Comets' Chase Closs Scores 1000th Career Point
Mackinaw City Beats Wolverine, 81-32
By David Latva

The Comets Coach Garth Law with Chase Closs after the senior scored his 1,000th point at Wolverine. Wolverine High School gave the ball to Coach Law to present to Chase.

Chase Closs scored his 1,000th career point during Mackinaw City's 81-32 Northern Lakes League win over Wolverine Friday, February 9, improving the team's league record to 8-1.

Coming into the game, the Mackinaw City senior needed two points to reach the milestone. At the 5:27 mark of the first quarter, Closs scored off an in-bounds pass under the Comets' basket. He closed out the game with 12 points.

Closs recorded 758 points in his first three years of his career at Mackinaw City, scoring 237 points in each of first two seasons and 304 points last year as a junior. Since 1990, Closs joins the elite 1,000- point scorers list that includes Eric LaChapelle, Willie Beach, and Morgan Paquet.

The Comets, 12-3 on the season, were on fire hitting their first six field goals for a 15-4 lead at the 5:10 mark as Logan Paquet scored eight with two three-pointers, Barry Paquet added one triple, and brothers Trevor and Chase Closs chipped in two points.

Logan Paquet drains one of these six three-point field goals and scored 22 points in the Comets win overWolverine.

Mackinaw City held a 23-11 lead after the first eight minutes and continued the torrid shooting with a 20-8 advantage in the second quarter for a 43-19 half-time lead.

The Comets offense collected 10 three-point field goals for the game, six in the second half, that lifted Mackinaw City to a 38-13 advantage in the combined third and fourth quarters, including a 21- 6 run in the third period and 17-7 scoring advantage in the final eight minutes.

Comets Stats: Logan Paquet, 22 points, six treys; Trevor Closs, 16 points; Chase Closs, 12 points; Barry Paquet and Kevin Darrow, eight points; Nick Dullack, seven points; Klaus Jaggi, six points; Zach Milholin, two points.

Hornets Sting Comets

Pellston upended Mackinaw City 67-60 during a non-conference contest Tuesday, February 6.

The Hornets held an 11-10 scoring edge after the first eight minutes and outscored the Comets 24- 17 in the second quarter for a 35-17 halftime score.

Pellston built a 50-39 lead with a 15-12 scoring advantage in the third quarter before Mackinaw City closed the margin to seven with a 21-17 score in the final period.

Comets Stats: Chase Closs, 20 points, six triples, five steals, four rebounds; Trevor Closs, 19 points, six assists; Klaus Jaggi, six points, five rebounds; Logan Paquet, five points; Nick Dullack, four points; Austin Martin, Kevin Darrow, and Barry Paquet, two points.

Mackinaw City hosts Harbor Light Christian Friday, February 16, and travels to Pickford Tuesday, February 20.

Comets JV Post Win

OverWolverine

Mackinaw City defeated Wolverine 51-28 in the junior varsity game.

Comets Stats: Adam Alexander, 19 points; Justin Campbell, nine points; Luke Alexander, eight points; Willy Vieau, seven points; Tate Paquet, five points; David Mercer, three points.