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.
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ARAPAHO – A nearly three-week hiatus due to COVID-19 couldn’t slow down the Arapaho-Butler basketball teams, sweeping Burns Flat-Dill City and Corn Bible Academy Friday and Saturday night respectively.
Carol Bentley of Clinton won this week’s S&D Drug football pick ‘ems contest.
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.