Again, congrats to Mayfield.  Amazing job by the coaching staff. They are some of the best at adjusting and carrying out the game plan.  

Hensley was HOT from the start.  If you notice, after the 2nd/3rd drive, very few times did he get loose.  Yes, he’s as good as advertised but Mayfield did a great job for the most part.

LCA’s passing game was nowhere near the last couple of years. I clearly stated it during the season.  Boley is a great talent but I still think he holds the ball longer than needed. Mayfield is not a huge sack team and they pressured him most of the night. Hope he grows from it at the next level with the Wildcats!!

Juju and Cartwright are the constant. But the 3 factors of the game, IMO, were Biggers (2), Kirby (1), and Torres (33).  They didn’t have their best game the week before but boy… they stepped up in this game! 
 

I’ll be pulling for them next week.  They will be hungry to get back the last couple “L’s” from Beechwood.  

Stats from last night’s game: (not sure if these are official or unofficial)

Mayfield

Rushing - 186 (Starks - 173)

Passing- 272 (Cartwright 21/29 3 TDs)

Total offense- 458 yards

13 first downs and 1 turnover

 

Lexington Christian Academy

Rushing - 260 (Hensley- 262)

Passing - 217 ( Boley - 23/31 1 TD 3 int)

Total offense - 477 yards

22 first downs and 5 turnovers

16 hours ago, BillNye said:

Congratulations to Mayfield. That was completely earned and deserved. I doubted their physicality for this game and it was evident all night that they weren’t lacking in that department in the slightest. Next week should be a classic. 

Mayfield matching physicality was my concern before the game too.  They have lacked that at times this year.  The way the first drive unfolded I thought it could be a long night.  But they buckled down, and outside of the long touchdown run in the second half, they made Hensley earn everything he got.  Boley didn't have many snaps where he could stand back there and be comfortable.  Constant pressure.

I didn't understand the LCA defense.  They provided so much cushion on the outside Mayfield had lots of layup first downs in the passing game.  The two big touchdown runs by Starks were great, but outside of those two runs and maybe two others, he was bottled up.  If I had to pick an MVP, it would be Zane Cartwright.  I have been critical of him over the last few years because of consistency.  But this year, and particularly last nights game, he showed tremendous poise and leadership.  His passes were on the money, he kept the chains moving, and protected the football well.

I don't know if I've been to a more exciting game at War Memorial.  And I've been to alot.  On to next week and another juggernaut.

1 hour ago, GBR said:

Diego Torres replaced Dabney. Good replacement don’t you think? ?

Absolutely 

1 hour ago, BadaBing said:

Mayfield matching physicality was my concern before the game too.  They have lacked that at times this year.  The way the first drive unfolded I thought it could be a long night.  But they buckled down, and outside of the long touchdown run in the second half, they made Hensley earn everything he got.  Boley didn't have many snaps where he could stand back there and be comfortable.  Constant pressure.

I didn't understand the LCA defense.  They provided so much cushion on the outside Mayfield had lots of layup first downs in the passing game.  The two big touchdown runs by Starks were great, but outside of those two runs and maybe two others, he was bottled up.  If I had to pick an MVP, it would be Zane Cartwright.  I have been critical of him over the last few years because of consistency.  But this year, and particularly last nights game, he showed tremendous poise and leadership.  His passes were on the money, he kept the chains moving, and protected the football well.

I don't know if I've been to a more exciting game @ War Memorial.  And I've been to alot.  On to next week and another juggernaut.

Badabing needs his own mayfield forum. Always on point and never says nothing less than the truth about mayfield football. Wish I knew who you were my friend.

LCA was tough against the run, but, their secondary was very average, at best. Teams that can pass the ball give them trouble. They gave up a lot of points this year, but, came out okay because they could outscore you. The problem last night was the turnovers which took away a few of their scoring opportunities. Without those, it could have easily had a different outcome. They're a special team offensively, but, you have to be at least above average on both sides of the ball to win games against the elite teams or win the turnover battle, which they didn't do.

1 hour ago, Mr. Neutral said:

Badabing needs his own mayfield forum. Always on point and never says nothing less than the truth about mayfield football. Wish I knew who you were my friend.

I’m from north Jersey.  A friend of a friend.

Mayfield is never the underdog at War Memorial. Ever. 

People don’t understand how good PT is. Mayfield will not face a team in 2A that’s better than PT the rest of the playoffs. The speed, power, and athleticism is nothing a 2A school can show mayfield.  PT prepared mayfield for this playoff run. No disrespect to BW or OCath but you guys don’t understand how special that PT team is. They will beat Boyle at state. I’m telling you. That defensive line is ridiculous and carter is head and shoulders above a lot of defensive backs in KY.

1 minute ago, Mr. Neutral said:

People don’t understand how good PT is. Mayfield will not face a team in 2A that’s better than PT the rest of the playoffs. The speed, power, and athleticism is nothing a 2A school can show mayfield.  PT prepared mayfield for this playoff run. No disrespect to BW or OCath.

33 minutes ago, Mr. Neutral said:

People don’t understand how good PT is. Mayfield will not face a team in 2A that’s better than PT the rest of the playoffs. The speed, power, and athleticism is nothing a 2A school can show mayfield.  PT prepared mayfield for this playoff run. No disrespect to BW or OCath but you guys don’t understand how special that PT team is. They will beat Boyle at state. I’m telling you. That defensive line is ridiculous and carter is head and shoulders above a lot of defensive backs in KY.

I'm not willing to go so far as to say PT will beat Boyle in the title game, but, I do agree with your description about their team. They certainly could win it all, but, 4a class is a bear this year with numerous talented championship caliber teams. As talented as they are, they still tend to implode at times with self inflicted penalties or turnovers. You can't do that and expect to beat a Boyle or Cov Cath type team.  

1 hour ago, Mr. Neutral said:

People don’t understand how good PT is. Mayfield will not face a team in 2A that’s better than PT the rest of the playoffs. The speed, power, and athleticism is nothing a 2A school can show mayfield.  PT prepared mayfield for this playoff run. No disrespect to BW or OCath but you guys don’t understand how special that PT team is. They will beat Boyle at state. I’m telling you. That defensive line is ridiculous and carter is head and shoulders above a lot of defensive backs in KY.

They might be good but I think Cov Cath beats them! 

8 hours ago, Mr. Neutral said:

People don’t understand how good PT is. Mayfield will not face a team in 2A that’s better than PT the rest of the playoffs. The speed, power, and athleticism is nothing a 2A school can show mayfield.  PT prepared mayfield for this playoff run. No disrespect to BW or OCath but you guys don’t understand how special that PT team is. They will beat Boyle at state. I’m telling you. That defensive line is ridiculous and carter is head and shoulders above a lot of defensive backs in KY.

I Agree 100%

I went to the Kentucky / Missouri game this year and it was a better atmosphere at this game than the SEC matchup. Lots of tailgating and the crowd was really into it. LCA brought a decent crowd and they were loud, it was a really good atmosphere. I can only hope it's like that for Beechwood.

If Mayfield is fortunate enough to win it all, I'd venture to say, it'd be the toughest playoff path they've had to face of any other past Mayfield teams. If they're able to go through Murray, LCA, Beechwood and then O'Boro Cath , it'd be very well deserved,