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Kalamazoo Christian faced an unbeaten Schoolcraft team Tuesday night that had been beating up on opponents to the tune of 27 points per game...and the Comets were missing a starter due to grades...the final score may have been in favor of the Eagles, but K Christian put them on notice that the next time may not be so much fun...Schoolcraft won the battle of the boards, and Kody Chandler did his best imitation of the "Mad Bomber", but the Comets stayed close the entire game and didn't let the Eagles run away...the final score was 52-47, and come February, the outcome could be different in the Land of the Comet! 

Kalamazoo Christian begins a two-game set with the top teams in the KVA tonight, as the Comets travel to Schoolcraft for a showdown with the Eagles...Schoolcraft defeated KC last year for the distric title enroute to their run to the Class C final, and the Comets would love nothing more than to go into hostile territory and steal a win...broadcast time Tuesday is 6 pm on 1660 The Fan...on Friday night, Christian plays host to Parchment at 7:30 pm...the Panthers are in 2nd place in the conference, one game ahead of the Comets...Christian defeated Parchment in both games played last season...

One game on the schedule this week for the Comets...Friday night, K Christian hosts rival Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Central...last year, the Irish tested the Comets...and this year's first matchup should be a good one...broadcast time on 1660 the Fan is 6 pm...join Colin Windecker and me for all the action!

Jim

The Cardiac Comets of Kalamazoo Christian will travel to Delton Friday to complete the Panther tour this week...KC is coming off the exciting OT win at BC Pennfield Tuesday, while D-K defeated Constantine...join Jim and Colin for every second of the action Friday beginning at 6 pm on 1660 the Fan!

Kalamazoo Christian boys BB Tuesday night at 6...Comets will try and rebound from that wild 2 OT loss to Constantine Friday as they hit the road again...this time, KC is at Battle Creek Pennfield to renew their rivalry with the Panthers...join Colin and me at 6 pm on 1660 the Fan for all of the action!  See you on the radio!

Jim

Pasadena, CA (Sports Network) - Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram rushed for a pair of touchdowns and Alabama knocked out Texas star quarterback Colt McCoy early, as the top-ranked Crimson Tide beat the Longhorns, 37-21, to win their 13th national championship.

Alabama gave the SEC its fourth consecutive national champion, as Florida sandwiched a pair of titles around one by LSU the past three years. Alabama (14-0) won its first national title since 1992 and did it by surviving a late rally from freshman signal-caller Garrett Gilbert.

McCoy suffered a right shoulder injury early in the first quarter of the BCS title game and didn't return.

Marcell Dareus' hard hit forced McCoy out of the game and the Alabama defensive lineman later returned an interception 28 yards for a touchdown with three seconds left in the first half.

Trent Richardson ripped off a 49-yard scoring burst in the second quarter and added a two-yard TD run with 47 seconds left in the game for the Crimson Tide, who also had a 26-yard field goal from Leigh Tiffin. After Richardson's scoring run, the Tide started to celebrate, dousing head coach Nick Saban with a cooler of red punch.

Gilbert, the son of former NFL quarterback Gale Gilbert. stepped in and had a horrendous first half, but threw a pair of fourth quarter touchdown passes to Jordan Shipley. The last, a 28-yarder, came with 6:15 remaining. The two-point conversion pass to Dan Buckner pulled the No. 2 Longhorns within 24-21.

Texas (13-1) got the ball back after an Alabama punt, but Gilbert was nailed from behind by Eryk Anders on a blitz and lost the ball. Courtney Upshaw recovered for the Tide at the Texas three. Ingram, who scored the go-ahead TD in the second quarter, then sealed the win by getting three cracks at the goal line, the final one when he barely broke the plane for a one-yard score with 2:01 left.

Two plays later, Javier Arenas got his second interception of the night to end any miraculous hopes of a Texas comeback.

David Kool hit a game winning 3 for the Western Michigan Broncos as they came back from a double digit deficit in the 2nd half to beat Sam Houston State Sunday at University Arena.

The win improves the Broncos to 7-5 on the season.  Kool's 3 capped the comeback with only 3 seconds remaining to give the Broncos their 7th win and a 74-74 win over the Bearkats.

1/3/2010 Chicago Bears @ Detroit Lions

DETROIT -- (Sports Network) - Jay Cutler threw four touchdown passes and the Chicago Bears ended the season on a high note with a 37-23 win over the Detroit Lions at Ford Field.

Cutler was 22-for-36 with 276 yards while Devin Aromashodu had five catches for 46 yards and two scores for the Bears (7-9), who won their final two games of the season. Greg Olsen had five catches for 94 yards and a score and Matt Forte finished the game with 101 yards on 16 carries.

Daunte Culpepper was 23-for-34 with 262 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Calvin Johnson and Bryant Johnson each caught a score for the Lions (2-14), who dropped their final six games of the season.

Trailing by 10 points in the third, Detroit got a 48-yard field goal from Jason Hanson with 1:50 to play in the frame to make it a one-possession game.

Detroit forced Chicago to punt on its next touch and tied the contest with an eight-play, 58-yard drive that ended on a leaping five-yard catch by Calvin Johnson in the right corner of the end zone to make it a 20-20 game with 9:37 to play.

The Bears, though, answered on their next possession with a quick six-play drive as Cutler hit a wide open Desmond Clark in the end zone from a yard out for a 27-20 lead with 7:20 to play. The big play of the drive saw Cutler and Devin Hester hook up on a 48-yard catch-and-run.

The Lions came back and made it a four-point game on Hanson's 32-yard boot with 4:38 to play, but the Bears answered back and sealed the win on a 12-yard touchdown catch by Aromashodu with 2:49 to go.

Detroit fumbled the ensuing kickoff and a 34-yard field goal from Robbie Gould capped the scoring.

Chicago started the game with an 11-play march that covered 54 yards and was capped on a 44-yard field goal from Gould. The Lions put up three points of their own with 1:01 to play in the first when Hanson booted a 42-yarder between the uprights.

Chicago took a 6-3 lead just over two minutes into the second on Gould's second field goal of the day, this one a 28-yarder that finished a 44-yard, eight-play drive.

After an exchange of punts, Detroit started a drive at the Chicago 42 and used the short field to take the lead. The seven-play series finished on Culpepper's laser pass over the middle to Bryant Johnson for a 12-yard score and a 10-6 lead with 2:59 to play in the second.

The Bears, though, marched back down the field and took a 13-10 lead into the locker room as Cutler rifled a pass to Olsen for a seven-yard touchdown with 11 seconds left in the half.

Detroit's failed fake punt attempt to start the second half gave Chicago the ball at the Detroit 39-yard line. The short field helped Chicago take a 20-10 lead as Aromashodu caught a nine-yard pass in the end zone with 10:05 to play in the third.

Game Notes

In the first quarter, a fan ran onto the field and was quickly apprehended by security personnel...Cutler finished the season with 336 completions, setting a new Bears franchise record in surpassing Erik Kramer's 315 in 1995...The Bears have won eight of the past 10 games against the Lions...Detroit finished the season 2-6 at home while Chicago went 2-6 on the road...Maurice Morris had 65 yards on 16 carries for Detroit.