In what Newman coach Mike LeMay described as a ‘weird game overall’, the Comets scored a school record 79 points in a 79-32 win over a scrappy Kewanee team last Saturday.

Leading the winless Boilermakers by 49 points, Newman (7-1) had already pulled its starters in the second quarter as the game was trending toward a running clock after halftime.

But Kewanee (0-8) did not lie down, facing the Associated Press Class 1A fifth-ranked Comets. Kewanee scored two more times before the break, denying a running clock and scoring a season high in the first half alone.

It was the most points Newman scored since a 75-14 win over Bureau Valley in 2018.

Matthew Blackert scored four rushing touchdowns and returned the opening kick for a score in the win. Newman led 43-8 after a first quarter tha

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