The coronavirus pandemic adjustments to the traditional high school sports calendar turned into somewhat of a blessing for the Clinton High School football program.

Head Coach Chris Ridgeway indicates not being able to participate in contact drills allowed for him and his staff to focus in on implementing a new offense for their team. He says it is an adjustment to the talent he has.

Ridgeway credits his players for taking the initiative to better themselves. He says they got creative in how they made themselves better.

The Maroons traditionally would be preparing for a Week 1 matchup for the opening of the high school football season this Friday night but because of the season being pushed to the spring, the lights at Clinton High School will be off Friday.

You can hear more from Coach Ridgeway and his players this Friday night in a special series on WHOW and its many online platforms starting at 7 pm. WHOW will be highlighting the football program, its seniors and several other programs impacted by the IHSA fall sports calendar adjustments. 

Again that is starting at 7 pm Friday night on The Big 1520 AM/92.3 FM/106.5 FM, online at dewittdailynews.com, at the WHOW mobile app and at Amazon Alexa.