Sports
Dragons Open Winter Conference Play
THE WOODLANDS, TX – The John Cooper School Dragons athletes have begun Winter Conference events, including basketball, soccer, and swim & dive.
VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL
- 1/9 vs. Kinkaid* • 42-34 W
- 1/12 vs St. Thomas High School • 65-57 W
“This was a terrific week for the Dragons,” said Coach Matthew Wilson. “We opened conference play with a home victory against Kinkaid. It marked the first time the Dragons have defeated Kinkaid in consecutive years since 2006. We closed the week with another home contest, facing perennial TAPPS powerhouse, St. Thomas High School. The boys fended off a late rally to complete a clinical defensive effort.”
Next up for Dragon Boys Basketball
- 1/19 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal*, 7 p.m.
- 1/20 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal*, 12:30 p.m.
VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL
- 1/9 vs. Kinkaid* • 83-18 L
Next up for Dragon Girls Basketball
- 1/16 vs. Duchesne*, 5:30 p.m.
- 1/19 at St. Andrews Episcopal*, 5:30 p.m.
- 1/20 at St. Stephens Episcopal*, 11 a.m.
VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER
- 1/10 vs. Kinkaid* • 3-0 L
- 1/11 at Concordia Lutheran • 1-0 L
“We started conference play on Wednesday with a 3-0 loss to Kinkaid,” said Coach Fri Engel. “The girls played their best game of the season and kept the score close. We are very proud of the girls’ effort and attitude. Alexia Kuvshinikov had an outstanding performance in goal. We concluded our non-conference schedule with an unfortunate 1-0 loss against Concordia Lutheran on Thursday. We could not replicate the high energy of the previous game and had difficulties creating chances offensively. We look forward to the road trip to Austin next week and keep working hard to get our next win.”
Next up for Dragon Girls Soccer:
- 1/19 at St. Andrews Episcopal*
- 1/20 at St. Stephens Episcopal*
VARSITY BOYS SOCCER
- 1/9 vs Kinkaid* • 1-0 W Goal by Jaime Quintana
- 1/12 vs Concordia Lutheran • 6-0 W Goals by Jamie Quintana (3), JJ Groppe, Vikram Kansal, Michael Tang
“The team had a great week with a win over rival Kinkaid and a big win over Concordia Lutheran,” said Coach Bryan Sherman. “We hope to continue this trend next week as we have two tough conference counter matches in Austin against St. Andrews and St. Stephen’s.”
Next up for Dragon Boys Soccer
- 1/19 at St. Andrews Episcopal*, 7 p.m.
- 1/20 at St. Stephens Episcopal*, 1 p.m.
VARSITY SWIM & DIVE
- 1/13 at HAPPI (Houston Area Private & Parochial Invitational)
“The Dragon Swim and Dive team competed at the 20th Annual HAPPI Meet on Saturday,” said Coach John Vindiola. “Divers Morgan Robson and Diego Burgos both won their events, with Robson setting a new school high-point record with a score of 495.8.
“Monica Ianeva placed 2nd in the 200 IM, and 1st in the 100 Butterfly. The Girls 200 Medley Relay, (Kyleigh Jeter, Ella Britt, Ianeva, Maddie Wang) finished 5th. The Girls Freestyle Relay (Wang, Lexie FitzSullivan, Ianeva, Jeter) finished 7th, Ella Britt finished 1st in the 500 Freestyle, and Alexander Harris finished 8th for the boys in the 100 Backstroke,” continued Vindiola.
“The Dragon women finished 6th out of 18 teams, which is a great performance. We recognized seniors Alexander Harris, Kyleigh Jeter, and Morgan Robson for their contributions to The John Cooper School as members of the swim and dive team. I was most proud of the support and cheering that all the Dragons participated in all day.”
The Dragons are back in action on January 27th, at the SPC South Zone Championship.
Next up for Dragon Swim & Dive
- 1/27 at SPC South Zone, University of Houston
- 2/9 at SPC Championships, University of Houston
*conference game
The John Cooper School is a PK-12 independent, college preparatory day school that has been serving The Woodlands and greater Houston area since 1988.
For more information, visit www.johncooper.org.
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