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PRINT THIS PAGE | E-MAIL THIS PAGE Thursday, November 26, 1998 Comfort will be a ghost town during playoff football game Friday COMFORT, Texas (AP) - The day after Thanksgiving is often said to be the busiest shopping day of the year, but many Comfort merchants won't even open their doors. They'll be too busy watching a football game. By 11 a.m. Friday, most of the 1,500 Comfort residents will be in San Antonio's Alamodome watching the Comfort Bobcats (12-0) battle Brookshire-Royal (10-1) in the Class 2A Division I regional finals. "In 50 years of football, we've never been 12-0," Kathy Bohn said as she painted Bobcat slogans on the front windows of her flower shop Tuesday morning. Bohn has extra reason to close her shop Friday: Her son, Ashley Brooks, is one of the team's defensive ends. Superintendent Marlin Marcum said it'll be mighty quiet around Comfort. "I think the town may be empty," he told the San Antonio Express-News. "The businesses left open are going to have to rely on out-of-town customers." School officials visited the Alamodome Tuesday to check out the surroundings. "Just looking at the marquee that said 'Comfort Bobcats' was an awesome feeling," said coach Paul Talbert. As many as 2,000 Bobcat fans are expected to travel the 47 miles to the Alamodome after holding a 7:30 a.m. pep rally in Comfort. The Bobcats boast an offense that averages 44 points and 449 yards - 407 of it rushing - per game. Running back Dereck Syfert gained 1,514 yards and scored 22 touchdowns, and Jim Allerkamp added 954 yards and nine TDs. Send a Letter to the Editor about This Story | Start or Join A Discussion about This Story Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below: texnews.com Reporter OnLine Local Sports Texas Sports Copyright ©1998, Abilene Reporter-News / Texnews / E.W. Scripps Publications Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below:

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