When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Shotwell Stadium, Abilene

Weather: Afternoon showers, clearing by game time. Temperatures in the 70s. Slight wind from the northeast.

Radio/TV: 1300 AM.

Records: Westlake 0-1; Cooper 1-0.

Last season: DNP.

Series: Westlake leads 1-0.

Opposing info:gofridaynight.com.

Foe to know: Alford Cooper, a 5-10, 180-pound RB, totaled 178 yards from scrimmage and three TDs in Cooper’s season-opening win.

Stat that matters: 44.3 – Average points per game for Cooper in its past four games, which includes three playoff games a year ago.

Rundown: The Cougars amassed 571 yards of offense in a 40-21 win over Class 4A Wichita Falls Rider. … QB Clayton Nicholas completed 18 of 28 passes for 346 yards and three TDS in his varsity debut, while RB tandem of Cooper and Davon Riddick combined for 204 yards rushing. … Cooper returns to Class 5A after a two-year hiatus in Class 4A. The team reached the third round of the 2009 playoffs. … Cooper defense allowed 211 yards rushing and 6.4 yards per carry to Rider. … The only other meeting between Westlake and Cooper came in the 1996 Class 5A Division II title game, which Westlake won 55-15 behind quarterback Drew Brees and an opportunistic defense led by Tomi Keah. … The Cougs are coached by former Westwood skipper Mike Spradlin.

Picayune’s pick: Westlake 28, Cooper 24