GRAND LEDGE - BIG TEST FOR TWO UNDEFEATED TEAMS FRIDAY NIGHT. OKEMOS HEADED WEST TO PLAY THE COMETS OF GRAND LEDGE WHERE IT WAS MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT, EACH COMET WORE, IN THEIR HONOR, THE LAST NAME OF A FALLEN MICHIGAN SOLDIER.
SLOW START TO THE GAME, NOT MUCH OFFENSE IN THE FIRST QUARTER, IT APPEARED THE OUTCOME WOULD BE DECIDED IN THE TRENCHES.
OKEMOS STRUCK FIRST LATE IN THE SECOND WITH A 32 YARD PASS FROM JONNY BOLAS TO RECEIVER BRYCEN SORBER, CHIEFTAINS UP SIX-OH AFTER THE FAILED EXTRA POINT.
THE COMETS DIDN'T WASTE ANY TIME GETTING BACK IN THE MIX HOWEVER, ON THE ENSUING KICKOFF RETURNER JOE REVERMAN TOOK IT THE DISTANCE, OVER 90 YARDS, MAKING IT 7 - 6 HOME TEAMGOING INTO HALFTIME.

FROM THERE SOPHOMORE QUARTERBACK JALEN BRADY TOOK OVER FOR THE COMETS IN THE SECOND HALF. HIS ONE YARD KEEPER EARLY IN THE THIRD WAS A BIG BLOW TO THE CRIMSON AS THE COMET OFFENSE FINALLY STARTED CASHING IN ON THE CHIEFS' TURNOVERS.
OKEMOS ONLY NEARED THE END ZONE ONCE MORE BEFORE BRADY'S 24 YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS TO FLANKER BLAKE DAHLSTROM DOUSED ANY HOPES OF A COMEBACK. THAT SCORE MADE IT 21 TO 6 AND THAT'S HOW IT ENDED

BOTH TEAMS MUST MAKE ADJUSTMENTS MOVING FORWARD, BUT FOR NOW GRAND LEDGE IS HAPPY WITH THEIR PLAY, ESPECIALLY FROM THEIR UNDERCLASSMEN.