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Hackensack running back Asante Dyer attempting to find room to run around the right side against Teaneck on Thursday. He had 117 yards on 25 carries.

HACKENSACK Coming off of a playoff loss and having to play five days later is never an easy deal. For Hackensack, it was an opportunity not only for redemption but for the seniors to complete the foundation they had started.

No one exemplified the Comet resolve more than Mike Sanchez. The captain has been the vocal leader and on Thanksgiving Day he was a leader by example, as well.

Sanchez had the big block on the opening touchdown drive before adding a safety-sack and a TD catch, all in the first eight minutes of the game. Hackensack fed off of his inspired play and easily dispatched Teaneck, 48-0.

The win allowed the Comets to complete a 9-2 campaign, one that coach Benjie Wimberly said was a special one.

"We were 5-5 and 6-4 the last two years and this year we won a playoff game and went 9-2," he said. "These seniors are the cinder block in the foundation for the resurgence of this program and it was a real nice way to end the season."

Hackensack took the opening kickoff and went down the field, with Justin Marin skirting the right side for the final 14 yards and a 6-0 lead. That edge became 8-0 two plays later, when Sanchez chased down the Teaneck quarterback for a safety.

The Comets then took the free kick and marched back to the end zone, this time with Sanchez taking a pass away from a defender for an 11-yard score.

"We were all disappointed [after the loss to Montclair], but we didn't let it stop us," Sanchez said. "We went right back to work and took it out on Teaneck."

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Comets sprint to finish