Cedar Park entered their tilt with East View on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the East View Patriots , sneaking past 31-29. Given the Timberwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Patriots are ranked 305th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cedar Park found their leader in underclassman David Cooper, who threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns while completing 79.4% of his passes. Those 320 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Cooper. Noah Wallace was Cooper's top target, picking up 150 receiving yards.
Cedar Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jacori Sims and Kaden Morris. Another thorn in East View's side was Jahiem Porter, who made 12 total tackles.
When it comes to explaining why East View lost, don't look at Ty Blair. Despite the final result, he threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 115 yards on only 14 carries. Those 115 rushing yards gave Blair a new career-high.
Cedar Park's record now sits at 4-2. As for East View, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cedar Park will take on Glenn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.4 points per game this season. As for East View, they will face off against Georgetown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Georgetown's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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