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MISSION STATEMENT: THE KINGS COMETS, CHRISTIAN OWNED, MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM, WILL REGULATE AND PROMOTE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LEVEL OF AMATEUR AMERICAN RULES FOOTBALL IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADULT ATHLETES AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE THEIR FOOTBALL CAREERS, AS WELL AS ENHANCE THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE, ENTERTAINMENT AND OUTREACH MINISTRIES.
The Comets also want to be able to make enough money to be able to give back into the youth football programs in Greater Cincinnati.
Thank you for your support!!
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MISSION STATEMENT: THE KINGS COMETS, CHRISTIAN OWNED, MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM, WILL REGULATE AND PROMOTE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LEVEL OF AMATEUR AMERICAN RULES FOOTBALL IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADULT ATHLETES AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE THEIR FOOTBALL CAREERS, AS WELL AS ENHANCE THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE, ENTERTAINMENT AND OUTREACH MINISTRIES. Ephesians 6:10-17 The Armor of God
BLOCKED!!!
Blocked field goal with 17 seconds remaining gives Kings Comets 16-14 win in Columbus, first MCFL titleWith the fate of the 2009 Mid-Continental Football League Championship Game resting on a 31-yard Eric Schnatz field goal attempt with 25 seconds remaining, Kings Comets head coach Brian Wells had simple advice for his team.
“I said block it,” Wells said. “We’ve got to shoot the ‘A’ gaps in the middle of the field. People were like let’s wide rush. The quickest way is up the middle. We’ll put Hop (James Frazier) and Phil (Barnett) in there and (Tommy) Sewell and (Sean) Middlebrooks. Middlebrooks holds the record for most blocked field goals in a season. We have guys who can get some pressure up the middle and that’s what we needed.”
The Comets got what they needed, and the blocked field goal secured a 16-14 victory over the Columbus Fire at Grove City Christian School in Columbus on Saturday and the team’s first league championship in its eighth season of play.
Preliminary indications were that the push was strong enough to cause the ball to be blocked by the back of one of the Fire players, although it appears James Spikes may have also gotten a hand on the ball.
Regardless, the play made a winner of the Comets and Travis Johnson, the game’s Most Valuable Player, who was in a similar situation to Schnatz moments earlier.
“You’re either a goat or you’re a hero. You’re either going to be the guy everybody hates or everybody likes,” Johnson said. “I’m lucky we were a winner.”
Johnson converted a 48-yard field goal, his third in three tries, with 2:33 remaining in the game to give the Comets’ their 16-14 lead.
Johnson had suggested the Comets go for the first down with less than a yard to go on fourth down from the 31, but Wells’ confidence in Johnson won out.
“Earlier the wind had been blowing that way, and it’s 30 degrees outside. That’s not what I would call ideal kicking situations,” Johnson said. “I said we could get closer- it was only a foot, but oh well.”
Wells countered by saying, “I’d rather take the chance with the field goal with Travis’s leg. He’s the best kicker in the league.”
A 45-yard kick return by Mike Tatum and a 28-yard run by Maurice Douse positioned the Fire inside the red zone on their final drive, but Douse was tackled for a loss on consecutive runs and Larry Byndon stopped quarterback Antwaun Gibbs on third down to force Columbus’ last-minute field goal attempt.
Byndon, the game’s Defensive MVP with 13 tackles, had just as big a play at the start of the game. Douse ripped off three runs for 41 yards among the first four plays of the game, but on the fifth, Byndon picked off a pass and returned it 62 yards for a touchdown.
“By watching film we saw he likes to throw to the middle of the field a lot,” Byndon said. “So basically, by reading the eyes of the quarterback I made a great play on the ball, and took it back for six.”
Byndon was also one of a number of players who returned to the Comets in an effort to gain a championship for the first time in their long semi-pro football careers.
“It’s been a weight taken off all our shoulders,” Byndon said. “That’s why we came back, for this title. It feels great”
Kings took advantage of another turnover, a punt that hit off Mike Cross as he was blocking downfield, to extend its lead to 10-0 on a 22-yard field goal by Johnson.
Johnson added a 32-yard field goal early in the second quarter, and the Comets appeared poised to add to their lead again when Reggie Jones helped the Fire get back into the game.
With the Comets at the Columbus 18 inside the two minute warning, Jones intercepted a pass in the end zone, got up untouched, and returned the ball out to the Fire 35. Gibbs completed passes of 28 yards to Ahmona Maxwell and 15 yards to Mike Tatum before finding Douse for a 19-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal 18 seconds before halftime.
Gibbs was the game’s Offensive MVP with 99 passing yards and 118 rushing yards, while Fire linebacker Cardell Derby won the Sportsman Award after recording 11 tackles.
Gibbs led another scoring drive in the third quarter with a 17-yard pass to Lance Wilson and an 18-yard run. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after an incomplete pass on third-and-nine from the Comets 32 kept the drive going, and Gibbs hit tight end Mark Ratliff for a 10-yard touchdown to put Columbus ahead, 14-13, with 3:47 remaining in the third quarter.
To make matters worse for the Comets, starting quarterback Dominick Goodman appeared to have injured his ankle and had to be replaced by James Frazier.
Frazier had set team records for completions, passing yards, and touchdowns in a season before switching positions with Goodman five games ago, and completed two-of-five passes for 21 yards and ran five times for 26 yards, including three key runs for 17 yards on Kings’ game-winning drive.
“Hop (Frazier) made plays,” Wells said. “I was a little worried, but he made plays.”
The win completes the greatest turnaround by a team in MCFL history, with the Comets going undefeated in MCFL play after finishing 2008 with a 1-7 mark.
“I thought we were going to be in a rebuilding mode, maybe make the playoffs,” said Wells, who returned to his duties as head coach this season after taking the past two years off.
With those expectations exceeded, not even a bout with the flu could keep Wells from missing a chance at winning the championship.
“I couldn’t get out of bed Friday,” Wells said, “but if I was alive I was going to be here.”
BOX SCORE
| KINGS | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -- 16 |
| COLUMBUS | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -- 14 |
K- Byndon 62 yard interception return (T. Johnson kick), 12:14.
K- T. Johnson 22 yard field goal, 6:19.
SECOND QUARTER
K- T. Johnson 32 yard field goal, 13:29.
C- Douse 19 yard pass from Gibbs (Schnatz kick), 0:18.
THIRD QUARTER
C- Ratliff 10 yard pass from Gibbs (Schnatz kick), 3:47.
FOURTH QUARTER
K- T. Johnson 48 yard field goal, 2:33.
| KINGS | COLUMBUS | |
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| First Downs | 14 | 17 |
| (Run-Pass-Penalty) | (5-4-5) | (9-5-3) |
| Third Down Conversions | 1-12 | 3-12 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Rushing | 32-131 | 33-178 |
| Passing | 6-22-1 | 7-21-3 |
| Gross Pass Yards | 87 | 99 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-9 | 4-22 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-99 | 10-116 |
| Time of Possession | 30:34 | 29:26 |
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING: Kings-- Goodman 11-69; Frazier 5-26; Brooks 5-23; Westbrook 11-13. Columbus-- Gibbs 14-118; Douse 18-58; Devonshire 1-2.
PASSING: Kings-- Goodman 4-17-1 66; Frazier 2-5-0 21. Columbus-- Gibbs 8-22-3 99, 2 TDs.
RECEIVING: Kings-- Barnett 3-59; Frazier 2-24; Westbrook 1-4. Columbus-- Maxwell 2-39; Tatum 2-17; Douse 2-16, TD; Wilson 1-17; Ratliff 1-10, TD.
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MCFL CHAMPIONS!!!!
Comets win the 2009 MCFL Championship, 16-14 against the Columbus Fire on a blocked field goal with 25 seconds remaining. Game MVP Travis Johnson kicks three field goals, including the game-winner from 48 yards out with 2:33 remaining in the game. Defensive MVP Larry Byndon records 13 tackles and returns an interception 62 yards for a touchdown. Stats for the game are available here
2009 MCFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
KINGS COMETS (10-1, 8-0 MCFL) at COLUMBUS FIRE (10-0, 8-0)
7:25 Kickoff at Grove City Christian School
4750 Hoover Road
Grove City, Ohio 43123
Directions from Cavanaugh's
(from other starting points, go to I-71 and head north until you get to Step 8)
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
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A) 7340 Kingsgate Way, West Chester, OH 45069-6520 US
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1. Start out going NORTHEAST on KINGSGATE WAY toward TYLERSVILLE RD. (go 0.1 miles)
2. Turn RIGHT onto TYLERSVILLE RD. (go 2.6 miles)
3. Turn LEFT onto US-42/S READING RD. (go 0.8 miles)
4. Turn RIGHT onto US-42/W MAIN ST. Continue to follow US-42. (go 1.6 miles)
5. Turn RIGHT onto OH-741/OH-741 S. (go 1.2 miles)
6. Turn LEFT onto OH-741. (go 1.0 miles)
7. Merge onto I-71 N via the ramp on the LEFT toward COLUMBUS. (go 71.5 miles)
8. Take the OH-665/LONDON-GROVEPORT RD exit, EXIT 97. (go 0.3 miles)
9. Turn RIGHT onto LONDON-GROVEPORT RD W/OH-665. (go 0.8 miles)
10. Turn LEFT onto HOOVER RD/CR-262. (go 2.1 miles)
11. 4770 HOOVER RD is on the RIGHT. (go 0.0 miles)
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B) Grove City Christian School, 4770 Hoover Rd, Grove City, OH 43123 US
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>> TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME: 1 hour 30 minutes | DISTANCE: 82.01 miles
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Comets Dominick Goodman and Terrill Byrd featured on Channel 5
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COMETS ADVANCE TO MCFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
21-0 win against Timberwolves sends Kings to Columbus for the title game
Quarterback Dominick Goodman ran for 146 yards and passed for 142 to lead the Kings Comets (10-1) to a 21-0 victory in the Mid-Continental Football League semifinals against the Southern Michigan Timberwolves (9-3) Saturday at Lockland High School.
ICRC Replay Times for Comets-Fury:| Day | Date | Time | Channel |
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| Sat. | Sept. 26 | Midnight | 4 |
| Sun. | Sept. 27 | 10:00 AM | 4 |
| Mon. | Sept. 28 | 10:00 PM | 8/15* |
| Fri. | Oct. 2 | 9:00 PM | 4 |
| Sat. | Oct. 3 | 3:00 PM | 8/15* |
*Please note the following channel conversion information:
Channel 8 on the Digital Cable service (cable box) can be seen on Channel 15 on the Cable ready service (no cable box)
KINGS FENDS OFF FURY
42-32 win completes 8-0 MCFL regular season for CometsThe Kings Comets (9-1, 8-0) completed an undefeated Mid-Continental Football League season by holding off the Flint Fury (4-6, 3-5) for a 42-32 win Saturday night at Little Miami High School in Morrow, Ohio.
COMETS BRING DOWN THE THUNDER
32-6 win against Derby City gives Comets two wins in one dayDefensive end Rico Middlebrooks set a team record with four sacks as the Kings Comets (8-1) defeated the Derby City Thunder (8-5) of the Alliance Football League, 32-6, Saturday at Stuart Middle School in Louisville, Ky.
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COMETS COMEBACK IN CLEVELAND
Kings scores final four touchdowns in 39-20 win
The Kings Comets (6-1, 6-0 MCFL) forced turnovers on three straight possessions in scoring 29 straight points to gain a 39-20 come-from-behind win against the Cleveland Cobras (5-3, 3-3) Saturday at the Garfield School in Lakewood, Ohio.
COMETS WIPE OUT WOLFPACK
Defense holds Wisconsin to negative yardage as Kings wins fifth straight, 54-0A record-setting field goal by Travis Johnson and a 30-point second quarter propelled the Kings Comets (5-1, 5-0 MCFL) to their fifth straight win, 54-0, against the Wisconsin Wolfpack (0-4, 0-4) Saturday night at Little Miami High School in Morrow.
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DEFENSE DOMINATES IN COMETS WIN
Safety, three touchdown returns leads to 55-7 win at OhioThe Kings Comets (4-1, 4-0 MCFL) used a dominating defensive effort to set a new team record for points in a game Saturday night at Africentric High School in Columbus, defeating the Ohio Swarm (0-4, 0-4), 55-7.
ICRC Replay of Louisville game available online at http://www.icrctv.com starting August 12
KINGS SWEEPS THROUGH THE SOUTH
33-12 win against Louisville puts Comets in command of division
Records continued to fall as the Kings Comets (3-1, 3-0 MCFL) completed a sweep of their South Division rivals with a 33-12 win against the Louisville Bulls (1-2, 0-2) Saturday night at Hi-Five Field at Little Miami High School in Morrow, Ohio.
COMETS WIPE OUT MUSTANGS, RECORD BOOK
Team records fall in 51-18 win against Indiana
Quarterback James Frazier set new Kings Comets records for completions, passing yards and touchdowns as the Comets (2-1, 2-0 Mid-Continental Football League) routed the Indiana Mustangs (1-1, 1-1), 51-18, Saturday night on Hi-Five Field at Little Miami High School in Morrow.
COMETS COME HOME WITH A WIN
Kings opens MCFL play with 14-10 road win
The Kings Comets (1-1 1-0MCFL) began play in the Mid-Continental Football League by ending several droughts with a 14-10 win against the Southern Michigan Timberwolves Saturday night at Navarre Field in Monroe, Mich.
NO GAME SATURDAY, July 18
Saturday’s game against the Louisville Bulls has been cancelled due to lack of field availability. There may still be a practice or scrimmage this weekend.
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UPSET SLIPS AWAY FROM COMETS
Detroit scores 12 points in final minute for 26-17 winThe Detroit Seminoles (1-1) scored 12 points in the final minute to thwart an upset bid by the Kings Comets (0-1), 26-17, in the Comets 2009 season opener Saturday night at Little Miami High School in Morrow.
Directions to Little Miami High School
3001 East US Highway 22 & 3
Morrow, OH 45152
(Starting at downtown Cincinnati)
From: Cincinnati, OH 45202 US
To: Little Miami High School, 3001 E Us Highway 22 And 3, Morrow, OH 45152 US
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
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A) Cincinnati, OH 45202 US
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1. Start out going SOUTH on SYCAMORE ST toward E COURT ST. (go 0.2 miles)
2. Turn LEFT onto E 7TH ST/US-22 E/OH-3 N. Continue to follow US-22 E/OH-3 N. (go 0.5 miles)
3. Merge onto I-71 N. (go 17.8 miles)
4. Take the MASON MONTGOMERY RD exit, EXIT 19, toward FIELDS ERTEL RD. (go 0.3 miles)
5. Turn LEFT onto MASON RD. (go 0.1 miles)
6. Turn RIGHT onto FIELDS ERTEL RD. (go 0.9 miles)
7. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto MONTGOMERY RD/US-22/OH-3. Continue to follow US-22/OH-3. (go 8.9 miles)
8. End at 3001 E Us Highway 22 And 3 Morrow, OH 45152
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B) Little Miami High School, 3001 E Us Highway 22 And 3, Morrow, OH 45152 US
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>> TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME: 37 minutes | DISTANCE: 28.57 miles
ALTERNATE ROUTE:
Interstate 71- Take the Route 48 Exit and go South - Make a Left on Montgomery Road (Rt.22/3) School located at the intersection of Morrow Cozzadale and Route 22/3 ( Two miles South of the town of Morrow).
ALL PLAYERS AT THE FIELD BY 4 P.M.
Kings Comets meeting / practice / game schedule.
7/18 at Lousiville Bulls
7/25 at S.Michigan
8/1 INDIANA MUSTANGS
8/8 LOUISVILLE BULLS
8/15 at Ohio Swarm
8/22 WISCONSIN WOLFPACK
8/29 BYE
9/5 Labor Day
9/12 at Cleveland Cobras
9/19 at Kalamazoo Stampede
9/26 FLINT FURY
10/3 MCFL Playoffs
10/10 MCFL Playoffs
10/17 MCFL Championship
CINCY SEMI-PRO announce pre-season All-City team:
The following Comet players were named 1st team pre-season All-City: QB James Frazier, WR Phillip Barnett, RB Keith Brooks, OT Jason Jones, OG Lance Olberding, DE Rico Middlebrooks, LB Tommy Sewell, CB Jermaine Woods, FS Tiron Jones, AP Tedric Harwell and P Travis Johnson. Pre-season Offensive MVP is Comets RB Keith "Soso" Brooks.
The following Comet players have signed pro contracts:
2005-06, 08 - OL Jason Jones signed with Quad City Steamwheelers (af2)
2005-06, 08 - WR Billy Back signed with Mahoning Valley Thunder released and signed with Bloomington Xtreme (IFL)
2006 - WR George Murray signed with Mahoning Valley Thunder (af2)
2006, 08 - QB James Frazier signed with Kentucky Horsemen released and signed with Erie Invaders
2005 - OL Joe Washington signed with Kentucky Horsemen (af2)
2008 - DB Pierre Wright signed with Kentucky Horsemen (af2)
2004-2006, 08 - RB Keith Brooks signed with Bloomington Xtreme (IFL)
2006-2008 - RB D.J. Johnson signed with Miami Valley Silverbacks (CIFL)
2004 - WR Jon Jefferson signed with Tulsa Talons (af2)
2004 - WR Donta Greene signed with Miami Valley Silverbacks (CIFL)
Mid-Continental Football League announcement!
MCFL appoints Kings Comets Director of Media Relations, Daniel Wright, as President for the 2009 Season.
The following Kings Comets players were announced to the 2008 All-Star team:
1st team: FS Tiron Jones & P Zack Werner
3rd team: OT Eric Starks & KR Farrah Rodgers
Honorable: WR Damian Cogar, K Paul Rapking, LB James Battle and AP Farrah Rodgers
Congratulations Comets!
The Board of Directors and Selection Committee of the Minor League Football Hall of Fame proudly announces its Class of 2008 Hall of Fame Inductees. This group of 65 men and 2 women is the 4th annual induction into the Hall of Fame and truly represents pioneers in the sport of football at the amateur level.
The Minor League Football Hall of Fame was established with the Induction of the Class of 2004 in order to recognize the lifetime achievement, dedication and contribution of Athletes, Coaches, Executives and others connected with the sport of Minor League and Adult Amateur Football. Since that time, more than 200 individual members have been recognized and inducted. These 67 Inductees have joined an elite group of men and women throughout the country.
MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2008
| Al Allison | Joe Husselbus |
| Al Burrell | Harold Williams III |
| Alexander Lewis | David Brannon |
| Andrea Kendrick | John Morris |
| Bill Barnhill | John Shishkowsky |
| Brett Wells | Juwan Hurd |
| Brian Wells | K.C. Carter |
| Brian Young | Kerry Eckland |
| Bruce Yarish | Kevin Booker |
| Butch Kendrick | Lance Brown |
| Carl Stevens | Lawrence “Champ” Chamberlain |
| Carolyn Shiver | Lionel Aaron |
| Charles McGriff | Michael Mink |
| Chris Chudada | Mike Branch |
| Dan Harter | Mike Fuller |
| Darren Magpie | Pat Phillips |
| Deb DeVault | Patrick Gilbert |
| Don Hillerich | Paul Setterfield |
| Don Stradling | Rick Richards |
| Donald D. Whedon Sr. | Robert Degree |
| Ed Daniels | Ron Hill |
| Ed Lindsey | Ronny Sharpe |
| Edward Winston | Shannon Yarish |
| Eric Spitaleri | Terry Thomas |
| Frankie Pagnotta | Thomas G. Salter |
| Geoff Prince | Tim Marcum |
| Harold Lamar | Todd LaCourse |
| Henry "Boots" James | Tom Patrick |
| Howard Huntington | Tommie Battle Jr. |
| Isaac Melvin | Tony Zane |
| James Eaddy | Wayne Baskerville |
| James Parsley | Willie Dawson |
| Jeff Spitaleri | Willie Phillips |
The Kings Comets will be establishing it's own Hall of Fame. Players must be "retired" for at least 2 seasons. The inagural Hall of Fame Class will consist of the following players / staff:
QB John Hollon (pioneer) 1998
WR / PR Mike Beasley 1998-1999
FB Kevin Johnson 1998-1999
OT Todd Oberdorf 2004-2005
DE Larry Turney 1998-1999, 2004-2005
DE Sean Middlebrooks 2004-2005
DE / LB Mark Briscoe 1998-1999, 2004-2005
LB Ron Holden 1999
CB / WR / KR Carlos Chambers 1998-1999
CB / WR / KR Bryan Lally 1998-1999
Coach John Keuffer 1998-1999
Player / Coach Andy Ritter 1998-1999
Board T.C. Sferra 2004-Present
Board Daryl Moore 2004-Present
Board Daniel Wright 2004-Present
Co-Founder Dave Roeder 1998-1999, 2004-2006, 2009
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