On Thursday, Aug. 29th the varsity football team hosted Monroe St. Mary's Catholic Central in a battle of playoff contenders from last season.  The Redwolves dropped the contest 14-22 in a hard fought battle.  With a couple of starters out and having to replace many positions due to graduation, the young redwolves gained valuable experience that will pay off as the season progresses.  Clinton ran the ball 56 times for 225 yards on the ground and SMCC ran 36 times for 203 yards on the ground.  Andy Fair was 6 for 9 passing for another 42 yards.  SMCC was 2 for 4 passing for 43 yards.  Overall Clinton out gained SMCC with 267 yards of offense to SMCC's 246 yards of offense.  Several players had to play multiple positions due to come cramping and injury.  Junior Bryce Randolph led the rushing attack with 129 yards on 22 carries.  Jake Felts had 28 yards on 8 carries.  Cliff Jones was moved from tight end to running back late in the game and gave the offense some spark, as he rushed for 16 yards on 3 carries.  Tanner Bolton had one carry for 1 yard. Devin Trent, Andy Fair, and Darcari Garrison each had carries from the backfield as well.  Receiving leader was Cliff Jones with three catches for 18 yards.  Devin Trent caught a pass for 13 yards, Jake Felts had a catch for 7 yards, and senior tight end Cade Brighton had a catch for 4 yards.  On defense Bryce Randolph had 12 tackles and another for a loss.  Andy Fair had four tackles, Jack Felts had 5 tackles, Hamza Rafferty had 3 tackles.  And Cade Brighton had three tackles, including a tackle for a loss. 

Special Teams Player of the Game was Wyatt Welch for stepping in and doing a great job punting and kicking off when needed.  Player of the Game on Offense was Cliff Jones for his work at tight end and stepping in late in the game at running back and helping spark the team.  Defensive Player of the Game was Bryce Randolph for leading the team with 12 tackles and a tackle for loss.  Red Army Player of the Week was Owen Wright for stepping in and helping give the varsity a good look during the week.  

Captains this year are Andy Fair, Jake Felts, Cade Brighton, and Bryce Randolph.  This was a game against two highly ranked teams that proved to be a great high school football game.  Looking to next week, Clinton will host Detroit Central who was  playoff team last year as well.  The game will be at Wegner Field Friday, Sept. 6th at 7pm.