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Highline coach rebuilding football program into state contender
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The Highline High School football program has been craving a sight like the one seen on nights before gameday. They've been famished for a few more wins both on the field, and off the field.
A feast with families—a potluck-style dinner to bring the team together before the game—shows the pickings are good, but it certainly wasn't always this way.
The feast is thanks to coach Deontae Cooper—someone who knows the feeling of being hungry for change.
Cooper was a former UW standout, or at least should have been.
He came to Montlake as a four-star running back, but spent more time running from injury than running the football.
"It felt like Groundhog's Day. Tearing your ACL in the left knee the first year, then tearing it again the second year, and then tearing your other leg the third year," he said.
Cooper suffered three torn ACLs before playing one college snap.
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https://www.king5.com/article/sports/high-school/hs-football/deontae-cooper-rebuilding-highline-football/281-ea468eac-6211-48eb-8150-bf2bce07c550