-11 WIN
Round 2 vs Fort Bend Christian (FBC has the #5 ranked recruit in the country)
(24-26, 25-19, 15-12) WIN
Semi final vs St. Pius X (25-12, 25-15)
Final vs. Houston Christian (a one-set match) (25-22) WIN

From Coach Ray Hedden: It was a great week that came with a lot of playing. The girls did very well working through some moments of adversity without wavering from our style of play. They continue to connect and grow together as they get stronger. Our goal is to improve a little every time we are on the court so we will be ready for our run at SPC. Up next is undefeated 6a powerhouse Oak Ridge High School who is ranked in the Top Five in the state. After that, out team gets a much-needed rest.

Season Record: 22-7

Next up for the Dragons:
Sept. 13 vs Oak Ridge High School, 5:30 p.m.

Varsity FOOTBALL –Scored 21 points in eight minutes to come from behind and win the first conference game in school history!
Sept. 9 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal 21-20 WIN

Stats
Passing:
Evan Minarovic was 16 for 39 for 180 yards.
Rushing:
Emerson Raybon rushed 15 times for 53 and two touchdowns.
Stijn Albers rushed 11 times for 45 yards.
Evan Minarovic rushed 9 times for 39 yards and one touchdown.
Receiving:
Emerson Raybon had 5 catches for 61 yards.
Matt Krehbiel had 2 catches for 57 yards.
Logan Leax had 4 catches for 32 yards.
Trent Burgess had 4 catches for 15 yards.
Grant Huettel had 1 catch for 15 yards.
Defensive stats:
Emerson Raybon had 7.5 tackles.
Matt Krehbiel had 5 tackles.
Andrew Saibara had 4.5 tackles.
Eric Grosser had 3.5 tackles.

From Coach Brent Landrum: I could not be prouder of this football team. They were down by 20 points with eight minutes to go in the game and they scored 21 points to win the game. They persevered throughout the game. That was our first SPC win in football in school history. Our fan base turned out in large numbers on the road, the cheerleaders were incredible, the coaches did a great job, and the players went out on the field and earned the win. We even had the Cooper cross country team come out and support us.
Emerson Raybon had 104 total yards and scored two touchdowns. Evan Minarovic 219 total yards and scored one touchdown.
The defense put up huge defensive stand after another in the second d half to give us a chance. For the game, our defense held St. Stephen’s to 164 yards of total offense. We do not come back and win the football without that great performance by the defense. We are 2-1 on the season and 1-1 in SPC 3A. We are off this week and then we play St. Andrew’s at home on Sept. 23. This off-week comes at a great time, as we are a little banged up. This program deserves this win and we are going to enjoy it. I am ready for what the program holds for this growing program.

Season Record: John Cooper is 2-1 on the season and 1-1 in SPC 3A.

Next up for the Dragons: The Dragons host at St Andrew’s Episcopal on Friday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENT: We are very pleased to announce that you can now follow Cooper football online. Home and away varsity football games will be LIVE STREAMED all season. Cooper's YouTube channel will have a link to the stream for each game. Games will also be broadcast on the Texas Sports Radio Network (TSRN). To listen to Dragon Football, simply download TSRN to your mobile device.

The Varsity CROSS COUNTRY teams competed at the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Invitational on Sept. 10 in Austin.

From Coach Matt Bohan: From Coach Matt Bohan: Cooper Cross Country ran in Austin this week in the St. Andrews Episcopal Invitational.  
The boys’ team ran only five members in the 5-6A event.  We competed well with many of the top area public schools and many of the SPC schools.  Although the Cooper finished in 15th place amongst the 25 teams competing in the race, Jonathan Goodridge finished in 7th place overall.  Sophomore, Mitchell Shannon finished in 42nd overall with 197 total runners in the race.  Wes Willgrubs, Wiley Coleman and Adam Muhith also contributed well and all setting personal bests in the 5000m run.
The girls’ team had a rough day with stiff competition and tough, humid conditions. Although we were missing some of our top runners due to injury and college testing, there were a few bright spots. Junior Sidney Cartwright let the Cooper girls finishing in 55th place, amongst 165 runners in the 5000m run.  She was followed by freshman Paige Cromley who finished her first 5k race in 22:30 and in 84th place. The girls’ team finished in 14th place.
Also competing well, were some of our younger runners, many logging personal bests. Sophomore Brian Ross knocked two minutes off of his previous 5k time.
The coaching staff is proud of the hard work the team is putting in at this point and although it is still early, we are hopeful for a great season.

Full race results at click here for race results

Next up for the Dragons: The Dragons will compete at the Trinity Klein Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 17

Tues., Sept. 13
5:30 p.m. Varsity Volleyball vs Oak Ridge High School
Fri., Sept. 23
7 p.m. Varsity Football vs St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Tues., Sept. 27
5:30 p.m. Varsity Volleyball vs Houston Home School HHV
Fri., Sept. 30
7 p.m. Varsity Football vs Trinity Valley School • HOMECOMING

–9/11/16