Mills felt right at home Friday night at the Devil's Den in Jacksonville, but the Comets had to hold on late to leave with a victory. <\/p>\n
Darious Hall scored 15 points and Cameron Ricks had 14 to lead the Comets past the Red Devils 58-47 in a 5A-Central Conference game. <\/p>\n
The Comets (17-5, 10-2) are in second place in the 5A-Central while the Red Devils (18-7, 8-4) are third. Mills has two regular-season games left, against Little Rock Fair on Tuesday and a makeup game against Pulaski Academy on Thursday. <\/p>\n
Comets Coach Raymond Cooper said his team settled down after trailing 7-0 early. <\/p>\n
\"We wanted to win each quarter by one point,\" Cooper said. \"From the fourth quarter on, we just wanted to hold on.\" <\/p>\n
Mills held Jacksonville to 16-of-40 shooting from the floor and limited the Red Devils to 22 points in the first three quarters. <\/p>\n
Jacksonville pulled to within 52-38 with 3:24 left and Cooper called a timeout, making a point to tell the Comets about the Red Devils' ability to come back as they have done against other teams. <\/p>\n
\"They were scoring every time,\" Cooper said. \"We were rushing like we were losing. I'm telling you, in this place, they can score 12 points in a minute. I've seen this happen before. So I said, 'Let's stop this now. Let's get this under control.'\" <\/p>\n
Mills could finally breathe a little after Hall's layup with 1:28 left that made it 58-44. <\/p>\n
\"It's hard to win here,\" Cooper said. \"On a night like this where there's ice and snow, it's still packed. Luckily, we were able to get ahead and get the crowd of the game.\" <\/p>\n
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