The Wetherington Chiropractic Clinic Athlete of the Week- Benedictine Military School Football Player senior Tru'self Cooper 10.31.15

The Wetherington Chiropractic Clinic Athlete of the Week- Benedictine Military School Football Player senior Tru'self Cooper 10.31.15

This week’s Wetherington Chiropractic Clinic Athlete of the Week is Benedictine Military School football player senior Tru'self Cooper. Tru’self has had an unbelievable season so far on the gridiron. For his play in the Cadets football game on October 2 against Wayne County, Cooper had 16 tackles and that’s why Tru’self is the Wetherington Chiropractic Clinic Athlete of the Week.

From Cooper outside linebacker position he has more than 10 tackles in six out of the eight games this season. Tru’self on the season has 70 solo tackles 31 assists, for a total of 101 tackles on the season which is an average of 12.6 tackles per game. In his career he has 232 solo tackles and 87 assists for a total of 319 tackles. Tru’self averages 12 tackles per game in his 3 ½ year career at Benedictine.

Besides Cooper’s prowess on the field, he was a big part of the Cadets 2014 State Championship team, has received 1^st Team Savannah Morning News All-Greater Savannah Defensive Team in 2014, All-Region 2-AA selection, and interest from the University of Central Florida and Georgia Southern. Cooper has been offered a scholarship from Georgia Southern, and Tru’self has verbally committed to take his talents to Statesboro to play for the Eagles.