Comets’ Rally to Get by Hazleton

Written by: Vince Pellegrini on Friday, October 5th, 2012. Follow Vince Pellegrini on Twitter.

The Comets win their fifth consecutive game following tonight’s come from behind victory at Hazleton, 33-13. Crestwood trailed 13-0 midway through the second quarter; however, the Comets’ scored 33-unanswered points to put the Cougars away.

In the opening frame, Hazleton’s Jeff Fendrick scored on two separate touchdown runs (1, 8) to give the cats a 13-0 advantage early.

Then, Crestwood mounted a comeback as Jay Popson found Kota Kishel on two different occasions for a touchdown strike (53, 24) to tie the game at 13 after three periods.

The fourth quarter was all Crestwood. Frank Aigeldinger scampered for two scores in the final stanza including a 96-yard dash to seal the victory with 3:01 remaining in the game.

Crestwood has delivered wins in ten of their last twelve regular season contests. Coach Greg Myers’ bunch has now knocked off the Cougars in back-to-back years after suffering three straight losses at the hands of Hazleton.

The Cougars drop to 1-5 and are 0-3 at home this year.

Next week, Hazleton welcomes Dallas while Crestwood travels to Pocono Mountain West.

Scoring Chart
First Quarter
H – Jeff Fendrick, 1-yard TD run (H 7-0), 6:34
H – Jeff Fendrick, 8-yard TD run (H 13-0), 4:09
Second Quarter
C – Kota Kishel, 53-yard TD catch from Jay Popson (H 13-7), 4:25
Third Quarter
C – Kota Kishel, 24-yard TD catch from Jay Popson (T 13-13), 7:35
Fourth Quarter
C – Frank Aigeldinger, 10-yard TD run (C 20-13), 11:54
C – Evan Callaghan, 49-yard TD run (C 27-13), 8:39
C – Frank Aigeldinger, 96-yard TD run (C 33-13), 3:01

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One Response to “Comets’ Rally to Get by Hazleton”

1. Rollie Ciffo says:
   October 10th, 2012 at 8:51 am

   “Crestwood has posted a five-game winning streak, but the Comets’ five opponents defeated during said streak own a combined record of 6-24. The Comets have faced only one opponent with a record better than .500- that was Berwick in Week 1, and the Bulldogs claimed a 27-point victory.” – Josh Funk