The Comets rallied for 20 points in the second half  against St. James, one of the perennial powers in AAA in the state of Louisiana. But it was just not enough to pull off the upset as the Wildcats held on to a 27-20 win in St. James last Friday night. The game left the Comets 0-2 in 9-AAA while the Wildcats improved to 1-1.

Once again the Comets struggled against a Wing-T offense as the Wildcats amassed nearly 400yards in total offense including 230 yards passing. Several times the Comets forced St. James into 3rd and 4th and long but gave up big pass plays to the Wildcats. Receiver Davon Dennis came up with clutch catches that hurt the Comets in crucial situations.

Early on in the game it was the St. James offense that controlled the ball. In  the second quarter the Wildcats went on top by a score of 13-0. St. Charles had two first half scoring opportunities but did not convert them into touchdowns. The first came in the second quarter when Chris Cancienne blocked a Wildcat punt deep in St. James territory.  But several plays plays later on 3rd and 1 from the Wildcat 16 a  high snap sailed over Jason Waguespack's head. The Comets recovered but lost 25 yards and had to punt the ball to St. James. On the last play of the half, the Comets sacked the Wildcat quarterback Chris Hymel who fumbled. But the Comets were unable to scoop up the ball and run to the endzone and the clock expired as on the play.

The second half opened with the Comet offense coming to life. A 89 yard drive as capped off with a 12 yard touchdown run by Todd Babin. After the PAT made the score 13-7,  Dennis returned the ensuing kick 60 yards into Comet territory. The Wildcats marched down the field and scored to lead 21-7.

Midway through the fourth quarter the Comet offense got rolling again. Jason Waguespack passed to Randy Madere for 13 yards and a touchdown to trim the Wildcat lead to 21-14. But the Wildcats answered again to take a 27-14 lead with less than 2 minutes in the game.

St. Charles drove 67 yards in just four plays with Waguespack hitting Madere on a 19 yard TD pass. The PAT failed and St. James held on for a 27-20 lead. The onsides kick attempt by the Comets was recovered by St. James. The Wildcats ran out the clock to preserve the win.

The Comets return home to face the Donaldsonville Tigers next Friday at Dupuy stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. The Comet senior athletes will be honored at the game.

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