Comets chalk up fourth straight home victory to move to 4-1

Posted on September 30, 2024 by admin

By Garrett Simmons
Westwind Weekly News

The Raymond Comets continue to roll.

On Friday night, Raymond ran its home winning streak to four with a dominant 37-0 over George McDougall.

After a season-opening setback on the road to Harry Ainlay, Raymond has now rattled off four straight wins, as the team sits in the No. 2 spot in the 5A rankings with a 4-1 record. Ainlay, at 5-0, is still in the top spot.

And while the Friday game eventually turned into a bit of a blowout, both teams battled to a 0-0 draw after 12 minutes of play. 

Raymond opened the second quarter from the Mustangs 40-yard line but in the end, that drive stalled, as it looked like a defensive battle was brewing.

But later in the quarter, with 7:36 left on the clock, the Comets scored on a 40-yard major after Raymond broke a simple screen play for a long touchdown.

The Comets made it 10-0 later in the quarter, after a pass into the endzone fell incomplete and Raymond had to settle for a 38-yard field goal.

Late in the second, the Comets converted a drive with a 17-yard touchdown pass with just over a minute to play, as the home side built a 17-0 lead going into the break.

But that lead could have been even greater, as Raymond connected on a long pass play with 16.7 seconds left to move the ball down to the McDougall 29-yard line. The Mustangs intercepted the next Comets pass, however, to stop the bleeding. 

Later in the third quarter, a big 23-yard reception set the Comets up on the McDougall 10-yard line. A few plays later, the Comets ran the ball in from five yards out to put the game out of reach. 

Raymond put an exclamation point on the victory with a 50-yard touchdown run a few moments later, as the Comets extended the lead to 31-0 with 4:41 left in the third. 

Raymond’s final score of the game came off a trick play with nine seconds left on a jump pass from the four-yard line. That made the final score 37-0.

The Comets will now head into a bye week on a huge high note. Raymond will not play again until Oct. 4, when the team will end its run of five straight home games with a 5 p.m. game against St. Joseph’s.