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Northwest’s air attack defeats Abilene Cooper


Northwest quarterback Jake Strong and wide receiver Joseph Rivas connected for three touchdown passes in the Texans’ District 3-5A opening win against Abilene Cooper Friday, 33-21.

Strong finished 15-of-30 for 151 yards and four touchdowns. Rivas tallied six catches for 80 yards.

Strong tossed a pair of first half scores to Rivas (6, 11), and a 14-yard strike to Logan Jeskevic to give Northwest a 19-0 lead at intermission.

Abilene Cooper turned on their side of the scoreboard with a 15-yard connection from quarterback Chris Warren to Jeremiah Riley in the third frame.

The Texans added a pair of fourth quarter scores with a 30-yard pass from Strong to Rivas and a 3-yard run by Kyle Cummings.

Cummings led the Texans on the ground with 15 carries for 85 yards. Strong scrambled seven times for 65 yards.

The visiting Cougars tacked on a pair of end zone visits late, but Northwest’s early lead could not be surpassed.

Northwest (2-2, 1-0) will travel to face Arlington Heights in a Week 5 battle 11 a.m. Saturday at Farrington Field.

Northwest 33, Abilene Cooper 21

Abilene Cooper 0 0 7 14 21
Northwest 6 13 0 14 33

FIRST QUARTER

  • Northwest — 5:33, Joseph Rivas 6 pass from Jake Strong, kick failed

SECOND QUARTER

  • Northwest — 10:10, Logan Jeskevic 14 pass from Strong, Jeskevic pass from Strong
  • Northwest — 7:51, Rivas 11 pass from Strong, Greyson Steele kick

THIRD QUARTER

  • Abilene Cooper — 2:48, Jeremiah Riley 15 pass from Chris Warren, Ramiro Padilla kick

FOURTH QUARTER

  • Northwest — 11:04, Kyle Cummings 3 run, Steele kick
  • Northwest — 9:10, Rivas 30 pass from Strong, Steele kick
  • Abilene Cooper — 8:56, Caleb Kasongo 75 pass from Warren, Padilla kick
  • Abilene Cooper — 2:58, Warren 5 run, Padilla kick
Abilene Cooper Northwest
First Downs 19 17
Rushes-Yards 45-152 28-151
Passing Yards 173 151
Comp-Att-Int 13-23-1 15-30-0
Punts-Average 4-25 5-25
Fumbles Lost 1 0
Penalties-Yards 6-70 7-48

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

  • Rushing: Abilene Cooper, Riley 19-97, Warren 22-50. Northwest, Cummings 15-85, Strong 7-65
  • Passing: Abilene Cooper, Warren 13-23-1-173. Northwest, Strong 15-30-0-151
  • Receiving: Abilene Cooper, Kasongo 6-134. Northwest, Rivas 6-80, Jeskevic 4-45

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