For the first time in a good number of years, Halifax County High School has an undefeated junior varsity football team.

That accomplishment rests with the Comets in the wake of the teams 44-0 win over Tunstall High School Thursday night at Tunstall High School in Dry Fork.

Thursday nights win gave the Comets a perfect 10-0 slate for the season.

It was a great night overall, Comets head coach Thomas Turbeville said of Thursday nights win.

It was a great ending to a storybook season. The kids played hard all year long. They left it all out on the field and proved we have some talent here in Halifax County.

While the Comets ran the tables on the season, the season wasnt without its anxious moments.

We went through a little adversity, Turbeville noted.

We lost a couple of kids during the season that we had penciled in as starters, and the kids behind them stepped right in and filled in where the others left off, and we didnt lose a beat.

I am extremely proud of our 10th-graders, Turbeville added.

They stepped up and played as if they were veteran players. They led the show and helped our ninth-graders learn what it is to play over here. I think that will bode well for us moving forward.

The Comets dominated Thursdays game against Tunstall High School, scoring in all phases of the contest. Offensively, Savion Howard scored on a 70-yard run and later scored a 2-point conversion. Howard also returned a kick 87 yards for a touchdown to give the Comets special teams unit a score.

In addition, the Comets got touchdowns on a 24-yard run by Qualik Tucker and a 15-yard run from Demitrius Robertson. The Comets also got successful 2-point conversions from Tucker, Kameron Roberts and Semaj Jeffreys.

The Comets also had a stellar defensive effort that netted two touchdowns.

Two interceptions from AZiyah Easley intercepted two passes during the contest, returning one 70 yards for a touchdown. Jonathan Hammock recovered two fumbles, one of which resulted from a botched Tunstall High School punt, that Hammock recovered in the end zone for a touchdown.

We went into this game with the plan that we were going to score four times on defense, and we got two, Turbeville said.

We got half of what we were looking for. We challenged the kids to not only stop the other team, but to try to get the ball away and do something with it.

Our defense played tremendously, Turbeville added, and set us up with good opportunities to have short fields on some plays and get us the ball back quickly, so we had opportunities on offense.

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