Patriots Finish Regular Season
On a stormy night on the 12th of October, the Patriots football team traveled to Madison, Nebraska to take on the Dragons. The game was moved up to 5 pm instead of 7 pm due to the potential for severe storms. The . . .
Patriots Win 1st Round of Playoffs!
On October 19, the 9th seeded Clarkson-Leigh Patriots battled the 8th seeded Johnson County Central Thunderbirds in the 1st round of the NSAA Playoffs. The Patriots won against the Thunderbirds in a close score 38-34. The Patriots . . .
Junior High FB Shows Improvement
On October 9th, the Junior High Football team had their last game of the season. JH football coach Jeff Bachman stated, “This was a fun end to our season. Although, we did not win the game, we showed tremendous improvement . . .
JV Ties HLHF
The JV patriots went to Lindsay on Monday, October 9 to face Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family. The game was 20-minute halves with no special teams. It was a short, hard-fought game leading a 6-6 tie at the end of it. “It . . .
Cougars Stun the Patriots
The Clarkson Leigh Football team matched up against the undefeated Cross County Cougars on October 6 for their Homecoming game in Leigh. The Patriots and Cougars fought back and forth in the first quarter and remained tied at . . .
Jaguars Defeat JH Pats
Howells-Dodge came to Leigh to face the Patriots Monday night, October 2. The JH team played a hard game and fought all game but lost 6-44. Eighth-grader Tyce Larson said, “This was a tough loss, but we fought hard. We have a . . .
Patriots Take Down Titans
September 22nd was a great night for the Patriot football team to head down to Genoa to play against the Twin River Titans. The Patriots had great success and came out with a victory with a final score of 44-6. Senior Dylan . . .
Two Games in One Night
On October 2nd, the Clarkson-Leigh JV football team played two games in one day as a split squad. One game was played in Leigh against Howells Dodge. The second game was played in Lyons against Lyons-Decatur. The game in Leigh . . .
JH Football Defeats Madison
On Monday, September 25, 2023, the junior high football team battled the Madison Dragons in a very close game. The Patriots came from behind to defeat the Dragons with a final score of 28-22. Head Coach Jeff Bachman said, “I . . .
Patriot JV FBall Team 3-2
The Patriot Junior Varsity football team traveled to Madison playing a pretty good JV Pats are now 3-2. JV coach Mr. Jarrod Bazata said, “The boys played really well. It was a good game that led to a lot of . . .
2-PT Loss for JV FBall
The Clarkson-Leigh Patriots JV had a tough contest in Leigh against Central Valley on Monday night, September 18, losing a close game 20-22. The Patriots struck first but were unable to convert on the 2-point attempt. Cedar Valley . . .
JH Loses to Huskies
The third Clarkson-Leigh JH football game of the year took place in Shelby on Monday night, September 18. It was a close game with the Patriots scoring 0 and Shelby-Rising City scoring 8 in the first quarter. The second quarter saw . . .
JH FB Dominates East Butler
On Monday September 11th, the JH football team battled against East Butler. fThe Patriots rolled right through their plays like great football players, and you could tell they were well coached. The boys ended up winning 16-8 and learned a . . .
JV Football Starts 2-1
Friday night isn’t the only night for high school football. Every Monday, the JV team has the chance to battle. On Monday, August 28, the Patriot JV football team kicked off their season against . . .
Patriots Down the Panthers
The Clarkson-Leigh Patriots are now 2-1 after their huge win against the Bancroft-Rosalie Panthers on Friday night, September 8 in Clarkson. This big game also happened to be Parents’ Night for the football boys, as well as . . .
Patriots Pummel the Pendragons
The undefeated Clarkson-Leigh Patriots pummeled the Pender Pendragons in three sets on September 7 in Clarkson. Junior Izzy Hollatz said, “I thought that we took care of business against Pender. We communicated well and . . .
First Home FB Game Ends In Victory
The varsity football team came out victorious over the Pender Pendragons by a final score of 36-29 in a home game in Clarkson on September 1, 2023, After losing the season opener the week before, the Patriots were craving a win. . . .
Junior High Football Begins Season
On Tuesday, September 5th, the Junior High Patriot football team traveled up north to face the Stanton Mustangs in their first game of the season. The team lost 6-46. JH Coach Jeff Bachman . . .
Patriots Battle the Bobcats
Friday, August 25, the Patriot football team battled against Exeter-Milligan-Friend in the opening game of the 2023 season. Going into the game, the Patriots were ranked pre-season #3 with EMF ranked #5 by Neb Preps. After . . .
Large Senior Class Will Lead Patriot FB This Year
The Clarkson-Leigh Patriots football season is underway with a very large roster for this year’s squad! 39 players from freshman all the way to the senior class are participating in what is sure to be an exciting season, hoping to . . .
On to the Semi-Finals!
Patriots Celebrate Historic Third-Round Rout of Indians
Round 3 of the Class D-1 football playoffs is done and over with, and the Patriots were victorious once again. It was a cold night and muddy field on Friday, November 4, but the Patriots came to play in the adverse weather conditions, . . .
JV Football Wraps Up Season
by: Emily Loseke, a senior at Leigh High School This year the JV Clarkson-Leigh football team consisted of 25 players and was coached by head coach Brian Becker and assistant coach Jeff Bachman. They played a total of 5 games and . . .