Clinton football put up another good fight in front of a large and raucous Homecoming crowd but came out on the wrong end of a competitive 12-0 final to the Harrisonville Wildcats, watching their season record tumble to just 1-6 for the year.
The visiting Wildcats broke open the scoring in the second quarter on a 40-yard touchdown run by Jaxon Bechtel and led 6-0 halftime as anxious fans awaiting this year's coronation.
The only other score in the game came in the third quarter on another touchdown setup in large part by a 40-yard pass from Harrisonville quarterback Levi Hall to tight end Josiah Sims that resulted in a first down inside the red zone.
Clinton put together several promising series only to be halted by punts or turnovers on downs.
The Cardinals reeled off 68 yards of passing offense to 102 yards on the ground.
On the other side, Harrisonville put up just 56 yards passing but 214 yards of rushing offense.
The Cardinals finished the game just 1 for 11 on third down while Harrisonville converted 5 of 14 tries on third down.
Neither team committed a turnover in the contest.
Kanden Lafarge had 68 yards thru the air for Clinton on a dismal 5 for 28 night. He also rushed for 23 yards.
Markus Oliver ran for 74 yards on 14 attempts while Brody Barnhart and Jase Wilson had 36 and 30 yards, respectively, receiving.
Will Golder led the defense with 10 tackles while Barnhart finished with 9 and Camden Westendorf came in with 8.
The Cardinals will make the short trip to Warrensburg (6-1) this Friday night before hosting Center (1-6) in their regular season finale.
Like always, those games are slated for 7:00 PM kickoffs.
