HOW DID COOPER DO IT? EASY
By mark rogers
November 2, 2010
PIcasso doesn't paint Guernica without a paint brush.
Jack the Ripper doesn't murder anyone without a knife (well, at least he doesn't get THAT nickname).
Mike Tyson doesn't knock anybody out without hands.
Judge Judy doesn't get order in her court without a gavel.
Roger Bannister doesn't break the 4-minute mile without knee joints.
Get where I'm going with this? How about a few more...
John Hancock doesn't sign his name without a pen.
Bob Villa is just another Bob without his screwdriver.
King Kong is just a big monkey without the Empire State Building.
And the Abilene High Eagles can't score points if they don't have the ball.
And that's EXACTLY how Cooper beat Abilene High on Friday night - with exceptional ball control.
Racking up nearly twice as many total offensive yards than the Eagles didn't hurt much either. But if your opponent is limited to just three possessions in the final 24+ minutes of a 48 minute game, you have a pretty good chance to win.
And Cooper didn't just win. They absolutely dominated. The last time Abilene High lost by more than 17 points? September 8, 2006 vs. Lubbock Monterey. Four years ago. The Texas Rangers infield was still made up of Teixeira, Kinsler, Young, and Blalock. UT was the defending national chamion. Bird flu had just hit the UK. It was the month Byron Nelson died...
Anyway...it's been a while.
Props to Mike Spradlin for a signature win and gaining some state-wide publicity.
The Eagles can and will still make a deep playoff run. But Cooper proved on Friday night that it does belong in the conversation of best high school football teams in Texas this year.
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