The Melfort Comets senior boys basketball team has remained competitive. With a third place finish in Moose Jaw on the weekend and a first place finish at the Birch Hills Christmas Classic the season is off to a positive start. In Moose Jaw they placed third after losing 63-53 to Meadow Lake on Saturday afternoon. The Comets dropped to the third place game after losing 67-60 to Moose Jaw Peacock on Saturday morning. The Comets won their opening game 79 to 74 over Swift Current on Friday afternoon. The Comets clinched the title at the Birch Hills Christmas Classic with a 99-72 victory over the host Birch Hills Marauders on Friday, December 19. To advance to the final they defeated Prince Albert Carlton 73-56 on the morning of Friday, December 19. They opened the Christmas Classic with a 89-64 victory over Middle Lake on Thursday, December 18. The Melfort Comets will be in Nipawin for the LP Miller Bears Classic on January 16 and 17.

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Comets boys basketball off to great start