Defensive coordinator Darren Kelley walked in the Clovis locker room holding a sign over his head that read, “There’s nothing tougher than a Clovis Wildcat. The sign had hung over the entrance of the Wildcats’ locker room until recently. Kelley said it will be cemented on the wall once again after the Wildcats beat Palo Duro 33-0 at Leon Williams Stadium. Clovis (2-1) recorded four sacks and picked off two passes while recording its first shutout of the season. Palo Duro (1-2) crossed midfield twice in the game — once when it recovered a fumble at the Wildcat 37 – and finished with 124 yards. “They played hard,” Kelley said of his defense. “That’s what Friday nights at Clovis are supposed to be like.” Derrick Phillips rushed for a career-high 135 yards and a touchdown and Manuel Robles added 122 yards and three scores for the Wildcats. “Every week we’re playing better,” said Phillips, who scored on a 29-yard run in the first quarter. “This week we came out and practiced hard and it paid off.” The Wildcats’ running game was so dominant they passed the ball only once — a 65-yard catch and run from Jordan Mendoza to Bryce Hill in the second quarter to the Palo Duro 1-yard line. Scott McMath scored on the next play as Clovis took a 20-0 halftime lead. It didn’t get any better for the Class 4A Dons in the second half. Robles scored on a pair of short runs in the third quarter — the second set up by Jaden Isler’s fifth interception of the year. Meanwhile, Palo Duro was forced to punt twice after failing to convert on third-and-1. “They just dominated the line of scrimmage,” Palo Duro coach Steve Parr said. “They played more aggressive than we did. “There were a few times when we had third-and-short and fourth-and-short and we couldn’t get it done.” Senior defensive tackle Michael Howard, who made several big stops on third and fourth down, said the team felt they had something to prove. “We kept hearing we’re not really a Clovis team because we don’t come out and hit people,” Howard said. “We came out and hit people tonight.” Clovis 33, Palo Duro 0 Palo Duro 0 0 0 0 — 0 Clovis 13 7 13 0 — 33 Scoring summary First quarter Clo — Manuel Robles 13-yard run (Robert North kick), 6:32. Drive: 67 yards in 11 plays. Key plays: Robles 13-yard run to Clovis 49. Robles 7-yard run to Palo Duro 38 on 3rd-and-4. Phillips 2-yard run to Palo Duro 13 on 3rd-and-1. Clovis 7, Palo Duro 0. Clo — Derrick Phillips 29-yard run (kick failed), 3;13. Drive: 60 yards in 4 plays. Key plays: Robles 19-yard run to Palo Duro 29. Clovis 13, Palo Duro 0. Second quarter Clo — Scott McMath 1-yard run (Andrew North kick), 6:53. Drive: 68 yards in 3 plays. Key plays: Bryce Hill 65-yard pass from Jordan Mendoza to the Palo Duro 1. Clovis 20, Palo Duro 0. Third quarter Clo — Robles 7-yard run (A. North kick), 4:16. Drive: 68 yards in 6 plays. Key plays: Phillips 15-yard run to Palo Duro 46 on 3rd-and-4. Phillips 39-yard run to Palo Duro 7. Clovis 27, Palo Duro 0. Clo — Robles 2-yard run (kick failed), 1:53. Drive: 45 yards in 5 plays. Key plays: Jaden Isler interception and 20-yard return to Palo Duro 45. Robles 5-yard run and 15-yard personal foul to Palo Duro 20. Robles 13-yard run to Palo Duro 2. Clovis 33, Palo Duro 0. PD Clo First downs 7 15 Rushes-yards 34-86 51-282 Passing yards 38 65 Total yards 124 347 Com-att-int 5-13-2 1-1-0 Penalties-yards 4-42 4-35 Punts-avg. 6-37.5 2-31.5 Fumbles-lost 0-0 4-1 Individual statistics Rushing — Palo Duro, Julian Watson 1-(-5), O’Quinn Young 10-39, Cordera Moore 5-17, Dartel Lewis 9-7, Jaren Grayson 5-19, Chris Brown 1-0, Robert Johnson 3-9. Clovis, Manuel Robles 19-122, Derrick Phillips 14-135, Scott McMath 13-24, Stefan Mills 3-3, Jordan Mendoza 1-(-5), James Howard 1-3. Passing — Palo Duro, Lewis 5-11-38-1, Grayson 0-2-0-1. Clovis, Mendoza, 1-1-65-0. Receiving — Palo Duro, Moore 2-9, Cedric Johnson 1-7, Watson 1-9, Corey Goudreau 1-13. Clovis, Bryce Hill 1-65. Records — Palo Duro 1-2, Clovis 2-1.