Lady Comets fall in opener | Lansing State Journal | lansingstatejournal.com
Lady Comets fall in opener Dec. 4, 2011 GRAND LEDGE - Grand Ledge varsity head coach David Jones says that his goal and that of his team is to play at the level that visiting Portland played in last Monday's season opener. Portland jumped out to a quick 14-3 first period lead and never looked back as they surged past the Lady Comets 47-27. "We knew going into the game that Portland would have an excellent team and they did," said Jones. "They're probably one of the top three teams that we'll face all season so we learned a lot from them." That they did as Portland's Sarah Trierweiler knocked down 17 points of her own in the win. After falling behind by 11 at the end of the first period the Raiders outscored the Comets 10-8 in the second period to hold a 24-11 half-time lead. That lead expanded to 36-21 heading into the final eight minutes of play. "We struggled early in the game but when the girls settled down they