Photo gallery: Central football team finishes as Class 1A state runner-up

November 25, 2022 | By Muddy River Sports

November 25, 2022 - Champaign, Illinois - Camp Point's Ross Riley celebrates his two-point conversion in the fourth quarter. Central lost their state title game 30-8 to Lena-Winslow. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

Central senior Ross Riley reacts to a play during Friday's Class 1A state championship game against Lena-Winslow at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. | Photo courtesy Clark Brooks, PhotoNews Media

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Central football team’s magical postseason run ended Friday with a 30-8 loss to top-ranked Lena-Winslow in the Class 1A state championship game at the University of Illinois’ Memorial Stadium. Central finished its season with a 13-1 record and the single-season program record for victories.

Here is a gallery of images from Friday’s game from PhotoNews Media photographer Clark Brooks: