Central McLean News-Journal Sports
Comets come close
The Underwood Comets almost pulled a rabbit out of a hat Monday night, forcing District 10 top seed Garrison into overtime in the Region 5 qualifier before falling by the score of 75-72 in Washburn.
Comets split in final regular season outings
Underwood’s Zach Cottingham poured in 21 points last Thursday night as the Comets knocked off a home-standing Grant County 59-43 to pick up one more win before the post-season starts.
Knipp nips Comet boys
The Mustangs jumped to a 17-point first-quarter lead last Tuesday and watched it fritter away to just five points the second quarter as Underwood ramped it up on the hard court to make the game a battle.
Comets triumph in OT
The Underwood girls basketball capped their regular season with a rousing overtime win over Surrey Monday night, turning back the come-back Mustangs 59-51 despite the Comets’ struggling to put the ball through the hole repeatedly during the overtime.
Comet boys knock off ‘Cats’ for ‘10’ win
The Underwood Comets picked up a win on their home court Monday night, knocking off District 10 rival Center-Stanton by the score of 59-44, a nice margin of victory as the Comets look toward peaking right around district time.
Trojans hold off Comets in OT
The visiting Turtle Lake-Mercer Trojans and home-standing Comets battled through an overtime last Tuesday before the Trojans pulled out a 59-52 win on the wings of 33 points from Turtle Lake-Mercer’s Mariah Sellon.
Comets drop pair of district games
The Troopers started out hot last Thursday night, jumping to a 24-9 lead the first stanza, holding off the Comets for a District 10 win on the hard court in Garrison.
Comet girls chalk up three more wins
Relentless defense has been the key for the Underwood Comets girls basketball team of late, as they consistently limited their opponents to low to mid-30s in scoring, knocking off three opponents this past week, including district opponent, Max.
Cottingham – time to focus on offense
The Underwood Comets head into some district territory in the next coming weeks after playing five non-district games to start the season, including four games over the holiday break.
Max, Garrison host shootout
The McLean County Shootout is this weekend, Jan. 2-3, in Max and Garrison.
