If the St. Charles Comets were trying to send a statement to the rest of Division II select on why they are the No. 1 seed, then Friday night’s 24-0 demolition of reigning state champion Shaw is key evidence.

To say the Comets defense was stifling would be a major understatement. They finished with some impressive superlatives: One first down allowed. Eleven total yards, including minus-5 in the second half and 1 rushing yard on 15 attempts.

St. Charles coach Wayne Stein is usually stoic in his responses when asked how his team performed on any given night, but even he had nothing but grand superlatives to describe what happened at Joe Zimmerman Stadium.

“The defense was dominant,” he said. “At times, it felt like we were playing with 12 or 13 players out there. This is what we prepared

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