The 3 of these teams met at War Memorial Stadium in Mayfield this past Thursday. They played a round robin scrimmage with each team playing 30 minutes running clock of Varsity against one another and 15 minutes of JV.

Mayfield vs. Hopkinsville

Hopkinsville received the ball first and ran about 5 minutes off the clock before being forced to punt. Mayfield ran 2 or 3 plays on their first drive before Josiah England broke for a long TD on a swing pass out of the backfield. Hopkinsville drove the ball well on their next drive thanks to a long QB run with very poor tackling on Mayfield’s end. The drive lasted almost 15 minutes but ended up stalling out on the 3 yard line on a turnover on downs. Mayfield completed a long catch and run on their 2nd play after taking over all the way down to the Hoptown 2 yard line. They then punched it in on 3rd down for a TD. Mayfield held strong on Hoptowns next possession that ended the game at 14-0 Mayfield. Time of possession was about 25-5 in favor of Hopkinsville.

Murray vs. Hopkinsville

Murray dominated this one in every facet from the get go. Hopkinsville wasn’t able to get anything going on offense while committing the only 2 turnovers by any team on the night. Murray looked very good in this matchup and cruised to a 28-0 win.

Mayfield vs. Murray 

Murray got the ball first and struck quick with a long pass play to get them inside the 5 yard line. Mayfield’s defense then stepped up strong for 4 downs straight and held Murray out of the end zone. On the ensuing drive Mayfield drove methodically 95+ yards down the field for the first TD of the game. Murray’s 2nd drive stalled out fairly quickly and they were forced to punt. Mayfield put together another several play drive and got into the end zone on a short pass from Malik Kirby to Will Morris from inside the 5 yard line. Murray got one more possession but were unable to do anything with it ending in a 14-0 win for the Cardinals.
 

Mayfield only had 4 offensive possessions on the day and scored TDs on all 4. 3 of the TDs were scored by standout RB Josiah England. Mayfield did not allow a point in either game even though they allowed both teams to get the ball very deep into their territory.

Murray looked dominant against Hoptown and showed flashes against Mayfield but were just unable to capitalize. 
 

Hopkinsville looked like they have some potential although it will be a long year for them especially being bumped up to 6A this year.

In the 30 minute running clock format it’s hard to put a lot of stock in these games because they are only a small sample size. Overall each team showed promising moments to build on and also rough moments that can be learned from. Great sportsmanship overall from all 3 teams.

Can’t wait until the real football starts this coming Friday!

I thought Mayfield looked pretty good. Murray  looked promising. Hoptown had its moments. 

5 hours ago, Astro Domino said:

The 3 of these teams met at War Memorial Stadium in Mayfield this past Thursday. They played a round robin scrimmage with each team playing 30 minutes running clock of Varsity against one another and 15 minutes of JV.

Mayfield vs. Hopkinsville

Hopkinsville received the ball first and ran about 5 minutes off the clock before being forced to punt. Mayfield ran 2 or 3 plays on their first drive before Josiah England broke for a long TD on a swing pass out of the backfield. Hopkinsville drove the ball well on their next drive thanks to a long QB run with very poor tackling on Mayfield’s end. The drive lasted almost 15 minutes but ended up stalling out on the 3 yard line on a turnover on downs. Mayfield completed a long catch and run on their 2nd play after taking over all the way down to the Hoptown 2 yard line. They then punched it in on 3rd down for a TD. Mayfield held strong on Hoptowns next possession that ended the game at 14-0 Mayfield. Time of possession was about 25-5 in favor of Hopkinsville.

Murray vs. Hopkinsville

Murray dominated this one in every facet from the get go. Hopkinsville wasn’t able to get anything going on offense while committing the only 2 turnovers by any team on the night. Murray looked very good in this matchup and cruised to a 28-0 win.

Mayfield vs. Murray 

Murray got the ball first and struck quick with a long pass play to get them inside the 5 yard line. Mayfield’s defense then stepped up strong for 4 downs straight and held Murray out of the end zone. On the ensuing drive Mayfield drove methodically 95+ yards down the field for the first TD of the game. Murray’s 2nd drive stalled out fairly quickly and they were forced to punt. Mayfield put together another several play drive and got into the end zone on a short pass from Malik Kirby to Will Morris from inside the 5 yard line. Murray got one more possession but were unable to do anything with it ending in a 14-0 win for the Cardinals.
 

Mayfield only had 4 offensive possessions on the day and scored TDs on all 4. 3 of the TDs were scored by standout RB Josiah England. Mayfield did not allow a point in either game even though they allowed both teams to get the ball very deep into their territory.

Murray looked dominant against Hoptown and showed flashes against Mayfield but were just unable to capitalize. 
 

Hopkinsville looked like they have some potential although it will be a long year for them especially being bumped up to 6A this year.

In the 30 minute running clock format it’s hard to put a lot of stock in these games because they are only a small sample size. Overall each team showed promising moments to build on and also rough moments that can be learned from. Great sportsmanship overall from all 3 teams.

Can’t wait until the real football starts this coming Friday!

Agreed on all facets. Mayfield will be tough to handle when the starting QB returns. England is a stud. Hoover was quiet but it wasn’t his fault. 

Murray looks like a real threat in class 3A. Size & speed. #75 for Murray is a good one as well as the QB, #2 & #5 all caught my eye. Coach Cunningham does a good job. 

I heard at the scrimmage that Hopkinsville was missing 4 starters before the scrimmage & lost 3 more during mayfield scrimmage. Might explain the Murray thrashing some with that many guys out. 

51 minutes ago, WKY_Football said:

Agreed on all facets. Mayfield will be tough to handle when the starting QB returns. England is a stud. Hoover was quiet but it wasn’t his fault. 

Murray looks like a real threat in class 3A. Size & speed. #75 for Murray is a good one as well as the QB, #2 & #5 all caught my eye. Coach Cunningham does a good job. 

I heard at the scrimmage that Hopkinsville was missing 4 starters before the scrimmage & lost 3 more during mayfield scrimmage. Might explain the Murray thrashing some with that many guys out. 

Cunningham seems to be the best Coach Murray has had in quite some time. In my opinion if they put in the work to build a strong foundation of their program beginning in elementary school they should be able to become a more solid team year in, year out. From what I know it seems they don’t put a ton of effort into the youth program.