Badgers Win 34-0 In Home Opener

Quarterback Cade Cooper accounted for four of Snow College's five touchdowns as the Badgers beat the Air Force Prep Academy 34-0 Saturday in Ephraim. Cooper, a sophomore from Timpview High School, ran four yards for a score on Snow's first possession. By halftime, he'd found Adam Frandsen and Devin Frischknecht for scores en route to a 21-0 half time lead. Cooper finished 21-30 for 270 yards.

"I expect to put that many points on the board every week, whether it's me, the running backs or our wide receivers," remarked Cooper.

Cooper found Eric Haukinima for a five-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter and Colt Mund, a running back from Box Elder High School, scored Snow's final touchdown on a two-yard run. Snow played without starting running back Matt Asiata, who was suspended for the opener because of a disqualification in December's Zions Bank Top of the Mountains Bowl.

Snow's defense allowed Air Force only one net yard in the third quarter, 29 yards in the first half and just 82 total yards for the game.

The only negative was penalties. Snow was penalized 15 times - several of them holding.

"Too many penalties - that's unacceptable," stated Coburn. "But it's the first game, these guys have played spring and fall without anyone throwing flags on them. We'll get that fixed."

Snow travels to Scottsdale next week and returns home Saturday, September 9 to face the Ogden Rhinos.