Recap: Panthers running back Isley Carrington had touchdown runs of 6, 22 and 77 yards, as part of a 163-yard rushing performance in a dominating victory by Spring Lake Park (8-0). The defense forced two turnovers — on interceptions from Aaron Flink and Benjamin Mackedanz — and the Panthers racked up 28 points before halftime. Spring Lake Park won for the 10th consecutive time over Cooper (6-2).

Key of the game: With two timeouts and just less than 45 seconds left before halftime, Spring Lake Park took over at the Cooper 48. The patient Panthers kept it on the ground, eventually capping the drive on a 4-yard run by quarterback Zachary Ojile with 2.8 seconds left. It was his second of three touchdowns and gave Spring Lake Park a 14-point lead into the break.

Quote: “He’s the best quarterback I’ve played with, and when he’s making good [option] reads and our line’s blocking the way it is, it makes it pretty fun.”— Carrington on teammate Ojile

One thing to know: With a pair of big nights, Carrington and Ojile each surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season. The duo has combined for 32 rushing touchdowns.

BRYCE EVANS

Spring Lake Park forced two turnovers and racked up 28 points before halftime in its 10th consecutive victory over Cooper — a streak that goes back to 2004.  

Senior running back Isley Carrington had touchdown runs of 6, 22 and 77 yards.Quarterback Zachary Ojile scored the second of his three rushing touchdowns on a 4-yard keeper with just 2.8 seconds left before the end of the first half.

All in all, it was a dominating performance for Spring Lake Park (8-0), which locked up the Suburban Red subdistrict championship and top seed in the Class 5A, Section 5 playoffs.

Cooper (6-2) turned the ball over — on a nice interception by Spring Lake Park’s Aaron Flink — on its second offensive play of the game. By the time the Hawks touched the ball again, they were already down 14-0.

Cooper quarterback Phillip Howard hit Jordan Brown up the seam on a 20-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. The Hawks got within seven points of Spring Lake Park on Alonzo Hollie's 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.

But when Ojile capped a 48-yard, 49-second drive with his second TD score at the close of the half, momentum officially stayed with the Panthers the rest of the night.

Check back later for more on the game.