twenty4seven

Well, we know that the KHSAA doesn't do things geographically...I'm still scratching my head over Beechwood being a part of the west.

That is awesome! Congratulations to all who are involved with the Trinity program.

:laugh: "that's funny right there, I don't care who you are"

Jackson is a junior this year....and a serious contender for 2012

Love it, love it, love it!!!

BG :clap:

All I can say is "Congratulations" to the Hazard Bulldogs. You wanted that game and then went out there and executed flawlessly (that's how it looked to me), and definitely deserve to be called Champions. The Cardinal defense was amazing again, but by the end of the game....worn completely out! The inability of our offense to do anything because of turnovers (all credit going to the Hazard defense) kept our defense on the field for a large percentage of the game. Great win Bulldogs!

That is hilarious! :lol:

This from the Cincinnati Enquirer... MAYFIELD – When Beechwood took possession of the football on its own 30 with 2:45 left in Friday's Class A state semifinal game against Mayfield all it was up against was a five-point deficit, without its starting quarterback, facing the state's toughest defense to score on and having not recorded a single second-half first down at that point. It came within 19 yards though of pulling out the victory before a fourth-down pass into the end zone went incomplete, albeit controversially, as Mayfield hung on for a 19-14 victory at War Memorial Stadium. It's the third straight season Mayfield defeated Beechwood in the semifinal round. "It talks about their grit and their gusto and what they're willing to do when things aren't going their way to make that last drive," said Beechwood coach Noel Rash. "It speaks a lot about their work ethic and who they are as people. Our kids played incredible, it just wasn't enough." Mayfield (14-0), which won its 29th straight game, advances to Friday's state championship game against Hazard, which beat Pikeville in Friday night's other semifinal, 57-35. Beechwood (12-2) lost senior starting quarterback Taylor Davis with five minutes left in the third quarter when he took a hit while attempting to pass. At the time, the Tigers held a 14-13 lead, thanks in part to a 69-yard touchdown pass from Davis to senior Dane Everett early in the second quarter that put them ahead at the time 14-7. Mayfield, which had allowed just 77 points in its first 13 games and hadn't trailed in a single game all season until that TD pass, took a 19-14 lead 43 seconds into the fourth quarter when junior running back Jonathan Jackson raced around left from three yards out to score. Jackson finished with 191 yards rushing on 27 carries and all three Mayfield touchdowns. Beechwood's final chance came after it took over on its own 30 following a punt. With junior Max Nussbaum operating at quarterback, the Tigers needed seven plays to reach the Mayfield 19. Nussbaum had played some quarterback during the season, but mostly operated out of the "Wildcat" formation, something he did at times in Friday's game prior to Davis' injury. He made two big plays on the drive with his feet, the first a 24-yard scramble on 3rd-and-4 from the Beechwood 36 and the second a 20-yard run on a draw on 3rd-and-9 from the Mayfield 39 with a little over a minute left. That's when the Beechwood drive stalled as Nussbaum, who finished with 110 yards rushing on 31 carries, threw an incompletion, was tackled on a running play for no gain, threw another incompletion and then on fourth down threw incomplete into the end zone on an attempt to senior Cameron Vocke, who was bumped by two defenders as the pass came his way. "It clearly was interference, but what are you going to do?," said Rash. "There were other calls in the game that could have happened. You can't pin your hopes on that one call." Beechwood finished with 188 yards total offense, just 67 in the second half, 54 of which came on the final drive. The speedy Vocke, who entered the game having rushed for 2,038 yards on 168 carries, had just two yards rushing on five carries as the Tigers' speed was neutralized by Mayfield's speed. "They are extremely difficult to run the ball against, because they run extremely well and they're tenacious," said Rash. Mayfield finished with 281 yards offense. Sophomore quarterback Jake Guhy, who entered the game having thrown for 2,129 yards, was just 11 of 22 for 94 yards and was intercepted three times, all in the first half. Vocke had two of those interceptions, both in the first quarter, and the second one and ensuing 22-yard return gave Beechwood the ball at the Mayfield 41 to set up its first touchdown. It took the Tigers eight plays to march for the tying score with Nussbaum racing in from five yards out a little over a minute into the second quarter. Nussbaum carried seven times for 29 yards on the drive. Then two plays after Beechwood forced a three-and-out and from the Tigers 31, Davis threw a perfect strike to Everett off a play-action fake and when the defender covering Everett fell down, Everett raced into the end zone untouched to give Beechwood a 14-7 lead with 9:11 left in the first half. Mayfield responded on its next drive by going 80 yards in six plays with Jackson rushing into the end zone from seven yards out to make it 14-13 with 7:23 left in the half. The ensuing extra point try was blocked. "Their defense is awful good," said Mayfield coach Joe Morris. "We couldn't make any plays on the edge. They did a great job of beating us up with not many people in the box, but in the second half we just gave it to No. 9 (Jackson) and let him roll."

It was reported on the coaches Show this morning that they are much more of a run oriented team.

I disagree with you on Beechwood holding Mayfield scoreless without Jackson in the game. The second td that Mayfield scored was scored by JJ, but only after two passes to Higginson put the Cardinals inside the ten yard line...Higginson is a dangerous weapon in his own right, and in my opinion, under-utilized...but I' m just an armchair QB. Championship teams become champions by overcoming every adversity that comes their way....penalties, injuries, no calls, and just bad breaks in general...it's one of the main reasons we call them champions.

Great crowd, great game...wow, the Beechwood Tigers really impressed me (except for the penalties at the end). This is a huge win for the Cardinals!!! This is a quality win over an excellent football team, in my opinion. Jonathan Jackson was an unstoppable force....without him, we don't win this game. Hope all the Beechwood fans make it home safely.

Rookie 57, I think you were being held responsible for something QS posted last year. It was fun reading all the explaining going on.

Cant explain the Dog Pound to you...we have fun, and love to watch the Cardinals play, and some of us have been known to be a little on the loud side...not me, of course.

I realize that I am looking through "cardinal-colored" glasses, but I do not see Beechwood winning this game. Everyone talked about our explosive offense last year, but the truth is, our defense was really good too. This year, everyone is talking about how good the defense is, and rightly so...but our offense is really good too. My question is, is Beechwood vastly improved from last year? because it will take an upgraded Tiger team to beat a Cardinal team that is not too far behind last year's squad. Also, Mayfield proved last year that the long drive is not a factor in winning the game...at this time of year, true champions win the game no matter where it is played. All of this is said with great respect for the Beechwood program....if Mayfield loses, there is no shame in losing to the Tigers because they have consistently been one of the best teams in the state regardless of classification.

From the article that TP posted, it sounds like Holy Cross had their first team in the entire game. Not trying to make alot out of that other than ... it's interesting.

Holy Cross presents more of a challenge than we have seen in recent weeks....but in the end...Cards win.

Our JV unit played the entire second half...all 24 minutes of it. One of the best blocks I have seen all season long was thrown by Higginson on JJ's 60 yd td run...wow! Two down...three to go.

Paducah Tilghman

Really hard to stay focused in a game like this...Cardinals did a good job of that....watchd the JV for 3 quarters. Loved the jerseys! :thumb:

Totally agree... Cards' JV will score before halftime.

I thought we were firing on offense from the opening kickoff, but we just made some mistakes that stopped a couple of drives that almost certainly were going to result in a score. Our defense looked a little sluggish at the start. I thought we would pressure the young QB from Caldwell, but we did not get to him much...that could be to his credit (this kid is good). They had no answer for us....I was standing on the sidelines a few feet from the place where Jomnathan Jackson got drilled the moment he was handed the football from Jake...the Caldwell defender put a lick on JJ, but Jonathan shrugged him off like it was nothing and ran right through the other defenders and didn't stop until he crossed the goal line. Unbelievable.

final

Play resumes after an extended injury timeout.... Mayfield scores another TD. 42-0 2:20 3rd Q

Announcers are saying its the QB...ambulance is being dispatched....wow...prayers are going up on his behalf.