DeJean was named to the All-American Bowl. He's Adidas Player of the Year. And he led OABCIG to a second-straight state championship.
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Last year going into the state semifinals, not much was known about Cooper DeJean around the state.
OABCIG has been the favorite in 1A since the first Iowa Associated Press high school poll came out with the Falcons ranked No. 1. One other team has been in the top three all season: Van Meter, which OABCIG faces on Friday.
It will be two completely contrasting offensive styles when OABCIG faces Sigourney-Keota in a 1A semifinal at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at the UNI-Dome.
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IDA GROVE, Iowa -- OABCIG operated mostly under the radar last season, all the way to the Iowa Class 2A state football championship.
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A first year starter, DeJean had one of the best seasons of any athlete in the state this fall: He led Iowa in combined passing and rushing yards, was second in the state with 3,546 passing yards and he tallied 66 total touchdowns.
When Allen took over at Odebolt-Arthur's coach in 1999, he relied on a solid rushing attack. He continued that system when he took over the combined OABCIG in 2009. But he realized after the 2018 season opener that it was time for a change.
1A state champions West Lyon had three players on each of the all-state offense and defense teams. 2A winners OABCIG placed four players on the all-state offense.
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“When you pass the ball as much as we do, obviously you aren’t going to complete every single one,” said quarterback Cooper DeJean, who had more than 400 passing yards, four passing touchdowns and one rushing score. “We just had to adjust.”
OABCIG coach Larry Allen knew he had a talented team coming into the season. But he was unsure of exactly how deep the team could go.
