Cedar Park unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost to the Harker Heights Knights at home by a 52-35 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Knights are ranked 45th).
Despite the loss, Cedar Park still got an impressive performance from David Cooper, who threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 64 yards and one score. A healthy portion of Cooper's aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Brendan Baker, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Jaylen Mason was nothing short of spectacular for Harker Heights: he rushed for 176 yards and a pair of TDs on only 15 carries. Ryan Taylor was another key player, picking up 115 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Cedar Park wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 35-14 loss against Vandegrift on the 5th. As for Harker Heights, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-0 win against Manor on the 5th.
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