There are dominant football teams and then there’s the Wilmington Wildcats.

The Wildcats capped off one of the most dominant postseason runs in recent IHSA history at Friday’s Class 2A State championship game against Maroa-Forsyth at Hancock Stadium in Normal.

Sparked by yet another monster day on the ground, where they churned out 398 yards on 40 carries, the Wildcats coasted to a 42-6 victory for their third Class 2A State championship in the last five years and fourth state title in program history.

They made it an entire postseason of running clock victories, opening the scoring when Billy Moore intercepted quarterback counterpart Ryne Shepard and then found pay dirt from 43 yards out 4:29 into the game. Following a Trojan punt that pinned the Wildcats at their own 1-yard line, Hu

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