If Elsie the Cow was a football fan, she would have been proud of Nascier Borden as he scored three touchdowns to lead the Cooper Hawks to a 42-21 win over the host St. Louis Park Orioles Friday night.
It was the first meeting between the two schools since November 3, 2007 when the Orioles earned their first trip to the state tournament with a victory over the Hawks on a cold and snowy night.
Following a Hawk punt that landed the ball at the Orioles one yard line, Cooper picked up a safety after St. Louis Park quarterback Aaron Ellingson was tackled in the end zone. The Hawks would strike again on a 12 yard keeper touchdown from quarterback Trashawn McMillan to put them ahead 9-0.
Cooper would reach the end zone twice in the second quarter. After McMillan completed a 15 yard pass to Corneilius Wooten, Borden would score on a one yard run and they would go up by 15. Borden would wrap up the first half scoring with a 14 yard run with :05.6 left and Cooper led 22-0 at halftime.
The Hawks would score the third quarter's only touchdown as McMillan made an outstanding 81 yard touchdown pass to Dkyzian Clay that put Cooper ahead by 28. St. Louis Park almost ended the shut out late in the third quarter but time ran out with the ball one the Hawks one yard line.
But there would be good news for Oriole fans as the fourth quarter began with junior running back Sajid Nathim scoring on a one yard touchdown run and there would be no shut out for the Hawks, tied for sixth with St. Thomas Academy in Class AAAAA. Cooper answered :31 later as Borden followed a 32 yard gain with an eight yard touchdown run. St. Louis Park would capitalize on a pair of fourth down conversions that resulted in Nathim's second one yard touchdown run. The Orioles would regain possession on an onside kick recovered at the Hawks 30 yard line by Aaron Sledge but they could return the ball to the end zone. Cooper would conclude the scoring on McMillan's second touchdown pass of the game. He would throw 35 yard pass to Pedro Amoussou and he would score his third touchdown of the season.
The Hawks improved their record to 2-0 and will host the Spring Lake Panthers on Friday, September 14 at 7 PM. The Orioles fell to 1-1 and will also be in action on the 14 th as the head to Richfield to face the top ranked team in Class AAAA and defending state champion Holy Angels Stars. Game time is also 7 PM.
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