Hosting Solomon in the final game of the regular season, the number-five-ranked Clifton-Clyde High School football team defeated the Gorillas on senior night 66-12 and moved to 7-1 on the year entering the postseason.
Forcing a Gorilla three-and-out to open the game, the Eagle offense got rolling quickly, scoring in three plays capped by a Kyzler Damman run to go up 8-0 early. After a great kickoff put Solomon within their own 10-yard line, the Eagles forced a safety on a Damman sack to expand their lead to 10-0. Two plays into the following drive, Jacob Newton popped off a 45-yard touchdown run to expand the lead to 18-0. After shutting down Solomon and forcing a punt, Newton struck again, scoring on the first play of the Eagles' drive with another 45-yard touchdown run to make it 26-0.
A successful onside kick gave Clifton-Clyde the ball back in Gorilla territory, and in just three plays Damman found the end zone on a 20-yard run to make it 34-0. Forcing a turnover on downs in Solomon territory, the Eagles scored in two plays with a four-yard Damman run after a 25-yard pass to Trenton Benne set the Eagles up and made it 42-0 to end the first quarter.
Forcing the Gorillas to punt to start the second quarter, the Eagles got downfield quickly, with Damman hitting Emitt Tiemeyer for a 15-yard touchdown to make it 50-0. Solomon finally got their offense going on the following drive, hitting a 48-yard pass for a touchdown to prevent the shutout, get on the board, and make it 50-6. On the first play of the following drive, Damman broke loose for a 65-yard run to put the Eagles up 58-6. After forcing a Solomon turnover-on-downs to get the ball, the Eagles concluded their perfect offensive night with a two-yard touchdown run by Newton to make it 66-6. After another Solomon touchdown drive that made it 66-12, the Eagles ran out the clock to end the half and win by mercy rule, officially sweeping district competition.
Damman went 9-9 passing for 65 yards and two touchdowns. Benne had six catches for 36 yards and a touchdown; Tiemeyer had two catches for 27 yards and a touchdown; Newton had one catch for two yards. Newton led in rushing with 128 yards on eight carries with three touchdowns; Damman had 103 yards on five carries for three touchdowns; Aekley Goeckel had two carries for 31 yards; Colt Germann had three carries for 24 yards; Benne had one carry for 10 yards; Cooper Pruser had one carry for two yards.
Striker Affolter led in tackles with six, two for losses; Damman had five tackles and a sack; Goeckel had four tackles; Justin Stevens had four tackles, one for a loss; Benne, Tiemeyer, Newton, and Ryan LeClair all had three tackles; Germann and Kiernan Fahey all had two tackles; Adam Jarvis had one tackle for loss; Logan Jamison, Brody Knox; Cooper Girard; Clay Joy; Bryson Flesher; and Pruser all had one tackle.
