2002 Games Stories:

West St. John
St. Paul
Grace King
Loranger
B.T. Washington
E. D. White
St. James 
Donaldsonville
St.Thomas
Lutcher

 

  

2001 Final District 10-AAA Standings
Team District  Overall
St. Charles 3-1 9-1
Lutcher 3-1 7-3
E. D. White 2-2 7-3
D'vlle 2-2 5-5
St. James 0-4* 0-10**
* includes 2 forfeits 
** includes 7 forfeits     


  2001 Season Review

St. Paul
35-20 win

The Comets opened the 2001 season on the road in Covington against the 5-A Wolves. The first half was a see-saw battle with the Comets scoring on three of their first four possessions and taking a 21-14 lead at the half. St Paul scored early in the second half to narrow the Comets lead to 21-20. But the rest of the game belonged to the Comets. The defense intercepted three St Paul passes with Jerry Gair, Derek Mayeux, and Anthony Jacob making big plays to thwart St Paul attempts at a comeback. Quarterback Jason Waguespack completed three touchdown passes to receiver Matt Boucvalt who had 8 receptions, 3 T.D.'s and over 100 yards in receptions in the game. Waguespack passed for over 200 yards and also ran for one touchdown. The Comet also sported a new look in the game wearing their new uniforms( blue helmets, blue pants and white jerseys ) for the first time.

Grace King
41-13 win

The Comets opened a four game home stand with a convincing win over another 5-A opponent. The Comets defense was stingy holding King to no first downs and only 29 yards of offense through 3 quarters of play before the game was turned over to Comet reserves. Offensively the Comets continued to set a precedent of fast starts by racing to a 27-0 halftime lead.  Todd Babin and Jamall Singleton scored  touchdown runs with Matt  Boucvalt and Daress Nicholas catching touchdown passes. In the second half the Comets went on top 41-0 before clearing the bench playing mostly sophomores and freshmen  who were able to enjoy their first taste of varsity competition. The King win coupled with the St. Paul win gave the Comets enough Power Points to place them in the top ten- a ranking they would not relinquish the rest of the season.

Lawless
55-0 win

The Lawless game featured stingy defense, great special teams play and an offense that continued to make big plays and score lots of points. The Comets scored 41 first half points  and then played many younger players in the second half. Jason Waguespack completed touchdown passes to Todd Babin (25 yards), Matt Boucvalt (8 yards) and John Bordelon(13 yards) in the first quarter.  Babin scored on a nicely blocked trap play early in the second quarter. Quarterback Mike Grady tossed a 30 yard touchdown pass to Bordelon. Jamall Singleton scored two touchdowns and freshman Tyrell Fenroy score his first touchdown ever late in the game. Derrick intercepted a pass, Cory Madere blocked a punt and Travis Trepagnier recovered a fumble for the Comets.

Loranger
42-0 win

The Comets converted two fumbles and a blocked punt into 21 first quarter points. Shane Waite and Todd Babin scored on touchdown runs and Waguespack connected with Bordelon  for the third touchdown and a 21-0 lead. In the second quarter Waguesapck connected with Bordelon again to give the Comets a 28-0 lead at halftime. In the second half Waite scored again and Michael Grady connected with Chase Grob from 4 yards out for the final score to give the Comets a 42-0 win. Chris Cancienne, Jeremiah Johnson, Daniel Leblanc, and Shanon Graver had fumble recoveries in the game. Jerry Gair intercepted a pass and Derek Mayeux blocked a punt to set-up a Comet score.

B. T. Washington
42-0 win

Jerry Gair intercepted a pass and ran it back 58 yards for the first score as the Comets went on to blitz  the Lions 42-0 in the Homecoming game. Todd Babin scored on a short run and Waguespack continued to connect with Bordelon as the Comets held a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter. Chris Cancienne blocked a punt with Steven Ramirez recovered in the endzone and receiver Matt Boucvalt scored a a screen pass to help the Comets' lead swell to 35-0 at  halftime. The second half had only one more score for the Comets with Tyrell Fenroy scoring on a short run. The win kept the Comets ranked in the top ten in the Power Point Rankings and set-up a big game the following week at E. D. White.

E. D. White
30-13 win

In one of the most anticipated games of the season, the Comets began to silence some of their critics with a convincing 30-13 win over the E. D. White Cardinals on the road. The Comets jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter and never trailed in the game. E. D. White as able to get  the SCC lead down to 10 points twice in the game but could not get any closer. Jamall Singleton returned the opening kickoff  into Cardinal territory. Jason  Waguespack kicked a 45 yard field goal to give the Comets an early 3-0 lead. Chjris Cancienne blocked a EDW punt and Jonathan Schexnayder recovered to set-up a Comet TD. Todd Babin scored on a short run and before the crowd had settled in their seats the Comets were up 10-0. Big plays put the Comets inside the 5 yard line on their next possession and Shane Waite ran around right end for the score and a 17-0 lead for the Comets. EDW scored a touchdown in the second quarter while the Comets missed a field goal and fumbled inside the 10 yard line late in the half. Late in the third quarter Derek Mayeux blocked a punt and Derrick Gaubert picked up the loose ball and scored from 7 yards out. The PAT was no good and the Comets held a 23-7 lead. EDW was able to trim the lead to 23-13, but Jason Waguespack put the icing on the cake with a late touchdown on a 22 yard option run. The win set-up a another big game for the following week with the St. James Wildcats scheduled to visit Dupuy stadium.

St. James
27-26 Win (OT)

The SCC-St. James  game was one of the most thrilling victories in Comet football history. The game was tied at 20-20 at the end of regulation which sent the game into overtime. Jason Waguespack scooted around right end for a touchdown from 3 yards out on the Comets offensive possession in overtime period. Waguespack then booted the PAT and the Comets lead 27-20. The Wildcats responded scoring on a 4th and goal from the 7 yard line. But Comet defensive back John Howard broke up the two point pass play in the corner of the endzone which gave the Comets an unbelievable 27-26 win. During regulation the game was  hard fought with several lead changes. The Comet offense turned the ball over 4 times on the Comet end of the field and the defense was able to halt the Wildcats high powered wing-t enough times to secure the win. Trailing 12-7 late in the first half the Comets marched  96 yards on 10 plays with Waguespack connecting with John Bordelon on a 23 yard slant pass. The two point try failed and the Comets lead 13-12 at the break. The Wildcats regained the lead 20-13 in the third quarter. But a Waguespack to Bordelon 7 yard touchdown pass helped the Comets tie the game and send it into overtime. Click below to view highlights of the St. James game.(Video may take several minutes to download. It should play in windows media player.)
                                              SCC vs. St. James Highlights

Donaldsonville
27-24 loss

 

The Comets tasted defeat for the first time at the hands of a fired up Donaldsonville team. Early in the game the Comets squandered a  great scoring opportunity after the defense forced and recovered a fumble inside the Tigers 10 yards line. Three plays netted no yards and a short field goal sailed wide. It was a a sign of things to come at the Comets committed mental and physical mistakes throughout the contest.  The Comets lead 14-7 at the half but a second half collapse followed.  Donaldsonville dominated the 3rd quarter scoring 14  points while the Comets were limited to a field goal.. 
The Tigers lead 21-17 at the end of three quarters.  The Tigers  methodically moved down the field to score what would be the winning touchdown with just over three minutes remaining. The PAT was no good and the Comets trailed 27-17.
 The Comets did march down the field to score one more touchdown and narrow the score to 27-24. But the damage was done, the mistakes too many to overcome and the Comets tasted defeat for the first time in the 2001 season.

St. Thomas Aquinas
34-32 win

Win number eight did not come easy for the Comets as they had to fight off a pesky AA St. Thomas Aquinas 34-32.. The Comets squandered two touchdown leads twice in the game and never let St. Thomas off the hook. The Comet defense which had been burned on several big touchdown plays held off the Falcon two point try in the last few seconds to preserve the win.The Comets lead 16-7 at halftime. Early in the 3rd quarter the Comets added to that lead when Waguespack kicked a 51 yard field goal. The Comets went on top 19-7. But on the Falcons first play from scrimmage after the kickoff. to narrow lead to 19-14.  In the fourth quarter the Comets went another scoring drive and added to their lead. This time Waguespack connected with Daress Nicholas on  a 9 yard scoring strike. The Comes went for two and Waguespack connected with John Bordelon. The Comets lead was up to 27-14. St. Thomas answered once again
But the Comets blocked the PAT and this would turn out to be one of the big plays in the game. The score stood at 27-20 Comets.  The Falcons were not done and scored again this time on a quarterback sneak by Roussel. Another PAT was blocked by the Comets and the lead was now 27-26 early in the fourth quarter.  With about 9 minutes to go in the game, The Comet offense drove for what would be the game winning touchdown. Waguespack passed to John Bordelon from 6 yards out. The PAT was good and the Comets were on top 34-26.  St. Thomas on a one yard run after another big pass play set up the touchdown. Trailing 34-32 with less than a minute remaining the Falcons tried for two points but the pass fell incomplete.

Lutcher
24-7 win
10-AAA District Champs

 

  From start to finish the St Charles -Lutcher game offered everything it was supposed to- solid football teams battling in the 10-AAA title game looking to maintain high rankings in the AAA power ratings and garner momentum heading into the playoffs next week. In the fourth quarter as the fog moved in Dupuy stadium it was the Comets who took control of the game with 14 unanswered points and a defense that became more and more dominant as the game wound to a close. The result was a convincing 24-7 win for the Comets who claimed their  first district title since 1992. The win against Lutcher also had special meaning for Comet head coach Frank Monica as it was his 100th career high school win. Ironically it was against the school that gave him his first win and 36 out of his 100 victories. The Bulldogs grabbed an early  7-0 lead.  Late in the first half, the Comet held Lutcher on their own two yard line following a great punt by Kevin Blank. The Comets took over on the Bulldog 38 yard line. Five plays later the Comets scored on a 25 yard pass from Jason Waguespack to John Bordelon. The PAT knotted the score at 7 at the end of the first half.  In the 3rd quarter Waguespack kicked a 23 yard field goal to put the Comets on top10-7.   Early in the fourth quarter the Comets seized control of the game. The big offensive play was a 73  run by Todd Bain on a nicely blocked trap play. Two plays later Waguespack connected with Bordelon again this time from 7 yards out. The Comets lead swelled to 17-7 with the PAT.  On the first play after the kickoff Jerry Gair intercepted a Lutcher pass and raced 24 yards down the sidelines to the Bulldog 6 yard line. Two plays later it was the Waguespack to Bordelon connection again from 7 yards out. With 8:28 left in the game the Comets lead increased to 24-7.  The Comet defense which had played well all night long refused to bend late in the game forcing a 7th punt by the Bulldogs. The Comet offense, relying on the pass most of the night, began to run the ball on a tiring Lutcher defense. The Comets were able to kill most of the remaining time in the game with their running game.  The Comets dominated the statistical battle allowing Lutcher only 103 yards total offense while piling up over 300 yards against the highly rated Bulldog defense. Click below to view highlights of Lutcher game. (Highlights should open in windows media player. It may take several minutes to download.)
                                               SCC-Lutcher highlights

 

Cecilia
18-17 loss

Cecilia's Bulldogs came into Dupuy stadium with a rich playoff tradition and despite falling behind the Comets 17-3 in the third quarter, rallied for a 18-17 victory in the Bi-district playoffs. For the Comets it was a heartbreaking loss as a potential game winning 29 yard field goal sailed wide left as time expired. The loss ended one of the finest seasons in Comet football history and left the Comets with a 9-2 record. The Comets scored all of the points in the first half to take a 9-0 lead. The  Comets lead  9-3as Cecelia scored on a 49 yard field goal. The Comet offense responded with a another long scoring drive- this one took over 8:00 minutes on the clock. Jason  Waguespack scored on a 1 yard sneak. The Comets lead stood at 17-3 at the end of the third quarter.  Cecilia showed they would not quit and responded with an 85 yard drive. Kelly Noel scored on a 4 yard run. The Comet committed a fatal mistake when they had  12 men on the field for the PAT attempt. Cecilia converted a two point pass play to narrow the Comet lead to 17-11.  The Comets were not able to sustain a drive on their next possession and punted to the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs scored and kicked the PAT to lead 18-17 with a little over 5 minutes remaining.  The Comet offense responded with a long drive from their 20 to the Bulldog 11. With only 5 seconds remaining, the Comets tried a  field goal that sailed wide left. Cecilia  escaped with an 18-17 win leaving the Comets crushed as the season came to an abrupt end.

 


   Pictures from 2001Football Party