Comets cruise past Notre Dame Pride to earn spot in 5A semis 

Posted on November 14, 2024 by admin

By Garrett Simmons
Westwind Weekly News

The Raymond Comets high school football team is off to the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association 5A semi-final.

In the quarters, No. 2 Raymond made quick work of the No. 7 ranked Notre Dame Pride by a score of 52-14.

Now, the Comets prepare for a familiar foe, as the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams await Raymond in the semis. LCI, ranked No. 6 going in, advanced with a 39-27 upset win over the No. 3 St. Francis Browns.

On Saturday at home in Raymond, the Comets wasted little time in putting the boots to Notre Dame, as Raymond scored early in the first quarter on a 35-yard scoring run, with 10:54 still on the clock.

A single point on a missed field goal from 45 yards out made it 8-0, and later in the first, Raymond had a 29-yard field goal blocked, which kept the contest a one-score game.

It stayed that way until the second quarter, when Raymond ran in a 14-yard major with 8:44 left in the half to make it 15-0.

A four-yard TD run with 5:31 left in the half made it 22-0, and the route was on.

For good measure, Raymond added a 44-yard strike through the air on a second and two with only 1:14 left in the half.

Raymond would also add a late field goal, as the Comets went into the locker room with a huge 32-0 advantage.

A 13-yard TD run with 8:39 left in the third made it 39-0, and a 34-yard major through the air later in the quarter made it 46-0 Comets.

Notre Dame scored on a long TD run on a third-and-four play late in the third quarter to give the team its first major.

Raymond earned that touchdown back early in the fourth quarter on a beautiful 32-yard pass into the endzone to make it 52-7.

Notre Dame added a late touchdown on a 37-yard strike through the air with only 1:11 left on the clock.

It was all academic from there, as the Comets advanced to the semis against LCI.

The winner of the Comets-Rams contest will face either No. 1 Harry Ainlay or No. 4 Ernest Manning. Ainlay advanced with a massive 63-0 victory over the No. 8 Notre Dame Cougars, while Manning defeated No. 5 Spruce Grove by a score of 39-15.