Buena senior linebacker Cooper Kraus reached 300 career tackles in his three years at the varsity level in grand style, tallying a career-high 20 against visiting Canyon del Oro in a 35-17 win Friday.
Kraus, 6-foot-1 and 215 pounds, had 1.5 tackles for loss, including a sack, and recorded two quarterback hurries.
He leads the state with 144 tackles this season, 18 more than the next player (Mesa Eastmark linebacker Bryson Bowman, who has 126). The 144 tackles rank 25th nationally.
His 21.5 tackles for loss also leads the state. In his previous two years, he produced eight..
For his performance in the victory over CDO, exemplifying his dominance all year, Kraus is the APS Digital Print/Frog & Firkin Player of the Week for Week 10.
300 CAREER TACKLES
#52 MLB COOPER KRAUSBlessed to have reached one of my goals this season and break the 300 career tackle mark in 3 seasons of varsity football @BuenaColtsFB!!!
Still have more work to do! 2025 I am not done yet!
Thank you… pic.twitter.com/6psUXu1IT9
— Cooper Kraus (@cooperkraus52) October 28, 2025
2025 APS DIGITAL PRINT/FROG & FIRKIN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
- WEEK ONE: BENSON QUARTERBACK DAWSON JUDD
- WEEK TWO: PALO VERDE RUNNING BACK/DEFENSIVE END ISAAC NDATIMANA
- WEEK THREE: BUENA RUNNING BACK MICHAEL LUJAN
- WEEK FOUR: TUCSON ATHLETE NOAH CHANEZ
- WEEK FIVE: DESERT VIEW RUNNING BACK JAYLEE ABRAHAM
- WEEK SIX: MARANA QUARTERBACK COLTEN MEYER
- WEEK SEVEN: FLOWING WELLS RUNNING BACK JAYDEN SIMMONS
- WEEK EIGHT: MARANA RUNNING BACK/LINEBACKER JEFFREY SMITH III
- WEEK NINE: DESERT VIEW QUARTERBACK RYAN VASAVILBASO
- WEEK TEN: BUENA LINEBACKER COOPER KRAUS
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