John Cooper Dragons Are Invitational Tournament Champs

THE WOODLANDS, TX -- The John Cooper Dragons Are Invitational Tournament ChampsVARSITY VOLLEYBALL8/ 13 at Rosehill Christian • 3-2 WINAJ Harrell and Rivers Kolesar led the team with 11 kills each. Lauren Wolford tallied 28 assists while Laura Weatherford had 19 digs.8/16-17 at CHSM Invitational Tournament Dragons Are Tournament ChampionsCoach Ray Hedden: This weekend was a successful few days for our Cooper Dragons. We participated in the CHSM invitational tournament that ran Friday through Saturday.Pool Play: We started pool play versus CSHA and won in straight sets (25-17, 25-11). Next up was a much improved Frassati. We started off down in both sets but came back with strong defensive pushes and won 25-18 and 25-20. To finish off pool play we played The Village and won, 25-17, 25-18, moving us to the Gold Bracket. Gold Bracket Play: Round 1 had us against a scrappy Alpha Omega team but we prevailed, winning 25-10 and 25-18. The semifinal pitted us against a bigger PT Warriors team. Thanks to great serving and defense, we won 25-18 and 25-12, moving us to the championship game versus Frassati.Championship Play: Frassati came back Saturday playing well and worked their way up the other side of the bracket all the way to the championship for a rematch against our Dragons. We played great offensively, defensively and most importantly we displayed great effort and teamwork. We won the championship 25-16, 25-15.Serving leaders this weekendLauren Wolford – 13 acesAC Adam – 10 acesPassing leadersLaura WeatherfordAC Adam Defensive leaders Laura Weatherford – 92 digs – IncredibleAC Adam – 22 DigsAJ Harrell – 7 BlocksOffensive Leaders and Key ContributorsAJ Harrell – 47 KillsAC Adam – 31Rivers Kolesar – 22Hailey Huettel – 13 – Near perfect day 2!Next up for Dragon Volleyball:Aug. 20 vs. Concordia Lutheran, 5:30 p.m. • First home game!Aug. 23-24 at Bay Area Christian TournamentAug. 27 vs. Bay Area Christian, 6 p.m.VARSITY CROSS COUNTRYNext up for Dragon Cross Country:Aug. 23 Friday Night Lights at Bear Branch Sports Park, 5 p.m.Aug. 31 hosting the Cooper Dragon Invitational at Burroughs Park, 8 a.m. VARSITY FOOTBALL8/16 (scrimmage) at Fort Bend Christian AcademyNext up for Dragon Football:Aug. 23 vs. Second Baptist, 6 p.m.• first at-home scrimmage! Aug. 30 vs. Frassati Catholic, 7 p.m.Sept. 6 vs. Legacy Prep, 7 p.m. HOMECOMINGUPCOMING VARSITY SPORTS ACTION AT HOME:Tuesday, August 205:30 p.m. Varsity Volleyball vs. Concordia LutheranFriday, August 235 p.m. Varsity Cross Country at Friday Night Lights (nearby)6 p.m. Varsity Football vs. Second Baptist (scrimmage)Tuesday, August 276 p.m. Varsity Volleyball vs. Bay Area ChristianFriday, August 307 p.m. Varsity Football vs. Frassati CatholicSaturday, August 318 a.m. Varsity Cross Country hosts Cooper Dragon Invitational at Burroughs Park