First Step Taken

Naselle Comet Football is back! After a long off-season where the majority of our team thought of not much other than preparing ourselves for the upcoming season, we were finally about to start the journey back to the Tacoma Dome. The Dome is where the season ended for the 10 of us left of the '07 team. We were Freshmen then and after losing in the semi's to the eventual state champion napavine tigers, we swore wed be back playing on that field again and that when we did, we would leave champions. But we didn't go into the bear river battle thinking about our triumphant return to the state tournament. We went in with one thought in mind- completely and unmercifully destroy the team in front of us. I think we were able to accomplish our goals for the night. We did not turn the ball over. We had very minimal penalties. We got the jv into the game decently early which game the young kids good experience. WR/DB Brenden Greenfield had a great game especially scoring on a 60+ run after the catch thrown by QB/SS Dustin Eaton. Dustin himself had an impressive night, rushing for 170+ yards basically in the first half. Robert Eaton gained 80+ yards on the ground also, and he made Ilwaco pay dearly every time they decided to try and bring him down on their own. RB/DB Sam Scrabeck also played very well in his first varsity start at Running Back breaking off twice with long runs/ Personally, I am also very proud of the play by TE/DT Jesse Lopez and RT/DT Adam Jordan. Keep working hard guys. Our Defense was very balanced with our 2 linebackers Trevin Leeland and Jesse Kimball picking up 9 and 8 each, respectively. LG/DT Seth Scrabeck also brought down Ilwaco's ball carrier 8 times. While we put up some impressive numbers, we were not perfect. Their first play easily could've been a score, our line needs to stick their blocks and get down field, and our defense allowed 250+ yards. While our varsity D was able to keep them off the scoreboards, we'll need to tighten down within the next few days. While we're happy to start the year with a big W, our season has just begun and after our film session tonight we will be focused on the next opponent we must tear apart- the Knappa Loggers. They are undefeated the past 2 years in the regular season and have been deep into the post season the past 3 years. We are looking forward to the challenge and improving our game even more. Hope to see you there!

RT/DT Ryley Queener

on a personal side note,
After spending the summer making all the required precautions my coaches and physical therapists have given me the strength and stability required to play this year without an ACL. I've recovered to the point that my arthroscopic Dr. is considering the option of not getting the reconstruction done even after the season is done. I am not the first, nor the last football player to play with this injury. To me, it's simple- If it's in God's plan for me to play football this year, i will. If it's not, i won't.