Basketball starts strong, football finishes season, SPC Championships up next

THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- Here's a peek at how The John Cooper School Dragons are doing.

VARSITY FOOTBALL

Dragons finish season with most wins in program history

11/3 at Greenhill* • 28-40 LOSS

• Season Record: 4-5
• SPC 3A Conference Record: 2-5

John Cooper ends the season with a 4-5 record overall and a 2-5 record in SPC 3A. The four wins is the most wins in a season in the program’s short five years of playing varsity football (seven years overall)

STATS:

Passing

• Evan Minarovic was 32-60 for 415 yards, 4 TDs, and 2 INT

Rushing

• Evan Minarovic rushed 18 times for 41 yards
• Andrew Saibara rushed 5 times for 17 yards

Receiving

• Logan Leax had 12 catches for 189 yards and 2 TDs
• Thomas Elkhoury had 6 catches for 65 yards
• Ryan Reid had 4 catches for 98 yards and 1 TD
• Matt Krehbiel had 3 catches for 26 yards
• Evan Godwin had 2 catches for 17 yards and 1 TD

Tackles

• Andrew Saibara had 5 tackles
• Preston Burnett had 5 tackles
• Matt Krehbiel had 4.5 tackles
• Ryan Reid had 4.5 tackles
• Eric Grosser had 4 tackles

"This has been an incredibly gratifying season for me as a coach," said Coach Brent Landrum. "This team has met every challenge and surpassed all expectations. They have set the bar higher for the next team. I could not be prouder of this group. The nine seniors we lose have been invaluable to the growth of this program and I thank each one. We took Greenhill to the limit. We gave up too many big plays. Greenhill plays Trinity Valley in the SPC 3A championship next weekend and we stood toe-to-toe with both teams. We have nothing to hang our heads about. I will miss these seniors. Go Dragons!"

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

Dragons head to SPC Championships as third seed

• Season record: 20-5
• SPC Zone Play: 4-2

Next up for Dragon Volleyball:

• November 2-3 SPC Championships in Fort Worth

VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

Dragons head to SPC Championships Nov. 11

Next up for Dragon Cross Country:

• Nov. 11 SPC Championships in Fort Worth

VARSITY BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Dragons start season with a win

11/3 at Awty International • 92-58 WIN

"Myles Arnold and Kyle Wilson led the way in scoring, with 33 and 25 points respectively," said Coach Rod Gold. "It was a total team effort as we battled foul trouble throughout the game."

Next up for Dragon Boys’ Basketball:

• November 7 vs. Fort Bend Christian Academy, 7:30 p.m.
• November 10 vs. Northland Christian Academy, 7 p.m.

VARSITY GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Dragons start season with a win

• 11/3 at Awty International • 50-31 WIN

"We could not have asked for a better start to the season," said Coach B.J. Feuerhelm. "The girls really took what we have worked on in practice and executed it nicely in our first game. We look to continue improving and working hard as we enter the early part of the season."

Next up for Dragon Girls’ Basketball:

• November 7 vs. Fort Bend Christian Academy, 6 p.m.
• November 9 at Northland Christian Academy, 5:30 p.m.

VARSITY BOYS’ SOCCER

Next up for Dragon Boys’ Soccer:

• November 7 vs. Lutheran South, 6:30 p.m.
• November 10 at Awty International, 5 p.m.
• November 14 vs. St. Thomas High School, 7 p.m.

VARSITY GIRLS’ SOCCER

Next up for Dragon Girls’ Soccer:

• November 7 at Emery Weiner, 5:30 p.m.
• November 14 at Awty International, 7 p.m.
• November 16 vs. St. John XXIII, 5 p.m.

VARSITY SWIMMING

Next up for Dragon Swimming:

• November 17 TISCA-GULF CHAMPIONSHIPS, 5:30 p.m.

UPCOMING VARSITY WINTER SPORTS ACTION AT HOME:

Tuesday, November 7

• 6 p.m. Girls’ Basketball vs. Fort Bend Christian Academy
• 6:30 p.m. Boys’ Soccer vs. Lutheran South
• 7:30 p.m Boys’ Basketball vs. Fort Bend Christian Academy

Friday, November 10

• 7 p.m. Boys’ Basketball vs. Northland Christian

*conference