Leading or trailing, when the Clinton football team needs its collective spirits lifted, it looks to senior guard Jordan Olvera to boost morale.
As the air becomes colder, most fall sports have come to an end. COVID-19 has not been a friend to any of our teams throughout their seasons this year. This being said, our Red Tornadoes have had successful seasons. All fall sports have come to a close, except for football.
Final
Clinton 35
Elk City 7
The 4A, No. 7 Reds (5-2 overall, 3-1 in district) get back on track with a win over rival Elk City (3-3, 1-2).
End 3rd
Clinton 21
Elk City 7
Halftime
Clinton 7
Elk City 0
Speed, speed and more speed - Atrel Bryson flies through a hole on the wildcat keeper for a 40-yard TD run. CHS leads 7-0.
End 1st
Clinton 0
Elk City 0
No scores in the 1st.
The No. 7 Clinton football team (4-2 overall, 2-1 in district) tries to get back in the win column at Elk City (3-2, 1-1), at 7 p.m. tonight. Follow the game here, on Facebook, Twitter or via email for all your Red Tornado game updates.
It’s a rough road, grinding through offseason workouts and practice with little to no promise of playing time, but senior defensive specialist Kassy Meraz made that commitment each year and reaped the benefits of her labor.
The first OSSAA coaches’ rankings for football districts were released Wednesday afternoon, and the Clinton football team was ranked second in District 4A-1’s poll.