Comets place several on all-league team

NASELLE - Coach Jeff Eaton announced Monday which Comets placed on the Pacific 2B all-league selections as voted upon Sunday afternoon. Running back Logan Scrabeck and offensive lineman Seth Scrabeck were first team selections. On the defensive side of the football Alan Erickson was first-team linebacker, Austin Burkhalter was all-league safety and Robert Eaton and Ryley Queener proved to be super sophs with Seth Scrabeck as they were all-Pacific defensive linemen.
Honorable mention for the second-place Comets were Burkhalter at quarterback, Erickson at fullback, and Manny Lopez, Nick Zimmerman and Queener at offensive line. Jesus Martinez was tabbed as honorable mention at wide receiver and he and Logan Scrabeck earned mention as defensive cornerbacks. Nate Carlson was honorable mention as a defensive lineman for Naselle.

STOP THE PRESSES! Game date has been changed!

Well, as if it weren't bad enough that the Naselle first round playoff game wasn't going to be on Saturday afternoon, now it's not on Saturday at all! The WIAA announced this morning that the Naselle-Tacoma Baptist game is now on Friday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m., and will still be at Curtis High School. No word as to why the game date was changed, but make your travel plans accordingly Comets fans!

Comets 8th, 10th in state preseason football polls

NASELLE — The Tacoma News Tribune picked Naselle as the number eight team in the state among 2B schools Monday. Naselle finished third at state last season. The only other local team chosen were the Willapa Valley Vikings, who were picked fifth.
The list was topped by Colfax, followed by Napavine — who defeated the Comets in the state semifinals and went on to win the state title — then LaSalle and Asotin.
In the preseason CoachesAid.com football poll released last week the Comets are ranked 10th in the state. That poll has Valley ranked seventh and South Bend ranked eighth.
Colfax, Napavine and Asotin are the top three teams, while LaSalle is picked to be fourth and Adna fifth. Central powers Toutle Lake and Wahkiakum are tabbed as “teams to watch.”

NHS players, coach honored on TDN all-area team

TDN names Shirley best defensive player, Eaton repeats as coach of the year
NASELLE - The Longview Daily News released their selections for the prestigious all-area football team Wednesday and four players and Coach Jeff Eaton of Naselle were among those honored on the first or second teams. Among the 13 schools in TDN's coverage area and about 5,000 students, Mike Shirley was tabbed as the Defensive Player of the Year.
Eaton was tabbed as the Coach of the Year for the squad. Nick Hines earned first-team honors as an all-purpose running back, receiver and return specialist. Austin Burkhalter made the second team as a defensive back and Alan Erickson was on the second team as a linebacker. The Comets finished third in the state in the 2B ranks after dropping a semi-final game to Napavine 18-13 in the Tacoma Dome Dec. 5.
The team is made up of players from as far southwest as Ilwaco, Naselle and Cathlamet, includes Rainier and Clatskanie in Oregon, features Toledo and Toutle Lake to the northeast of Longview and 1A squads Castle Rock, Kalama and 2A Woodland on the I-5 corridor. Mark Morris, R.A. Long and Kelso are also included in TDN's coverage area.
Honorable mention from Ilwaco was quarterback Rey Sanchez and wide receiver Justin Short on offense. Honorable mention Comets were tight end Gabe Se, defensive lineman Marcus Sanchez and Tony Fletcher on both sides of the football as a halfback and cornerback. Castle Rock's Zack Gehring and Rainier's Andrew Allen shared player of the year honors and Jake Welch of Mark Morris was offensive POY.

Read the TDN story HERE
See the all-offensive team list HERE
See the all-defensive team list HERE