Clifton Central finished fifth in the Vermilion Valley Conference a season ago, trailing Bismarck-Henning, Momence , Westville and Oakwood, all teams they lost to during the season.

With Friday’s 35-21 homecoming win over Oakwood, Clifton Central (4-0) now has wins over three of those teams, as well as one over Georgetown-Ridge Farm, with only Westville to go on Oct. 3.

Senior quarterback Brady Shule threw four touchdown passes on Friday, giving him 15 on the season and 14 in the last three games. He said it’s nice to take down some of the VVC teams that have had the better of his own in the past.

“It feels pretty darn good,” he said. “I’ve never beaten some of these teams before, so it feels pretty good to finally come out here my senior year and beat them.”

Central went up 13-0 in

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