ABILENE, Texas — The Cooper Cougars took control early and carried a 27-7 lead over the Lubbock-Coronado Mustangs into halftime on a rainy Friday night. Rain didn’t keep fans away Friday night in a district matchup.
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Cooper opened the scoring when Tayden Bender found the end zone after Joel Soto connected with Dot Dunson on a slant. Dunson broke left and followed his blocker to the 3-yard line to set up the score.
The extra point was no good, giving the Cougars a 6-0 lead.
The Mustangs responded with a touchdown to go ahead 7-6 after recovering a fumble by Markquel Sims.
Cooper answered with a score from Dunson and continued to add to its lead. By halftime, the Cougars had pushed the margin to 20 points and will look to keep the momentum going in the second half.
The Cougars led 27-7 at halftime.