GAMES
RANKINGS
Dragon Girls Soccer and Boys Basketball Sweep Week As Swimmers Compete
VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER
11/13 at Emery Weiner • 2-0 W
11/15 vs Woodlands Christian • 5-1 W
Coach Fri Engel: We fought hard to get two wins this week. Pia Quintana was outstanding, scoring five out of the seven goals we got this week. We take a well-deserved rest over Thanksgiving break and continue with our next game on 11/27 vs Logos Prep.
Next up for Dragon Girls Soccer:
November 27 vs Logos Preparatory, 7 p.m.
November 30 at Northland Christian, 5 p.m.
December 4 at The Village School, 5:30 p.m.
December 7-9 Lutheran South Tournament
VARSITY BOYS SOCCER
11/13 at Emery Weiner • 8-0 W
Goals by: Tanner Mandalinci (2), Jaime Quintana (2), Max Mesters (2), Brent Mesters (1), Iker Barrenechea (1)
11/15 vs Woodlands Christian • 2-1 L Goal: by Tanner Mandalinci
Coach Bryan Sherman: The team is working hard and improving each day. It was a disappointing loss against Woodlands Christian but overall a good performance. I am looking forward to continuing to improve for a great season.
Next up for Dragon Boys Soccer:
November 28 vs The Village School, 7 p.m.
December 1-2 at St. Thomas Tournament
December 5 vs. HCYA, 7 p.m.
December 8 at British International School of Houston, 7 p.m.
VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL
11/13 at Frassati • 40-38 L
11/16 at Woodlands Christian • 36-28 L
Next up for Dragon Girls Basketball:
November 28 vs. St. John XXIII, 5:30 p.m.
November 30-December 2 at Brookshire Classic Tournament at All Saints Episcopal, Tyler, TX
December 4 vs St. Francis Episcopal, 5:30 p.m.
December 5 vs. Concordia Lutheran, 5:30 p.m.
December 7 at Legacy Prep, 6 p.m.
December 8 vs Trinity Valley, 5:30 p.m.
VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL
11/13 at Frassati • 60-29W
11/16 at Lutheran North • 82-54 W
Coach Matthew Wilson: The Dragons bounced back this week to earn two victories on the road. Both games were close through the first half, but our guys outlasted and outran the opponents down the stretch. The two strong performances featured five players averaging between 9 and 14 points. This group was paced by senior Mario Awasum, who averaged 14 points and 13 rebounds. We look forward to competing in the prestigious 7/11 Classic over the Thanksgiving Holiday in Fort Worth.
Next up for Dragon Boys Basketball:
November 20-22 at Fort Worth Christian Classic
vs Calvary Baptist Academy
vs Hamilton Christian
vs Prestonwood
vs Brentwood Christian
November 25 at Houston Jamboree vs. Lamar High School
November 28 at Concordia Lutheran, 7 p.m.
November 30-December 2 at Mustang Classic
December 7 at Legacy Prep, 7 p.m.
December8-9 at Stars & Stripes Showcase at Houston Christian
VARSITY SWIM & DIVE
11/18 at HCYA Fall Invitational, Conroe Aquatic Center
Coach John Vindiola: The Dragons had a great Saturday morning in Conroe! Monica Ianeva won both the 100 Fly and 100 Back, Ella Britt finished second in both the 200 Free and the 100 Back, Kyleigh Jeter finished 2nd in the 500 Free, and both Dragon female relays also took home 2nd place (Ianeva, Britt, Jeter, Maddie Wang, Lexie FitzSullivan). FitzSullivan took home third in the 100 Breaststroke, and there were plenty of other great swims on the day. The Dragons will race again on the 9th of December.
Next up for Dragon Swim & Dive:
December 9 at Private & Parochial Winter Showcase, Westfield H.S., 8:45 a.m.
The John Cooper School has eventful weekend
VARSITY FOOTBALL
9/29 vs. Cistercian Prep* • 43-32 W
COOPER HOMECOMING!
“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.”
The Dragons have certainly navigated a “rough road” this year, but it seems that they have finally started to handle the bumps as they won their third game in a row Friday night defeating the Hawks of Cistercian 43- 32. The Dragons move to 3-0 in SPC play as they continue to polish and refine looking more and more like the Dragon teams of recent times.
For the second game in a row, the Dragon offense came to life. Freshman QB Colson Collins was 19 for 28 with 265 yards and four touchdowns. Dragon receivers stood on their head led by senior WR Kaden Davis who hauled in five passes for 57 yards and two touchdowns. Junior WR Skylar Loggins found the endzone for the first time in his Dragon football career and senior WR Gus Feinberg added another touchdown to his storied Dragon career. Once again junior RB Dean Calhoun carried the load on the ground for the Dragons with 15 carries for 129 yards and two touchdowns. The Dragon defense was led by junior LB Bryce Weatherholt who tallied 11 tackles and defensive newcomer Santi Fernandez Villarreal who had six tackles and one interception. Senior DE Cooper Sansbury caused trouble in the Hawk backfield all night and it was a welcome sight to see senior CB Stephen Schlichter back from injury being physical as usual.
The Dragons found themselves on their heels at times but managed to keep the Hawks at bay enough to seal the win. The Dragons travel to Fort Worth next week to take on the Falcons of Fort Worth Country Day School.–Coach Daniel Lewis
Next up for Dragon Football:
October 6 at Fort Worth Country Day*, 7 p.m.
October 13 vs. Houston Christian*, 7 p.m. Senior Night
October 20 at Trinity Valley School*, 7 p.m.
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VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY
9/30 at Chili Pepper Festival, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Coach George Dohner: The Cooper Cross Country teams traveled to Fayetteville, Arkansas to run the Chile Pepper Cross Country festival.
The girls started the day finishing 37th out of 83 teams. Alexis Seymour led the girls, running 20:00 for the 5k. Tahira King at 20:04 and Emma Locht at 21:54 also ran well. They were followed closely by Milla Signorelli at 21:54 and Lexi Fitz Sullivan at 21:57.
The boys finished 29th out of 110 teams. Grey Mendenhall led the pack, finishing in 69th place out of 860 runners with a time of 16:24. Jacob Bailey broke 17:00 minutes for the first time, running 16:58. Walter Day ran 17:03 followed by Aditya Pakel at 17:33 and Nathan Montes at 17:46.
I am extremely proud of the effort given by our boys and girls teams. A special shout to our Team Moms and parents for their support this weekend.
Next up for Dragon Cross Country
October 7 at St. John’s Maverick Ramble, 8 a.m.
October 21 at SPC South Zone Championships, St. Andrew’s Episcopal, 8 a.m.
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VARSITY VOLLEYBALL
9/26 vs. Duchesne* • 3-0 W
9/29 at St. Andrews Episcopal* • 3-2 W
9/30 at St. Stephens Episcopal* • 3-0 L
Next up for Dragon Volleyball:
October 3 vs. Houston Christian*, 5:30 p.m.
October 5 vs. Kinkaid*, 5:30 p.m. Dig Pink
October 12 at St. John’s*, 5:30 p.m.
October 19 vs. Episcopal High School*, 6 p.m.
October 26 vs. Awty*, 6 p.m.