ARAPAHO – In the bottom of the seventh inning, Ryan Carlisle took matters into his own hands when he belted a solo home run to left field, giving the Class A No. 17 Arapaho-Butler Indians a 5-4 victory over No. 13 Vici last Friday.
Clinton freshman fullback Race Elliott breaks into the open field in last week’s scrimmage versus Anadarko. CDN
There’s no doubt that the Clinton football team’s big-play ability is alive and well, and it showed that in its scrimmage finale against Anadarko Thursday night at home, scoring on three offensive plays of 45-plus yards.
CLINTON – One more and it’s a streak.
The Clinton football team was chasing a shot at a state title for the better part of the last decade, and it still is, but it’s no longer off Class 4A’s radar.
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After much criticism for its up-anddown play in 2019, the Clinton offense rebounded for a much better year in 2020 and even morphed somewhat into a methodical sledgehammer in the postseason.
Across the last three years, the Clinton football team has boasted one of the best defenses in the state.
It’s a different year, but the same story for the Clinton football schedule, as it features five “true” playoff teams from last year on its 2021 schedule, including four teams that reached at least the second round of the postseason or further.