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 | |
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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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