Photo gallery: Kids at play make state semifinal Saturday ultimate community affair

November 19, 2023 | By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor

Before Saturday's Class 1A state semifinal football game, the elementary school kids gathered in the south end zone played their own games on the Central football field in Camp Point, Ill. | Matt Schuckman photo

CAMP POINT, Ill. — They tossed the football and tackled each other. They wore black and gold to celebrate their favorite team. They asked for autographs afterward. The elementary school kids turned Saturday’s Class 1A state semifinal football game into their own playground.

It’s how it’s meant to be.

Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman spent Saturday in the south end zone at Camp Point during the Central football team’s 54-20 victory over Greenfield-Northwestern and put together this photo gallery of big and little kids all at play.