Austin Martin (14) launches a shot for the Comets in the second half. Mackinaw City's defense and offense were both in high gear during the first half of its Northern Lakes Conference (NLC) contest against Wolverine. In the second half of the game, the Comets cruised to a 71-49 win Tuesday, December 19.

The Comets, 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the NLC, raced out to a 11-0 lead as the pressure defense forced turnovers and led to fast-break opportunities, resulting in a 28-4 Mackinaw City lead after the first quarter as Trevor Closs scored 10 points and Klaus Jaggi added eight.

Mackinaw City held a 14-13- scoring edge in the second quarter for a 42-17 halftime lead before the Wildcats outscored the Comets 32- 29 in the second half.

Wolverine scored 21 of its 49 points from the free throw line after connecting on 78 percent (21 of 27) from the free throw line.

Comets Stats: Trevor Closs, 19 points, six steals, five rebounds, four assists; Klaus Jaggi, 12 points, 12 rebounds; Chase Closs, 12 points, 11 assists, seven steals; Austin Martin, seven points; Kevin Darrow and Barry Paquet, six points; Zach Milholin, five points; Nick Dullack, four points, eight rebounds.

Klaus Jaggi (20) shoots in the first half for Mackinaw City. Comets JV Team Wins Pair Mackinaw City’s junior varsity team defeated Wolverine 52-34 and Vanderbilt 54-46 in its last two games.

Comets Stats vs Wolverine: Luke Alexander, 19 points; Adam Alexander, 10 points; David Mercer and Willy Vieau, seven points; Justin Campbell, five points; Chris Laninga, four points.

Comets Stats vs Vanderbilt: Adam Alexander, 17 points; Luke Alexander, 15 points; David Mercer and Chris Laninga, 10 points.