By Katie Barker
Carter County Times
Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky night for the Comets, who turned in a dominating performance over the Floyd Central Jaguars to get their first win of the season.
“We had a game where everyone finally executed and it shows with the scoreboard,” said senior Ethan Rayburn after the Comets 55-13 win last week.
The Comets started strong, opening the first quarter with a touchdown from Kadin Thompson in the first few minutes. This was soon followed by another touchdown from Dwaylon Dean. The Comets kept this action up throughout the first half, ending the half with a 14 point lead.
They came back out after the half ready to play, and held the Jaguars to only 13 points throughout the rest of the game, forcing a fumble in the third quarter recovered by Nathaniel Hale. Quarterback Hayden Hall kept it going throughout the rest of the game, ending the game with 12 completed passes, 256 passing yards, and three touchdowns.
“It’s amazing what can happen when the Comets are firing on all cylinders,” said Junior tackle Tabor Tackett.
On defense, Will Caudill led in total tackles with 6, 1 solo and 5 assisted, and had an interception in the fourth quarter. Westin Kiser also had an interception at the beginning of the game as well as the team’s only two-point conversion of the night.
The Comets take on the Powell County Pirates this Friday, at Powell County, starting at 7:30 p.m.
They face the two-and-two East Carter Raiders on September 27, at home. That game will be broadcast live on WUGO/WGOH Go Radio.
