NORMAL – John Ridgeway got the interception. But Carson Camp got the victory.
The friendly Intercity high school rivals met as college football players for the first time Saturday at Hancock Stadium. With Camp’s South Dakota defensive teammates ringing up seven turnovers, the Coyotes topped Ridgeway and Illinois State, 27-20.
“We’re good friends,” said Camp, the former Normal West quarterback said of Ridgeway, a Bloomington graduate. “We joked around when we worked out together in quarantine (last summer), and there was some smack talk before the game.”
A true freshman, Camp beat out two older quarterbacks for the South Dakota starting job and completed 20 of 35 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns in the win over ISU.