Matching up with nearby Washington County in a battle for the District 4 championship, the #5-ranked Clifton-Clyde High School football team picked up the 40-28 victory to advance to 6-1 with the road win.
Washington County got rolling early, scoring on their opening drive to go up 8-0. Clifton-Clyde responded immediately, with Kyzler Damman finding Emitt Tiemeyer for a 48-yard passing touchdown to tie the game at 8-8 early in the first. The Tigers utilized the short field and scored again to go up 14-8. The Eagles drove down the field, but stalled late deep in Tiger territory. Washington made sure to capitalize and scored again to take a 22-8 lead to end the first quarter.
Clifton-Clyde’s first drive of the second quarter ended with another turnover on downs deep in Tiger territory, but the defense stood strong and forced a TOD right back. A quarterback draw fooled Washington, allowing Damman to take the ball 15 yards for a rushing touchdown to make it 22-16. Washington retaliated with another touchdown to make it 28-16, which would be the score entering halftime.
The Eagles took the opening kick of the second half down the field, with Damman finding Tiemeyer once again on an 18-yard pass to make it 28-24 Tigers. Trenton Benne intercepted a Tiger pass to get the ball back for the Eagles on the Tiger 20; Damman hit Tiemeyer for another 16-yard reception to take the lead, 32-28, to end the third quarter.
Clifton-Clyde’s defense would do their best to hinder the Tiger offense, keeping Washington’s offense limited, while Jacob Newton was able to give the Eagles some extra cushion thanks to a two-yard touchdown run to make it 40-28, thus securing the district championship and moving to 6-1 on the year.
Kyzler Damman went 6-for-12, passing for 122 yards and three touchdowns. Damman had 44 carries for 270 yards and a touchdown; Jacob Newton had nine carries for 33 yards and a touchdown; Colt Germann had four carries for 13 yards. Emitt Tiemeyer had four catches for 109 yards and three touchdowns; Trenton Benne had one catch for nine yards; Newton had one catch for four yards.
Striker Affolter led in tackles with 15, three for losses; Aekley Goeckel, Tiemeyer, and Germann all had eight tackles; Brody Knox and Damman had six; Benne had four; Cooper Pruser had three, all for losses; Ryan LeClair had two.
