Comets scrimmage against H-D before football opener

Press photo by John Burbridge Charles City quarterback Mike Cranshaw throws a pass out to the flat as offensive linemen Sam Niichel (No. 51) and Ryan Zuspan (No. 50) provide protection during the Comets’s preseason scrimmage against Hampton-Dumont on Friday. Rushing the passer is Bulldog senior Blayne Woltjer.

Press photos by John Burbridge Charles City’s Deonte Hoefer (No. 32) leaps to swat away a pass intended for Hampton-Dumont’s Elijah Horton (No. 22) during the last play of a controlled scrimmage featuring the Comets and Bulldogs.

Charles City’s Tyreque Baker (No. 22) cuts back during Friday’s controlled scrimmage against Hampton-Dumont.