The Amboy co-op football team set the tone early Saturday.

On the Clippers’ first offensive play, Jose Lopez ran up the middle for a 47-yard gain. On Amboy’s second play, Caiden Heath scored on a 4-yard run.

On Milford-Cissna Park’s third offensive play, Cody Winn had a big hit on Bearcats receiver Skyler Estay to break up a screen pass.

The Clippers continued to run all over MCP all day, and the Amboy defense smothered the Bearcats as Amboy started its quest for a third consecutive Illinois 8-Man Football Association state championship with a 68-8 rout in the first round of the playoffs in Amboy.

“We thought we’d have a lot of success running the football,” Amboy coach Scott Payne said. “Our offensive line just set the tempo of the game from the first series with the way they were get

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