Central McLean News-Journal Sports
Comets triumph in OT
The Underwood girls basketball capped their regular season with a rousing overtime win over Surrey Monday night, turning back the come-back Mustangs 59-51 despite the Comets’ struggling to put the ball through the hole repeatedly during the overtime.
Comet boys knock off ‘Cats’ for ‘10’ win
The Underwood Comets picked up a win on their home court Monday night, knocking off District 10 rival Center-Stanton by the score of 59-44, a nice margin of victory as the Comets look toward peaking right around district time.
Trojans hold off Comets in OT
The visiting Turtle Lake-Mercer Trojans and home-standing Comets battled through an overtime last Tuesday before the Trojans pulled out a 59-52 win on the wings of 33 points from Turtle Lake-Mercer’s Mariah Sellon.
Comets drop pair of district games
The Troopers started out hot last Thursday night, jumping to a 24-9 lead the first stanza, holding off the Comets for a District 10 win on the hard court in Garrison.
Comet girls chalk up three more wins
Relentless defense has been the key for the Underwood Comets girls basketball team of late, as they consistently limited their opponents to low to mid-30s in scoring, knocking off three opponents this past week, including district opponent, Max.
Cottingham – time to focus on offense
The Underwood Comets head into some district territory in the next coming weeks after playing five non-district games to start the season, including four games over the holiday break.
Max, Garrison host shootout
The McLean County Shootout is this weekend, Jan. 2-3, in Max and Garrison.
It’s ‘berger’ time - Brooke’s buzzer beater beats Bison
Underwood sophomore Brooke Weisenberger had the "perfect end to a wild game," Saturday night when she knocked down a buzzer-three-pointer from half-court as the home-standing Comets outlasted the Hazen Bison 37-36.
Flasher player knocks down 40 in Comet loss
Flasher’s Payton Gabrielson rained three-pointers down on the visiting Underwood Comets last Saturday night...
Comets split in opening girls hoops action
The Underwood Comets will be looking to take a little better care of the ball and find a rhythm for their offense this week, after splitting their opening two girls basketball games of the season.
