The Clifton Central Comets will venture away from home to challenge the Westville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after five games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Clifton Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Watseka 67-20 on Friday. The Comets pushed the score to 53-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors had no chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clifton Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Evan Cox, who rushed for 53 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Shule, who threw for 274 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt.
| 09/26/25 @ Watseka | 8 |
| 09/19/25 vs Oakwood | 6 |
| 09/12/25 vs Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman | 6 |
| 09/05/25 vs Momence | 5 |
| 08/29/25 @ Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin | 8 |
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clifton Central's defense and their four sacks. Watseka's QB won't forget Brody O'Connor anytime soon given he sacked him twice. O'Connor is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Westville really took it to Oakwood for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-28 victory. With the Tigers ahead 56-14 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Clifton Central's record is now 5-0. As for Westville, their record now sits at an identical 5-0.
Clifton Central couldn't quite get it done against Westville when the teams last played back in October of 2024 as they fell 48-40. Can the Comets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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