BLANCHARD – For the second straight week, the Clinton football team had the lead, had the ball late in the fourth quarter and needed just a couple first downs to clinch another upset, playoff win Friday night in the Class 4A semifinals.
Former Clinton football star, Northwestern Oklahoma State national champion and NFL alum Brandon Christenson received his university’s highest athletic honor, as he was inducted into NWOSU’s Hall of Fame in a press release last month.
Final
Clinton 10
Blanchard 7
The No. 9 Clinton football team (8-3 overall) continues its road-warrior, upset tour to the program’s 26th state title appearance, ending the No. 5 Blanchard Lions’ season (10-3) in the process.
End 3rd
Clinton 10
Blanchard 7
Langford takes a shot but delivers a strike to Whit Carpenter, who escapes a tackle and goes for 34 yards to cut Clinton's lead immediately. CHS still leads it 10-7.
Halftime
Clinton 10
Blanchard 0
End 1st
Clinton 0
Blanchard 0
No scores in the 1st.
The No. 9 Clinton football team (7-3 overall) goes on the road once again, for another big-time playoff matchup. The Red Tornadoes take on the No. 5 Blanchard Lions (10-2) at 7 p.m. tonight, for the right to play for next week's state title.
Every single member of this year’s Clinton football senior class has contributed to the Reds’ return to greatness in the last three years.
Fans of the Clinton football team and students at all Clinton Schools will have multiple opportunities to send off the Red Tornadoes to the state semifinals today.