Clinton captures first football state championship since 2009 [Video]

GETTING MORE INTERESTING BY THE DAY. IT ALL COMES TO THIS. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS ACROSS SIX CLASSIFICATIONS WILL BE CROWNED STATE CHAMPIONS THIS WEEKEND AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE. FOUR AREA TEAMS WILL WIN AWAY FROM THEIR PLACE IN TEAM HISTORY. THE CLINTON RED DEVILS MET POSTSEASON HEARTBREAK IN EACH OF THE LAST THREE SEASONS. FINALLY, ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON, RETURNING TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE WINNING IT ALL IN 2009, THE RED DEVILS WENT DOWN TO ORANGEBURG LOOKING FOR TO A TITLE AGAINST BARNWELL. AND WHAT A START FOR CLINTON. SECOND PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE QUARTERBACK DESHAUN RICHARDSON. HE CAN FLY 77 YARDS DOWN THE SIDELINE FOR THE OPENING TOUCHDOWN. FOR CLINTON. THEY’D GO FOR TWO. THEY’D GET IT. THEY LED EIGHT TO NOTHING. BARNWELL WOULD ACTUALLY SCORE ON THE ENSUING KICKOFF, BUT CLINTON ANSWERS BACK IMMEDIATELY. D.J. CLARK CRUISING TO THE CORNER STORE. RED DEVILS …