Photo gallery: Second-ranked Camp Point Central rolls to 40-point halftime edge in season opener

August 26, 2023 | By Muddy River Sports

The Camp Point Central defense shut out North Greene in the first half of Friday night's 40-8 victory in White Hall, Ill. | Photo courtesy Mike Pritchard

WHITE HALL, Ill. — The No. 2-ranked team in Class 1A needed just 24 minutes Friday night to remind everyone it deserves such respect.

The Camp Point Central football team built a 40-point lead by halftime and cruised to a 40-8 victory over North Greene in a Western Illinois Valley Conference cross-divisional matchup in the season opener.

Coming off a state runner-up finish last fall, the Panthers were ranked No. 2 in Class 1A to open the season and looked like a team capable of another deep playoff run. Central invoked the mercy rule running clock for the entire second half.

Freelance photographer Mike Pritchard made the trip to Greene County and put together this gallery of images: