AMBOY – Bailey Appleman was flattened. The Amboy linebacker was crushed by a thunderous block by North Shore Country Day’s Ayo Okesanya.

The play happened two plays before the half. Appleman, also the Clippers’ fullback, shook off the cobwebs, rumbled for 102 yards and helped Amboy to a 36-12 win over the Raiders in a Class 2A first-round playoff game on Saturday evening at The Harbor.

“I’m still feeling it,” Appleman said of the Okesanya’s block. “I’m feeling it in my head and neck. I’ve had a few concussions, so it’s nothing new. I felt all right, I guess – good enough.”