In a game heard Friday night on WHOW, the Clinton Maroons topped the Tuscola Warriors, 49-27, in a Homecoming win at Clinton High School.  
 

Clinton utilized big plays on both sides of the ball to run away with the CIC conference win.  Dawson Graves started the scoring with a 53-yard first quarter touchdown run.  Tristin Potts then took one 68 yards for a score.  Seven minutes later Graves would then go 91 yards on the ground to put Clinton up 20-0.  Tuscola would get a 16-yard run from quarterback Jordan Quinn just before half to make it 20-6 at the break. 
 

The Maroons would add a 4-yard Tristin Potts score midway thru the third quarter.  The games first passing touchdown came at the end of the third when Mason Walker found his brother Colton for a 35-yard score.  However, Tuscola would return the ensuing kickoff to bring the score to 35-13 after three.  
 

The Maroons would add a 9-yard touchdown pass from Walker to Keaton Graves early in the fourth.  Tuscola would answer with a 33-yard touchdown pass, and then recover an onside kick. The Warriors used the extra possession to get another score on a Quinn 2-yard run to make it, 42-27.  Clinton would get the last score of the night when Tristin Potts rumbled for a 67-yard score to put the final at 49-27.  
 

Potts paced the Maroons offense with 15 carries for 184 yards and 3 touchdowns. Dawson Graves had 7 carries for 165 yards, and 2 TD's.  Mason Walker was 3 of 5 passing for 61 yards & 2 touchdowns.  He also ran 4 times for 57 yards.  Colton Walker had 2 catches for 52 yards and a score.  
 

Even with the high scoring offensive output, the Maroons defense was just as impressive.  They sacked Quinn four times, intercepted him three times, and forced a fumble.  Ryan Stapleton led the Maroons with two sacks, a fumble recovery, and numerous other big plays. He was named the WHOW / Serv Pro of DeWitt/Piatt County Player of the Game.  Kristian Hibbard returned from injury with two sacks; while Keaton Graves, Logan Thoms, and Colton Walker each had the picks. 
 

Clinton held Tuscola's Jordan Quinn to 75 yards on the ground on 16 carries with two touchdowns.  The Senior was 22 of 39 passing for 187 yards, a touchdown, and the three interceptions. Austin Cummings had 11 catches for 99 yard and a score for the Warriors.   
 

Tuscola falls to 2-4 overall, and 1-2 in the CIC.  They'll host Meridian next week. 
 

Clinton improves to 4-2 overall, and 3-0 in the Central Illinois Conference.  They'll travel to Warrensburg-Latham next Friday night.  Hear all the action on all WHOW platforms!