The football history between the Hazleton Mountaineers/Hazleton Area Cougars-Crestwood Comets goes back 40 years, starting when the then Mountaineers joined the Wyoming Valley Conference in 1984. Final score: Hazleton Area 35, Crestwood 3. Petrone (21 carries-124 yards) and Matt Manfredi (15-115) each eclipsed the 100-yard mark as Hazleton Area blanked the Comets, 7-0. They never quit,” Hazleton Area head coach Rocco Petrone said. “It feels great.”The Comets continued their hex over Hazleton Area with 28-21 and 28-2 wins the previous two seasons.