ROUNDUP AND SCORES: Cooper, Nelson lead Lamar past East Rankin
Published 11:36 pm Thursday, October 24, 2019
Zagar Cooper accounted for three Lamar touchdowns as the Raiders rolled past East Rankin Academy 34-6 on the road Friday in their final game of the regular season.
Cooper finished with 127 passing yards and a passing touchdown and also rushed for two more touchdowns. Daulton Nelson had 11 carries for 118 yards and two touchdowns, with the scoring runs coming on 2 and 15 yards out.
Jacob Partridge caught four passes for 88 yards and a touchdown, and Jackson Bryan had a fumble recover on defense for the Raiders.
Lamar (8-3, 5-0) has a first-round bye next week for the MAIS Class 5A playoffs.
THURSDAY, OCT. 24 SCOREBOARD
•Petal 38, Meridian 8
•West Lauderdale 29, Choctaw Central 0
•Kemper County 26, Southeast Lauderdale 16
•Lamar 34, East Rankin Academy 6
•Enterprise 36, Bay Springs 22
•Quitman 48, Richland 32
•Lake 28, Union 21
•Philadelphia 60, Newton 6
ACEA Eight-Man Semifinals
•Russell Christian 42, Tuscaloosa Christian 14
FRIDAY. OCT. 25 SCOREBOARD
•Kosciusko 19, Northeast Lauderdale 15
•Newton County 34, Florence 7
•Centerville Academy 32, Newton County Academy 0
•Deer Creek 28, Kemper Academy 0
•Neshoba Central 42, Ridgeland 28