- Surrounded by family, friends and coaches, Lawrence County senior running back Kylan Cooper signed his letter-of-intent last week with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The Daily Leader All-Area Most Valuable Player this season — Cooper rushed for 2,234 yards as a senior which was fight highest in the state. As a junior Cooper was All-Area Most Valuable Offensive Player after rushing for 1,242 yards and 13 scores for coach Jesse Anderson. As a senior Cooper scored 26 times for a 9-6 Lawrence County team that made it to the MHSAA 4A south state title game. The 5-foot-9, 175 pound Cooper will join another former LC Cougar in Perkinston as Oliver Moreman will be a sophomore fullback next season for the Bulldogs. Last season Gulf Coast finished 12-0 and won the NJCAA National Champinoship. The Bulldogs also signed Hazlehurst defensive back JaQuan Copeland in their 2020 class.
Area MVP Cooper inks with Gulf Coast Community College football
Surrounded by family, friends and coaches, Lawrence County senior running back Kylan Cooper signed his letter-of-intent last week with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The Daily Leader All-Area Most Valuable Player this season — Cooper rushed for 2,234 yards as a senior which was fight highest in the state. As a junior Cooper was All-Area Most Valuable Offensive Player after rushing for 1,242 yards and 13 scores for coach Jesse Anderson. As a senior Cooper scored 26 times for a 9-6 Lawrence County team that made it to the MHSAA 4A south state title game. The 5-foot-9, 175 pound Cooper will join another former LC Cougar in Perkinston as Oliver Moreman will be a sophomore fullback next season for the Bulldogs. Last season Gulf Coast finished 12-0 and won the NJCAA National Champinoship. The Bulldogs also signed Hazlehurst defensive back JaQuan Copeland in their 2020 class.
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