Topic: Football
2023FBCOOPCON
Cooper vs. Conner
Fred Nevel Stadium
Conner High School
Hebron, KY
September 29, 2023
© 2023 by Ron Harrison
Cooper added a strong ground tonight to their potent aerial attack to defeat Conner by the score of 41-7. Cooper recorded 411 yards and were penalized eight times for 75 yards. Conner was limited to 144 yards of total offense and were penalized five times for 25 yards.
Keagan Maher led Cooper’s ground game with 162 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries. Cam O’Hara added 91 yards on eight carries. Ryker Campbell recorded 16 yards and a touchdown on two carries. Cam O’Hara completed 15 of 21 passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Austin Alexander caught seven passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Jack Lonaker led the defense with seven solo and two assisted tackles. Mason Stanton added five solo and three assisted tackles. Mason Baesel recorded three solo and one assisted tackles and recovered a fumble. Jakare Pouncy chipped in with three solo and two assisted tackles.
Wyatt Hatfield led Conner’s ground game with 36 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Cordion Abernathy carried the ball 13 times for 32 yards. Wyatt Hatfield completed 10 of 22 passes for 76 yards. Elian Ruzindana caught three passes for 39 yards. Cordion Abernathy added three receptions for 13 yards. Chase Bailey caught one pass for 18 yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Cooper | 7 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
Conner | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
COOPER | - | Ryker Campbell 4 yard run (Carson Taylor kick) |
COOPER | - | Keagan Maher 2 yard run (Carson Taylor kick) |
COOPER | - | Keagan Maher 17 yard run (Carson Taylor kick) |
COOPER | - | Keagan Maher 40 yard run (Carson Taylor kick) |
COOPER | - | Austin Alexander 50 yard pass from Cam O’Hara (Run fails) |
CONNER | - | Wyatt Hatfield 4 yard run (Andrew Herron kick) |
COOPER | - | Austin Alexander 12 yard pass from Cam O’Hara (Carson Taylor kick) |
Selected Statistics
Cooper | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Keagan Maher | 20 | 162 | 8.1 | **** |
Cam O;Hara | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | **** |
Ryker Campbell | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | **** |
Brenden Lee | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | **** |
Drew Hartman | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cam O’Hara | 21-15-0 | 143 | 2 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Austin Alexander | 7 | 110 | 2 | **** |
Ryker Campbell | 3 | 8 | 0 | **** |
Isaiah Johnson | 1 | 16 | 0 | **** |
Malachi Ewell | 2 | 11 | 0 | **** |
Keagan Maher | 2 | -3 | 0 | **** |
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Conner | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Wyatt Hatfield | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | **** |
Cordion Abernathy | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Wyatt Hatfield | 22-10-0 | 81 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Elian Ruzindana | 3 | 39 | 0 | **** |
Cordion Abernathy | 3 | 13 | 0 | **** |
Chase Bailey | 1 | 18 | 0 | **** |
Chase Caplinger | 2 | 4 | 0 | **** |
Ben Fay | 1 | 7 | 0 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Conner and Cooper Stats Crews for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.