The MUCC Comets were ready for a close football game on Friday when they hosted the Humboldt Mohawks. Despite winning the game 22-7 the Comets were in unfamiliar territory early in the contest and actually trailed 7-0. It was the Comets first possession of the game textbook football according to coach Dave Rogers, until quarterback Lee Taylor threw an interception from the eight-yard line. It was intercepted in the end zone and returned for Humboldts only points of the game, he said. Defensive lineman Kevin Cipywnyk said that interception only fuelled the fire of the defense for the rest of the game. It kind of fired us up a little more, made us come out harder and hit them, Cipywnyk said. The Comets defense controlled the game, keeping the Mohawks off the scoreboard for the remainder of the game. They even kept the Humboldt offense outside the Melfort 40-yard line until the last play of the game. The Comets offense had a hard time following suit. Rogers said the offense had difficulty finishing drives in the contest. We moved the ball up and down the field effectively and got down to the six yard line and didnt score. That was the story for us on offense today, he said. That happened on three occasions which is a concern for Rogers. Anytime you get into the red zone, inside the 20 yard line, and you dont get points it has to be a concern. That said, they did make their way into the endzone three times. With only a minute remaining in the first quarter Taylor connected with Jomar Malaggay from 53-yards out for a touchdown. The conversion tied the game 7-7. On Humboldts next possession Kalen Senecal had an interception for the Comets setting up a four-play touchdown drive which ended with Taylor running the last yard. With the conversion the Comets led 14-7. Midway through the second quarter the Comets added a single on a punt to go ahead 15-7. With no time remaining on the clock before halftime the comets capped off a 75-yard drive with a touchdown pass to Sean Renouf from eight yards out. With the conversion the score was 22-7. There was no scoring in the second half. The Comets wrap up the regular season on the road this Friday, October 24, against the Nipawin Bears. Rogers said the game will be a developmental one. The guys that played the end of this game they get a chance to play in Nipawin, he said. Following that the Comets will host a provincial quarter final playoff game on Saturday, November 1.

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Comets still undefeated after win over Mohawks