Clinton junior post Caden Powell pushes through a Blanchard defender for a potential and-one opportunity. Powell scored a team-high 17 points in the Reds’ season opener against Blanchard. Powell and Clinton basketball return to the floor at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday night, at home against Elk City.
The Clinton High School sports’ brand keeps expanding across the Sooner state and into others as well, with 20 Red Tornado athletes playing at the next level this year.
Jorge Rodriguez earns an award for having a 2nd Quarter Perfect Attendance and being an Outstanding Student in the Welding Program at WTC-Sayre.
Clinton eighth grader Marquis Martin gains control of his Elgin opponent and attempts to put him on his back, during a dual last week. CDN
Reestablishing a longtime dynasty that falls on hard times isn’t easy, but Clinton football is officially back on that path with a Class 4A state runner-up finish in 2020.
Wins over rivals are always sweet, but a win on the road, against a ranked, previouslyundefeated rival is hard to top – the No. 4 Arapaho-Butler boys’ basketball team (8-0 overall) did just that last Thursday, defeating No. 10 Canute (7-1), 56-49.
BLANCHARD – Both Clinton basketball teams got on the floor for the first time this season Friday and flashed some of their potential in a pair of losses to the Blanchard Lions.
WEATHERFORD - No prior matches proved to be no problem, for the No. 15 Clinton wrestling team, as many of its wrestlers were in quality, high-placing form at Weatherford’s Max Dippel Memorial Tournament Friday and Saturday.
All five of Clinton’s every-game, senior starters received alldistrict honors from 4A-1, after a run to the state finals.
The legacy of this year’s Clinton football senior class will always be known, as the class that took the program back to state title contention, but it will also be remembered for the humble play of the team’s two highesthonored players.