EDMOND – Effort, heart and drive – all were used by the Clinton football team to get to the Class 4A state championship and were still on display until the final whistle in a 42-13 loss to the No. 1, undefeated Wagoner Bulldogs Saturday at UCO’s Wantland Stadium.
Final
Clinton 13
Wagoner 42
Clinton (8-4 overall) will finish as the 2020, Class 4A runner-up. Wagoner completes its undefeated season with a 4A gold ball. It’s Clinton’s 10th silver ball in school history.
End 3rd
Clinton 0
Wagoner 35
Jones rolls out and hits NuNu Clayton for a five-yard touchdown. WHS leads it 35-0.
Halftime
Clinton 0
Wagoner 28
Powell is strip sacked and Trey Gause picks up the fumble and returns it for a 66-yard score. WHS leads it 21-0. Sawyer Jones drops one in perfectly to Chase Nanni in the back of the end zone, for a 19-yard TD. WHS leads it 28-0.
End 1st
Clinton 0
Wagoner 14
Drake walks in for a five-yard TD to give Wagoner the early lead. It was all him on that drive. WHS leads it 7-0. The very next play, Braden Drake goes 40 yards through the Clinton defense to extend the lead. WHS leads it 14-0.
The No. 9 Clinton football team (8-3 overall) meets No. 1 Wagoner (13-0) in the 2020, Class 4A state championship at 1 p.m. today, at UCO's Wantland Stadium. It's the Red Tornadoes 26th state title appearance, and the Bulldogs 8th.
Although the Clinton wrestling team hasn’t gotten on the mats yet, it is about to compete in four out of five days, once the season starts Tuesday night.
The Clinton girls’ basketball team is scheduled to open its 2020-2021 basketball season at 7 p.m. Tuesday, at the Tornado Dome against longtime Class 4A power, 2018-2019 state champ and preseason No. 1 Anadarko.
Corn Bible Academy junior defensive back River Lewis received notoriety on NFL Network for his form tackle, during a game this season, earning him the week 13 Way to Play High School Award.
As it should be to compete for Class 4A’s gold ball, the No. 9 Clinton football team (8-3 overall) faces its toughest opponent yet, in the No. 1 Wagoner Bulldogs (13-0), at 1 p.m. Saturday at UCO’s Wantland Stadium.