[16BBall Fan]

Final. Congrats to the Purples of Bowling on their back-to-back 5A State Championships! They have won the last 2 after losing to Frederick Douglass in the 2022 5A Championship. Cooper falls in the finals for the 2nd straight season after another great year that just comes up 1 game short.

[Landsten88]

Well, Cooper’s title window has closed and they didn’t get a ring. Not sure when it will open again.

[Bull got out!]

Congratulations Bowling Green!!!

[Fade]

Ya can’t say I didn’t try and warn some of you kind folks… Little ole BG with flat out domination.

[CitySlicker]

I hap Cooper handily… my apologies for underestimating you BG. Congratulations to Deuce Bailey and the Purples!

[foxbody87]

Congrats BG! Great game.

[Jack Lambert]

Congratulations to Bowling Green they weren’t the popular choice to win this game but I thought they would and was pulling them, great reward for a season's hard work!

[The Egregious One]

Fantastic performance by the Purples of Bowling Green! A perfect ending to Deuce Bailey and the other seniors football career at BG!

[sstack]

Congrats BG. I had BG picked, Not surprised

[RunItUpTheGut]

Looks like western KY doin some work this year. Good for them

[TornadoAllAmerican]

Mayfield should be back next year. They had a ton of youngsters this year.

[truebluefan89]

Congrats Bowling Green
Shoutout to all you old Dan Haley guys!

[Glory_Days]

The Bowling Green blitz was a force from late 1Q to the end of the game. The Cooper OC just couldn't find the right adjustment. Some really good athletes on display in this game. Some of those catches by Cooper were outstanding at any level!!!

[Fade]

Just goes to show you that you can have all the great skill people in the world but if you're completely inept up front it does not matter. Cooper could not run the ball at all and were completely one dimensional. Gotta be honest if Highlands doesn't self destruct they wouldve given BG a better game. After watching that I have no idea how they lost twice to that bunch. Throwing up hero balls only gonna get you so far in big boy football

[bo67]

A Highlands coached Dale Mueller takes on ALL comers. He proved that his last 7 years. 6 state championships and 1 runner up. He handed it off to some rum dumb and it fell apart

[sstack]

Just goes to show you that you can have all the great skill people in the world but if you're completely inept up front it does not matter. Cooper could not run the ball at all and were completely one dimensional. Gotta be honest if Highlands doesn't self destruct they wouldve given BG a better game. After watching that I have no idea how they lost twice to that bunch.  Throwing up hero balls only gonna get you so far in big boy football

That is exactly what I said but I think most people didn’t want to believe me. I still feel Highlands had better team than Cooper, but coaching for Highlands costs them in games against good competition

[sstack]

Just goes to show you that you can have all the great skill people in the world but if you're completely inept up front it does not matter. Cooper could not run the ball at all and were completely one dimensional. Gotta be honest if Highlands doesn't self destruct they wouldve given BG a better game. After watching that I have no idea how they lost twice to that bunch.  Throwing up hero balls only gonna get you so far in big boy football

Just goes to show you that you can have all the great skill people in the world but if you're completely inept up front it does not matter. Cooper could not run the ball at all and were completely one dimensional. Gotta be honest if Highlands doesn't self destruct they wouldve given BG a better game. After watching that I have no idea how they lost twice to that bunch.  Throwing up hero balls only gonna get you so far in big boy football

Cooper had trouble running against Highlands and their offense did consist of throwing hero balls like you stated hoping for long completion or a PI call. Highlands self destructed in both halves (just a complete breakdown second half). Score should have been 28-7 at half. On half yard line and you put your big QB in shotgun and center bounces ball to him to prevent score. Put him under center!  If center doesn’t snap ball 15 yards over QB head first drive of second half it easily could have been 35-7. All down hill second half with self inflicted play (anyone who watched that game can’t attribute it to cooper making changes at half time, they took advantage of Highlands complete breakdown and gifts!). Coach never got the team under control. I have heard there was players going at it verbally blaming each other in locker room at the half and on sidelines second half and even a player yelling at the coach. No control. 

[Fade]

Cooper had trouble running against Highlands and their offense did consist of throwing hero balls like you stated hoping for long completion or a PI call. Highlands self destructed in both halves (just a complete breakdown second half). Score should have been 28-7 at half. On half yard line and you put your big QB in shotgun and center bounces ball to him to prevent score. Put him under center!  If center doesn’t snap ball 15 yards over QB head first drive of second half it easily could have been 35-7. All down hill second half with self inflicted play (anyone who watched that game can’t attribute it to cooper making changes at half time, they took advantage of Highlands complete breakdown and gifts!). Coach never got the team under control. I have heard there was players going at it verbally blaming each other in locker room at the half and on sidelines second half and even a player yelling at the coach. No control. 

It is just bizzare to me that they lost twice to them especially with Highlands line play. Im honestly sad that Highlands is leaving 5A and we never get to see them play BG in a state title game. It would have been way more entertainment and simply a better game then whatever that performance I saw Saturday was. Where is Dale Mueller when you need him