MISSION STATEMENT: THE KINGS COMETS, CHRISTIAN OWNED, MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM, WILL REGULATE AND PROMOTE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LEVEL OF AMATEUR AMERICAN RULES FOOTBALL IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADULT ATHLETES AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE THEIR FOOTBALL CAREERS, AS WELL AS ENHANCE THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE, ENTERTAINMENT AND OUTREACH MINISTRIES.Ephesians 6:10-17 The Armor of God
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2011 KINGS COMETS SCHEDULEHOME FIELD: Lakota West High School
Saturday Games Start at 7 p.m.
SEASON STATSHFL STAT LEADERSMay 15, 2011KINGS RUNS OVER RAMPAGEComets set team records for total offense and rushing yards in 49-7, season-opening winThe Kings Comets (1-0) set team records for rushing yards in opening their 2011 season with a 49-7 win against the Goshen Rampage (0-2) Sunday afternoon at Lakota West High School in West Chester, Ohio. Quarterback Chris Stanford led the way for the Comets, rushing for 124 yards on just four carries as Kings ran 23 times for 272 yards in the game. That total eclipsed the previous team mark of 258 rushing yards against the Ohio Swarm set on July 24, 2004. After rushing for three yards to convert a third-and-two on his first carry, Stanford ran 55 yards for the game’s first touchdown on his second rushing attempt. Stanford’s final rushing attempt of the game resulted in a 52-yard touchdown on the opening possession of the second half to put the Comets ahead, 28-7. Will White added 68 yards on eight carries and Fate Jackson had 56 yards on four carries, including a 48-yard touchdown around the right end. Marcus Harris had a 10-yard touchdown run among his three carries for 21 yards, and John Washington’s 6-yard touchdown run with 2:20 remaining in the game tied a team record of five rushing touchdowns in one game, also set against the Swarm in 2004. Stanford completed 7-of-8 passes for 81 yards, including a 9-yard touchdown pass to Daryl Moore. Austin Goss was perfect on his three pass attempts, throwing for 116 yards, including a 60-yard catch and run by Terrence Maddox. The Comets finished with 469 yards of offense, just short of the team record of 471 yards set against the Indiana Mustangs on August 1, 2009. Goshen was limited to 80 yards of offense as 10 different Comet defenders combined for 16 tackles for a loss. Kings defense held Goshen to minus-26 yards of offense in the second half. Linebacker Larry Byndon led the defense with eight tackles, including three for a loss. Cam’ron Wrencher had two of the defense’s five sacks, with Carlos Davis, Gary Goines, and Kyle Thigpen each recording one. The Rampage were led by quarterback Brandley Anderson, who completed 10 of 20 passes for 111 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown strike to Ron’Sae Harrison that pulled the Rampage to within 12-7 with 10:14 remaining in the second quarter. The game was the second of a double-header hosted by the Comets at Lakota West. In the opening game, the Tri-State Sharks defeated the Trenton Trojans, 39-12. The Comets will be remain home at Lakota West next Saturday as they open up their first season in the Heartland Football League by hosting the Southwest Seminoles (0-2). Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. BOX SCORE
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INDIVIDUAL STATS Click here for a complete box score and play-by-play May 21, 2011COMETS MAKE STATEMENT IN LEAGUE OPENERKings shuts out Seminoles, 48-0, to start Heartland Football League playThe Kings Comets (2-0, 1-0 HFL) won convincingly in their first Heartland Football League game, picking off a team record six passes to defeat the Southwest Seminoles (0-3, 0-1), 48-0, Saturday afternoon at Lakota West High School in West Chester, Ohio. The game was the first for the Comets in the HFL after playing their past eight seasons in the Mid-Continental Football League, where they won the 2009 MCFL Championship and advanced to the semifinals last season. 
Linebacker Tommy Sewell, the Comets all-time leading tackler, recorded the first two interceptions of his Comets career and Brandon Martin brought the first interception of the game back 45 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first quarter to give the Comets a 12-0 lead. Tristin Marvin’s interception in the end zone on the final play of the third quarter denied the Seminoles their best scoring opportunity. Darryl Riston intercepted a pass on the first play from scrimmage in the second quarter and Joe Taylor’s interception in the fourth quarter allowed Kings to surpass the previous team mark of five interceptions set last season against the Southern Michigan Timberwolves in a 34-12 win. Quarterback Chris Stanford led an offensive effort that resulted in 297 yards of total offense, completing 11 of 14 passes for 194 yards with touchdowns to Isaiah Cheatham and Austin Goss. Stanford also ran for a 3-yard touchdown with 16 seconds remaining in the first half to help the Comets lead, 28-0, by halftime. Goss quarterbacked much of the fourth quarter, completing two of three passes for 11 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greer Barnett. Cheatham led the receiving corps with four catches for 52 yards. Running back Will White added 49 yards on 12 carries, including a 6-yard touchdown to start the scoring with 1:23 left in the first quarter. 
Fate Jackson finished off the scoring with a 5-yard run with 16 seconds remaining in the game. DeShon “Twin” Smith led the team with eight tackles, including three for a loss, and was in on one of the Comets two sacks as the Seminoles were held to 52 yards of offense. Backup quarterback Jonathan Thomas led Southwest with 38 rushing yards on three carries and completed a pair of passes to tight end Josh Humphries for 37 yards. Kings will be off over Memorial Day weekend and return to action by facing the Trenton Trojans (0-2, 0-1) in the Cincinnati Semi-Pro Football Hall of Fame game on Sunday, June 5 at 3 p.m. at Lakota West High School. Among those being honored are Sewell and current Comet coach Chico Lockhart. BOX SCORE
K- White 6 run (kick failed), 1:23. K- Martin 45 interception return (kick failed), 0:00. SECOND QUARTER K- Cheatham 22 pass from Stanford (Barnett pass from Stanford), 12:16. K- Stanford 3 run (Goss run), 0:16. THIRD QUARTER K- Goss 13 pass from Stanford (Vortkamp kick), 7:38. FOURTH QUARTER K- Barnett 3 pass from Goss (kick failed), 6:47. K- Jackson 5 run (Vortkamp kick), 0:16.
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June 5, 2011COMETS CLAIM SEMI-PRO HALL OF FAME GAMEKings picks up over 400 more yards than Trenton in 37-7 victoryThe Kings Comets (3-0, 2-0 HFL) overcame five turnovers and 16 penalties by outgaining the Trenton Trojans 451 yards to 42 to win the Cincinnati Semi-Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, 37-7, Sunday afternoon at Lakota West High School in West Chester, Ohio. Chris Stanford led the offensive effort, throwing for 218 yards on 10-of-15 passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions and rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Austin Goss caught five passes from Stanford for 49 yards before finished the game under center by completing three of six passes for 74 yards and a score. Damian Cogar was the Comets top receiver with three catches for 124 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown pass from Stanford and a 50-yard touchdown catch from Goss. Daryl “Slash” Moore add two catches for 74 yards, starting the scoring in the game by hauling in a 64-yard touchdown pass from Stanford with 4:38 remaining in the first quarter. Will White led the Comets on the ground with 70 yards on 11 carries as the Comets picked up 12 of their 23 first downs on the ground. The Comets defense surrendered just three first downs and even scored when Larry Byndon and Kyle Thigpen led a host of defenders who swarmed Trenton’s Derrick Wilkinson in the end zone for a safety. DeShon “Twin” Smith led the defense with 10 tackles, taking part in three that went for a loss. Tommy Sewell, who was one of the nine players inducted into the Cincinnati Semi-Pro Football Hall of Fame at halftime, followed with nine tackles and half a sack. Tirrdell Byrd had five tackles, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble, while Byndon and Rico Middlebrooks each had a fumble recovery for Kings. Current Comets assistant coach Chico Lockhart was also inducted Sunday. The Trojans managed just three first downs in the game and scored their lone touchdown after one of the Comets’ five turnovers. Will Smiley, Trenton’s 410-poind defensive tackle, picked off a screen pass to set the Trojans up at Kings 24-yard line with 1:39 remaining in the first half, and Chris Bryant hit David Huff for an 18-yard touchdown five plays later. The completion was Trenton’s only pass for positive yardage in the game. After opening the season with three straight home games, the Comets will be on the road for their next three contests, beginning with Saturday’s 7 p.m. game against the Mt. Carmel Fire (2-1, 2-0) at Anderson High School. The winner of that game will be in sole possession of first pace in the South Conference’s Red Division. The Comets next home game will be July 9 against the Kentucky Stallions (1-2, 0-2) at Lakota West. BOX SCORE
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INDIVIDUAL STATS Click here for a complete box score and play-by-play June 11, 2011COMETS FALL TO FIREFinal drive falls shorts as Kings suffers first loss of season, 27-20, at Mt. CarmelIsaiah Cheatham was stopped inside the 10-yard on the final play of the game as the Kings Comets lost for the first time this season, 27-20, to the Mt. Carmel Fire Saturday night at Anderson High School. Kings broke the team record for rushing yards in a game it set earlier this season, picking up 302 yards on 38 carries, but the Comets were also limited to a season-low 42 passing yards. Will White led a group of four players who had at least 59 rushing yards, picking up 88 yards on 12 carries. Cheatham added 80 yards and two carries and had both of the Comets rushing touchdowns, while starting quarterback Chris Stanford ran eight times for 72 yards and backup quarterback Austin Goss had 59 yards on six carries. Mt. Carmel opened the game with an 8:33 drive that featured three fourth down conversions, the final coming on a 23-yard pass on a fourth-and-eight play. The Comets countered by scoring two touchdowns in a span of 24 seconds, with Cheatham scoring on a 4-yard run up the middle and Alonzo Willis intercepting a pass on Mt. Carmel’s next play from scrimmage and bringing it back 49 yards for a score to put the Comets ahead, 12-7, with 0:00.7 remaining in the first quarter. James Spikes’ sack on Mt. Carmel’s next play from scrimmage set the Fire back to within inches of their own goal line, but the Fire proceeded to go the remaining 99 yards for a touchdown to take a 13-12 lead they would take into halftime. Kings opened the second half with six straight runs to regain the lead when Cheatham sprinted to the corner of the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown, but the Fire scored the remaining 14 points in the game while Kings failed to convert on two opportunities into the red zone. First, the Fire picked off a pass after Kings had reached their 10-yard line, immediately cashing in with a 20-yard touchdown pass from Antonio Davis to Dyshawn Edwards three plays later to tie the score at 20. A missed 36-yard field goal denied Mt. Carmel one chance to take the lead, but the Fire blocked the Comets first punt attempt of the season, setting them up at Kings 17-yard line. A pass interference call moved them up to the three, where Mt. Carmel was able to punch it in for a touchdown to lead, 27-20, with 4:11 remaining. The teams traded turnovers, with the Comets finally regaining possession at their own 15. Three runs moved them to the 40, and two completions got Kings into Mt. Carmel territory. Cheatham further advanced the ball with a 16-yard run to the 33, but was stopped short of the goal line on the game’s final play. Kings will be at the Northern Kentucky Bulldogs (3-1, 2-1) Sunday afternoon at Newport High School at 3 p.m. The Comets next home game will be July 9 against the Kentucky Stallions (1-3, 0-3) at Lakota West. BOX SCORE
M- 23 pass from Davis (Fragassi kick), 6:27. K- Cheatham 3 run (run failed), 0:24. K- Willis 49 interception return (run failed), 0:00. SECOND QUARTER M- 11 pass from Davis (kick blocked), 7:02. THIRD QUARTER K- Cheatham 6 run (White run), 11:50. M- Edwards 20 pass from Davis (Fragassi kick), 4:41. FOURTH QUARTER K- 3 run (Fragassi kick), 4:41.
INDIVIDUAL STATS Click here for a complete box score and play-by-play June 19, 2011COMETS CLAIM BATTLE WITH BULLDOGSRecords set in 28-22, overtime win at Northern KentuckyChris Stanford found Isaiah Cheatham over the middle for a 37-yard touchdown 6:19 into overtime, capping a pair of record-setting performances in the Comets (4-1, 3-1 HFL) 28-22 win against the Northern Kentucky Bulldogs (3-2, 2-2) Sunday afternoon at Newport High School in Newport, Ky. Stanford broke James Frazier’s record for passing yards in a game, completing 11 of 18 passes for 314 yards, including four completions for 146 yards in overtime. Cheatham set a record for receptions in a game with eight, surpassing the mark of seven set three times by Daryl Moore, and broke his own record for receiving yards in a game with 204. Cheatham’s total included three catches for 98 yards in overtime. Both teams had a chance to win the game with field goals after the Bulldogs had rallied from a 19-7 deficit to tie the score at 22 on a 65-yard touchdown pass from T.J. Brown to Brian Ritter and a two-point run by Brown with 3:29 remaining in regulation. Northern Kentucky got the ball back with 1:44 left in the fourth quarter and drove to the Comets 17-yard line, but Dustin Zink’s 35-yard field goal attempt as the quarter ended sailed wide right. Stanford and Cheatham connected for a pair of passes totaling 61 yards on the first two plays of overtime, but Brandon Yingling’s 25-yard field goal attempt hit the left upright. Kings forced a Northern Kentucky punt, and Stanford hit Barnett for a 48-yard gain before hitting Cheatham on the game-winning play. Northern Kentucky opened the game by taking a 7-0 lead when Glenn Robinson hauled in an 8-yard touchdown pass to cap a 12-play, 8:37 drive. The Comets answered with a five-play drive that culminated in Will White’s 4-yard touchdown run, but a failed extra point left the Comets behind, 7-6. Kings moved ahead, 12-6, when Mike Crawford picked off a screen pass in the second quarter and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown. The Comets nearly added to the lead just before halftime, but Phillip Barnett was tripped up at the 3-yard line by Jerrell Owes on a 56-yard pass play and Kings was unable to run another play before the clock expired. Kings was able to push its lead to 19-7 when Cheatham took a pass over the middle and ran for a 72-yard touchdown pass, but Northern Kentucky scored on a pair of touchdowns from Brown to Ritter in the fourth quarter sandwiched around a 27-yard field goal by Yingling. Brown threw for 313 yards for the Bulldogs, completing 18 of 34 passed with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Ritter had four catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns while Robinson had six grabs for 83 yards and a score. The Comets travel to face the Ohio Eagles (7-0, 4-0) 7 p.m. next Saturday at Bellbrook High School. BOX SCORE
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Click here for a complete box score and play-by-play June 25, 2011KINGS SQUEAKS BY EAGLESComets hold on to defeat top-ranked Ohio, 21-20Chris Stanford threw three touchdown passes and a missed extra point enabled the Kings Comets (5-1, 4-1 HFL) to hold on for a 21-20 win against Ohio Eagles (7-1, 4-1) Saturday night at Bellbrook High School in Bellbrook, Ohio. The Eagles entered the game ranked No.1 in the American Football New Today Class AA Summer Rankings. The Comets were ranked No. 14 in the same poll. Stanford connected with Damian Cogar on a 23-yard touchdown on the opening possession of the second half to give Kings its first lead of the game, 21-14, and the Comets were able to withstand several scoring threats throughout the rest of the half. After reaching Comets territory on four of its next five possessions, the Eagles finally broke through after Mike Brown’s 11-yard punt return set them up at Kings 31-yard line. Tristan Murray ran through several tackles on a 22-yard run to the 9, and two plays later scored on a 10-yard touchdown with 4:03 remaining in the game. J.T. Kafury’s extra point was wide left, however, keeping the Comets ahead, 21-20. A three-and-out gave the Eagles one more chance to move ahead, but Murray was stopped for a loss on first down and three straight incompletion passes gave the Comets the ball back to run out the final 1:19. The Comets outgained the Eagles in the first half, 194 yards to 86, but Chad Woodfork’s 51-yard interception return for a touchdown forced Kings to play catch-up for much of the half. Stanford hit Phillip Barnett over the middle on a fourth-down pass that resulted in a 47-yard touchdown on Kings next possession to tie the score at 7. The Eagles moved back ahead on an 11-yard touchdown run by Murray in the second quarter, but Kings answered when Stanford found Barnett for a 7-yard touchdown 38 seconds before halftime. The Eagles held Kings to 52 yards of offense in the second half, 48 of which came on their scoring drive to start the half. DeShon “Twin” Smith led Kings defense with eight tackles, followed by six from Tommy Sewell. James Spikes had five tackles and was in on two of the Comets three sacks. Mitchell Burch and Gary Goins also were in on a sack, and the Comets were also credited with six quarterback hurries on the Eagles 20 passing attempts. Austin Goss had an interception. The Eagles were held to 55 net passing yards, but totaled 119 yards on the ground despite a 35 yard loss on a bad punt snap. Kings is off for the Fourth of July weekend and will receive a forfeit win for its game against the Kentucky Stallions scheduled for July 9. The Comets will return to action July 16, hosting the Central Ohio Spartans (2-5, 2-3) at 7 p.m. at Lakota West High School.
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Click here for a complete box score and play-by-play July 9, 2011COMETS GAIN WINKings awarded 2-0 forfeit win against Kentucky StallionsThe Kings Comets picked up a forfeit win for their game scheduled against the Kentucky Stallions this weekend. According to Heartland Football League rules, the score of the game will be recorded as 2-0. The win improves the Comets to 6-1 overall and 5-1 in the HFL. Kings will return to action Saturday, July 16, playing the Central Ohio Spartans (2-6, 2-4) at 7 p.m. at Lakota West High School. July 16, 2011COMETS MAKE SHORT WORK OF SPARTANSKings routs Central Ohio for 40-0 victoryThe Kings Comets (7-1, 6-1 HFL) piled up over 300 yards of offense in just one half of football, defeating the Central Ohio Spartans (2-7, 2-5), 40-0, Saturday evening in a Heartland Football League game at Lakota West High School in West Chester. The game was called at halftime due to a combination of the heat and lack of players for the Spartans, who began the game with 15 players. Quarterback Chris Stanford had a hand in nearly 200 of Kings 319 yards of offense. Stanford threw for 153 yards on just four completions and ran for another 43 yards on three carries. Stanford also threw three touchdowns and ran for one. Isaiah Cheatham started the scoring with the first of his three touchdowns, running three yards up the middle for a touchdown. Stanford followed with a 16-yard touchdown run and finished off the first quarter with a 45-yard touchdown pass to Phillip Barnett to put Kings ahead 19-0. Stanford and Cheatham combined for a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter, a short pass than Cheatham turned into an 80-yard touchdown and a tipped pass that Cheatham caught for a 7-yard touchdown. Cheatham finished with three receptions for 108 yards. J.T. Harper led the Comets in rushing with a 46-yard gain after a lateral, with Will White adding 37 yards on three carries and Keith Brooks gaining 26 yards on his lone carry of the game. The Comets completed the scoring when Will White blocked a punt in the end zone that was recovered by Kyle Thigpen, prompting a running clock to be used for the final six minutes of the first half. Defensively, the Comets were credited with eight quarterback hurries on 16 Central Ohio passing attempts, not including James Spikes’ sack. Mitchell Burch was credited with three hurries with Spikes getting credit for two more as each of the Spartans final five pass attempts resulted in passes thrown away in order to avoid a sack. DeShon Smith led the defense with six tackles, three of which went for a loss. Larry Byndon followed with four tackles, two for a loss as the Spartans gained positive yards on just eight of their 30 plays in the game. Mike Crawford and Austin Goss added interceptions for the Comets. Anthony Brown was responsible for all three receptions for Central Ohio, totaling 40 yards and matched Christopher Davis as the Spartans leading tackler with three stops.
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Click here for a complete box score and play-by-play August 6, 2011COMETS OUTCLASSED IN DIVISION SHOWDOWNFire claim Blue Division with 46-15 win over Comets; Kings settles for No. 4 seed in playoffsAntonio Davis threw six touchdown passes and the Mt. Carmel Fire (10-1, 10-0 HFL) amassed nearly 500 yards of offense to defeat the Kings Comets (9-2, 8-2), 46-15, and claim the Heartland Football League South Conference’s Blue Division title Saturday night at Anderson High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Comets missed a field goal after having a touchdown pass from Chris Stanford to Will White called back by penalty on the opening drive of the game. Austin Goss then intercepted Davis’ first pass of the game, but the Comets could not move the ball and Davis completed each of his next seven passes, including a 16-yard touchdown to Antwoine Higgins and a 45-yard touchdown to Dyshawn Edwards. Kings was able to cut the lead to 14-7 when Stanford hit Robert Redd for a 33-yard touchdown with 18 seconds left in the first quarter, but the Fire added two touchdowns to their lead in the second quarter. Edwards’s second touchdown catch of the game, a leaping, 6-yard grab along the sideline, put Mt.Carmel ahead, 20-7, and Montez Patterson scored from 1-yard out with 56 seconds left in the half after the Fire recovered a fumble at their own 16. Richard Stokes pushed the Fire’s lead to 33-7 when Richard Stokes scored on a 20-yard screen play. After the Fire’s only punt of the game, Redd led a two-play scoring drive for the Comets, hitting Damian Cogar along the left sideline, who then worked his way across the field for a 39-yard touchdown. The Fire added two more touchdowns, a 19-yard score to Edwards in the third quarter, and a 38-yard strike to Stan Thornton in the fourth quarter. The game was called with 12:19 remaining before a try could be attempted after the final touchdown. Davis completed 16 of 21 passes for 336 yards and the six touchdowns. Edwards caught eight passes for 192 yards and three of the touchdowns. Richard Stokes added 104 rushing yards on seven carries, all coming in the second half. Stanford completed eight of 17 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown for the Comets. Redd played quarterback in the second half, completing two of five passes for 45 yards and a score, also picking up 28 yards on his lone carry of the game. Redd was also the Comets leading receiver with three catches for 66 yards. Tommy Sewell led the Comets defense with eight tackles, while Sean Middlebrooks and Larry Byndon shared in their only sack of the game. The Fire earned the No. 1 seed in the South Conference playoffs with the win. The loss leaves the Comets as the No. 4 seed in the playoffs. Kings will host the No. 5 seed, Northern Kentucky Bulldogs (7-4, 6-4), 7 p.m. next Saturday at Lakota West High School in the first round of the HFL Playoffs. BOX SCORE
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Click here for a complete box score and play-by-play August 13, 2011COMETS PUT DOWN BULLDOGSSix sacks, 50-yard TD run by Stanford sends Kings to second round with 20-13 winChris Stanford put the Comets ahead with a 50-yard touchdown run with 10:15 remaining in the game and Kings defense stopped Northern Kentucky twice in Comets territory as the Comets (10-2) defeated the Northern Kentucky Bulldogs (7-5), 20-13, in the first round of the Heartland Football League playoffs Saturday night at Lakota West High School in West Chester, Ohio. The Comets took a 13-3 lead when Chris Stanford found Daryl Moore for a 6-yard touchdown to cap the opening drive of the second half, but the Bulldogs responded by scoring on each of their next two possessions. T. J. Brown hit Dale Golsby for a 12-yard touchdown with 5:44 remaining in the third quarter, and, after a three-and-out by the Comets, Northern Kentucky drove into position for Dustin Zink to tie the score at 13-13 with a 24-yard field goal on the first play of the second half. Northern Kentucky recovered an onside kick immediately after the tying field goal, but a sack by James Frazier forced the Bulldogs to punt without picking up a first down. After Stanford completed a nine-yard sideline pass to Phillip Barnett to convert a third-and-six from the Comets 41, Stanford broke his game-winning run down the left sideline, weaving through the Bulldogs defense along the way. A face mask on Rodney Stone’s 31-yard kick return enabled the Bulldogs to start their next drive at Kings’ 40-yard line, but Northern Kentucky could manage only one first down before sacks by Frazier and Mitchell Burch forced a punt. The Comets were able to run the clock down to 1:35 with a nine-play drive that gave possession back to Northern Kentucky at their own 36. Three completions, including a 30-yard pass to Glenn Robinson, got Northern Kentucky to Kings 20-yard line with 21 seconds left, but a holding call pushed the Bulldogs back and Burch, Frazier, and James Spikes converged on Brown for a sack on the final play of the game. The Comets had jumped ahead 6-0 on their first possession of the game when Stanford found Damian Cogar for a 71-yard touchdown pass. Carlos Davis blocked a 37-yard field goal attempt by the Bulldogs on the opening possession of the game, but Zink was able to convert a 44-yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter for Northern Kentucky’s only points of the first half. Stanford completed seven of 14 passes for 145 yards and ran seven times for 78 yards. Burch led a defense that finished with six sacks, recording two of the sacks and 12 tackes. Spikes and Frazier also had two sacks, while DeShon Smith had six tackles and two pass breakups. The Comets advance to play the Mt. Carmel Fire in the South Conference semifinals. 7 p.m. next Saturday at Taft High School. BOX SCORE
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Click here for a complete box score and play-by-play August 20, 2011COMETS SEASON ENDS IN A HEARTBREAKERDeflected pass caught in end zone gives Mt. Carmel 41-39 win against Kings in HFL South SemifinalsMaurice Lovett caught a deflected pass in the end zone for a 12-yard touchdown pass on the final play of the game, ending the Kings Comets (10-3) season with a 41-39 defeat to the Mt. Carmel Fire (11-1) in the Heartland Football League South Conference semifinals Saturday night at Taft High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. The touchdown was the fourth thrown by Fire quarterback Antonio Davis to four different receivers as Mt. Carmel overcame a 19-point halftime deficit. Comets quarterback Chris Stanford also threw four touchdowns, including one on each of the Comets three first-quarter possessions. Phillip Barnett, who caught four passes for 104 yards in the game, hauled in two of those touchdowns to give Kings a 19-14 lead. Will White added two scores in the second quarter to expand the Comets lead. After Mt. Carmel scored on Davis touchdown passes on each of its first two possessions, Mitchell Burch intercepted a pitch at Kings 11-yard line and returned it 49 yards to set up White’s 3-yard plunge up the middle to put Kings ahead 27-14. On defense, White picked off a tipped pass from his linebacker spot and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown to put the Comets up, 33-14, going into halftime. Mt. Carmel scored on each of its first two possessions of the second half to pull to within five, 33-28. Davis hit Antwoine Higgins for a 29 yard touchdown, and Demareay McDonald’s interception set up a 2-yard touchdown run by D.J. Alexander. Kings pushed its lead back to 11 points when Stanford connected with Daryl Moore for his second touchdown catch of the game, a 17-yard pass with 2:09 remaining in the third quarter. A 47-yard punt return by Mike Huseman set up a 1-yard touchdown by Alexander to cut the Comets lead to four, 39-35, with 11:44 remaining in the game. Kings converted two third downs on a 10-play drive that followed, but a fourth down pass fell incomplete, giving the Fire possession back at their own 10-yard line with 5:19 remaining. A pair of face mask penalties moved Mt. Carmel to its own 45, but the Comets appeared to have the Fire stopped there. After facing a third-and-23, a fourth-down pass by Davis fell incomplete, but a roughing the passer penalty allowed the drive to continue. Mt. Carmel advanced to the 12, but faced a fourth-and-nine with five seconds left when Davis launched his desperation pass to the back of the end zone that was knocked away before falling into the hands of Lovett. Davis completed 21 of 36 passes for 347 yards for Mt. Carmel. Stanford was 11 of 19 passing for 242 yards for the Comets. BOX SCORE
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RUSHING: Kings—-White 12-61, TD; Harris 6-28; Stanford 7-18; Staley 1-4; Cheatham 2-0. Mt. Carmel—- Alexander 8-41, 2 TDs; Stokes 6-33; Davis 5-6. PASSING: Kings—- Stanford 11-19-1 242, 4 TDs. Mt. Carmel—- Davis 21-36-2 347, 4 TDs. RECEIVING: Kings—- P. Barnett 4-104, 2 TDs; Cheatham 3-57; Moore 2-30, 2 TDs; Cogar 1-38; White 1-13. Mt. Carmel—- Smith 5-112, TD; Edwards 5-73, TD; Higgins 4-95, TD; Stokes 3-23; Lovett 2-26, TD; Alexander 2-18.
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