The MUCC Comets posted a 35-12 victory over the Clavet Cougars on Friday, September 19, but the game was a lot closer than the score indicated. It was a great football contest today against two first class teams, Comets head coach Dave Rogers said. The Clavet Cougars came here to play and they came here to win and they showed that throughout the entire game. He compared the game to a boxing match between Two heavyweight prize fighters. Everybody was swinging and the blows were landing and it was just waiting to see what or who was going to break first. Ethan Kish, the Comets defensive back who had an interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter, said with a big game comes more focus and intensity. We just had to keep it together and stay focused. Every play is a new play. We just played our hardest and it showed. Coming off a bye week Rogers said a close game that is full of intensity is a good way to develop as a team. Also, having it this early in the season helped the Comets a lot. It is great. You need to play quality opponents and Clavet was a quality opponent. The only way you get better is by playing really good football teams, he said. That is the measure it helps you get better it helps you prepare, it tells your players where they have to go in terms of execution and in terms of intensity and in terms of just being in the game. You have to have these intense games. The intensity started early as the Comets Kalen Senecal intercepted a pass which led to a15-yard touchdown run by Jomar Malaggay. The convert was good giving the Comets a 7-0 lead, which stood until the end of the fourth quarter. Early in the second quarter the comets capped of an 80-yard drive when quarterback Lee Taylor ran into the end zone from one yard out. The convert gave the Comets a 14-0 lead. The Cougars followed that up with a long drive of their own. Starting from their own 35-yard line they scored on a 9-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Graham Beresh to Ian Shimla just after the three-minute warning. The Cougars missed in their two-point conversion attempt leaving them behind 14-6. Another long drive to start the second half led to the Cougars Aaron Goselin catching a 13-yard touchdown pass. They again attempted a two-point conversion and missed, they now trailed 14-12. Kishs interception and 40-yard return for a touchdown came near the end of the third quarter. That was crazy. My eyes started watering up the last 10 yards. Everyone cheering and to get a pic 6 is great, he said. The conversion gave the Comets a 21-2 lead. The Comets added a pair of touchdowns and conversions in the fourth quarter. Taylor again ran from one yard out to score and with less than a minute remaining Tyler Jones caught a pass from 20 yards out for a touchdown. After the win the Comets are now preparing for a road game against the Humboldt Mohawks on Friday, September 26. Rogers said they are expecting good things from the Mohawks. We expect Humboldt to be a good football team, they defeated Nipawin 60-0 in Nipawin, Rogers said. Kish echoed that saying they need to take the game one play at a time. It will be a good match-up for sure, he said. We just had to keep it together and stay focused. Every play is a new play, he said. greg.wiseman@sunmedia.ca @melfortjournal

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