Clovis East and Central East squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Clovis East had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Bengals 56-21. The contest was a 21-21 toss-up at halftime, but the Timberwolves couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Clovis East still got an impressive performance from Lindsey Graves, who rushed for 166 yards and one TD while picking up 9.2 yards per carry.
While Clovis East came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for Central East: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 48.4%. The team can thank Cordae Colbert for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Clovis East; they were averaging 61%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 0%.
Jelani Dippel was his usual excellent self, throwing for 397 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per attempt for Central East. Those seven passing touchdowns gave Dippel a new career-high. Titus Thomas was in the mix too, providing Central East with two scores.
Clovis East dropped their record down to 4-7 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Central East, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-1.
Clovis East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Central East, they have already played their next game, a 53-31 victory against Buchanan on the 14th.
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