By Katie Barker
Carter County Times
The West Carter Middle School seventh grade football team took on the Mason County Royals in the 7th grade EKC championship at Kentucky Christian University last Thursday night. The Comets would come out victorious with a 30-6 win.
The Comets started off the night strong getting the first points on the board with a rushing touchdown from #35 Jordan Barker that made the score 8-0 before the first quarter ended. The Comets defense were able to hold the Royals and cause a turnover on downs with a defensive play coming from Gabe Davis and Lucas Tackett. The Comets were able to score another touchdown with a fake pass from #13 Kyler Brasington, who handed it off to Barker for another touchdown. Barker also ran in for the 2 point conversion making the score 16-0.
The Comets defense held the Royals at the half, causing a fumble recovered by Tackett. This gave the Comets another chance to extend their lead before halftime. Brasington threw it to #11 Easton Kitchen, who caught it and ran before getting stopped around the 10 yard line with one second left. This gave the QB time to pass it to #2 Kobe Stamper, giving the Comets a 22-0 lead at the half.
The Comets kept the momentum going after halftime with a rushing touchdown by Brasington and a 2 point conversion by #12 Isaiah Roe put the score 30-0 in the third quarter.
The Comets defense were able to hold the Royals, only allowing them one touchdown, making the score 30-6 at the end of the third quarter.
This score would hold, giving the Comets an undefeated season with a 10-0 record and making them EKC 7th grade champions. Brasington won Offensive MVP for the game in the trophy presentations after the game.
“This was a dominant season with this group… never shed a tear, whined, complained, just kept battling and the end result was a championship,” Coach Chris Barker said after the game.
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