Comets Fall Short to the Eagles 18-34

The Comets put in some serious time this past week to prepare for the Eagles.  Every practice they showed dedication and intensity.  They brought that same intensity with them on Friday night.  Each player for the Comets had a determined look in their eyes before the game.  You could see that they wanted this win and they wanted it bad.  The captains did a great job at igniting the fire within every one of those young athletes.  So, come game time, you better believe that these young men were ready to go to war.

The Comets bursting through the banner to get the game started!

The first quarter, the Comets came out playing "Comet Fast!"  Within the first few plays on defense, one of the Junior captains for Coleman, Karlos Moiser, ran down the Carson City quarterback and put him in the ground to force a fourth down.  The offense seemed to move pretty well, but had a few penalties that made it difficult to keep the drive alive.  However, that didn't stop the ferocity on defense!  The linebackers and the secondary seemed to be flying around and making phenomenal plays left and right!  The other Junior captain, Jason Beckner, read the quarterback's eyes perfectly and brought down the interception!  The offense moved the ball at will the ensuing drive and punched in the one yard quarterback sneak by Karlos Moiser.  The intensity carried over throughout the second quarter when Senior defensive lineman, Tristan Templeman sacked the quarterback for a huge loss!  They finally started to feel their groove on offense when Sophomore quarterback, Spencer Pnacek started dropping dimes in the secondary!  As a sophomore, Spencer was making throws most veteran quarterbacks are unable to make.  He was able to keep his composer in the pocket and find open receivers all over the field.  Halfway through the second quarter, he found Truman Webb for a ten yard curl, which Webb made a few jukes that would make Barry Sanders proud.  Webb made a couple defenders look ridiculous and took it to the house for a 56-yard touchdown!  Carson City would answer back on the next drive, but the defense never gave up.  Jacob Adams is a force to be reckoned with on the defensive line and he proved that when he wrapped up the Eagles running back and forced the fumble!  The Comets would go into halftime trailing 12-14

The third quarter got off to a slow start.  The Comets seemed to have trouble finding their rhythm coming out of the half, but that didn't stop them from playing their hearts out.  You could see that they might have been down, but they weren't out.  Pnacek The Playmaker proved that in the fourth quarter when he found captain Jason Beckner for an 83-yard touchdown!  The touchdown drew the crowd and the players back into the game! Pnacek would complete another pass for 56-yards on the next drive.  Late in the fourth, when the game seemed to be out of reach, you saw that each player still wanted to play.  They all wanted to prove that they are better than what their record shows.  Each and every one of those young athletes played with resilience.  Although the Comets didn't come away with a victory, they can still hold their heads high because they all know that they put everything they had on that field.  

The Coleman Comets will be in Breckenridge this Friday to take on the Huskies and are looking to deal them their first loss of the season.  Be sure to come out and support your Comets!