Topic: Football
2024FBRCSWC
Southwestern vs. Cooper
Class 5A 2024 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Finals Region Championship
Cooper High School
Union, KY
November 22, 2024
© 2024 by Ron Harrison
Cooper came up big on both sides of the ball in a 56-15 victory over Southwestern. The Jaguars ran for two touchdowns, passes for four touchdowns, scored on a fumble return and also on an interception return. Cooper recorded 291 yards, was penalized once for five yards, and had zero turnovers. Southwestern recorded 261 yards of total offense, was penalized three times for 20 yards, and had five turnovers.
Keagan Maher led the Cooper ground game with 88 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Cam O’Hara carried the ball four times for 24 yards. Cam O’Hara completed 11 of 17 passes for 179 yards and four touchdowns. Jaiden Combs caught four passes for 99 yards. Austin Alexander added three recptions for 44 yards and two touchdowns. Isaiah Johnson recorded three receptions for 22 yards and a touchdown. Keagan Maher added a 14 yard touchdown reception. Max Wethington led the defense with five solo tackles. Ryker Campbell added four solo tackles and scored on a 40 yard interception return. Matt Artushkevich recorded four solo and one assisted tackles. Dax Bolen also intercepted a pass he returned 15 yards. Austin Alexander scored on a 15 yard fumble recovery. Mason Stanton and Mike Mulvhill each recovered a fumble.
Braxton Walters led Southwestern’s ground game with 124 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. Zach Benedict carried the ball 18 times for 72 yards and a touchdown. Zach Benedict completed four of nine passes for 49 yards with two interceptions. Jordan Lewis caught one pass for 30 yards. Parker Burton added one reception for 13 yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Southwestern | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
Cooper | 14 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 56 |
COOPER | - | Keagan Maher 7 yard run (Eyler Tibbs kick) |
SWEST | - | Braxton Walters 2 yard run (Jayce Gager kick) |
COOPER | - | Keagan Maher 32 yard run (Eyler Tibbs kick) |
COOPER | - | Keagan Maher 14 yard pass from Cam O’Hara (Eyler Tibbs kick) |
COOPER | - | Austin Alexander 20 yard pass from Cam O’Hara (Isaiah Johnson run) |
COOPER | - | Austin Alexander 15 yard pass from Cam O’Hara (Eyler Tibbs kick) |
COOPER | - | Ryker Campbell 40 yard interception return (Eyler Tibbs kick fails) |
COOPER | - | Austin Alexander 15 yard fumble recovery return (Eyler Tibbs kick) |
SWEST | - | Zach Benedict 1 yard run (Kaleb Lunsford pass from Zach Benedict) |
COOPER | - | Isaiah Johnson 3 yard pass from Cam O’Hara (Isaiah Johnson pass from Cam O’Hara) |
Selected Statistics
Southwestern | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Braxton Walters | 14 | 124 | 8.9 | **** |
Zach Benedict | 18 | 72 | 4.0 | **** |
Logan Haynes | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | **** |
Aiden Whitson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | **** |
Antajuan Dumphord | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | **** |
Elijah Ray | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Zach Benedict | 9-4-2 | 49 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jordan Lewis | 1 | 30 | 0 | **** |
Parker Burton | 1 | 13 | 0 | **** |
Koleson Eichmann | 1 | 3 | 0 | **** |
Braxton Walters | 1 | 3 | 0 | **** |
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Cooper | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Keagan Maher | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | **** |
Cam O’Hara | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | **** |
Dsan Ritchie | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | **** |
Kody Meyer | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Cam O’Hara | 17-11-0 | 179 | 4 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Jaiden Combs | 4 | 99 | 0 | **** |
Austin Alexander | 3 | 44 | 2 | **** |
Isaiah Johnson | 3 | 22 | 1 | **** |
Keagan Maher | 1 | 14 | 1 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the individual team 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.