Astro Domino

I know district 3 used to consist of Mayfield, Graves Co, Ballard Memorial and St. Mary but when three district 2 schools consolidated (Lone Oak, Reidland and Heath) into McCracken County, St. Mary was moved to district 2 because that would have left them with only three teams and St. Mary is located in Paducah/McCracken Co. anyway.

Now that’s a TOUGH Quarterback!

If anyone other than Murray wins the 1st region it will be a pretty big upset.

I don’t know about that. I think Graves County will give them all they want in the first game of the season with how much Graves has returning against a Mayfield QB in his first ever start. And I think Paducah will be heavily favored against Mayfield next year with all they have returning. (I honestly thought Mayfield was better than Paducah this season but they obviously were not the better team the night they faced off as Mayfield lost that game.) I see next years’ Mayfield team as a team that will start off slow but continue to get better and better throughout the season as the QB progresses. They are definitely not my favorite to win it all next year but should still be a tough out by the time playoffs roll around.

Mayfield returns 3 of their top 5 WR that were all sophomores this season. They return 3 of their 5 starting OL. They return their starting TE which was a sophomore. They have 3 good RBs returning, none of which saw significant time in the backfield this year in big games because Starks and Dumas were both seniors ahead of them. Mayfield returns 2 starting DL, neither of which played offense last year. They return all 3 starting LBs and 3 of their top 5 DBs, all 3 sophomores and play both ways at WR. While the players they lose are huge losses and were KEY pieces to winning a championship, they still return more than some on here think. Losing Biggers and Morris at DB and WR is huge and losing Cartwright at QB and Starks at RB are huge. Now for the huge question mark, the starting QB next year is currently a freshman and has never seen any varsity snaps except in running clock situations. Having a sophomore with no experience starting at QB is such a wildcard that I can’t allow myself to have Mayfield ranked #1. I think Beechwood is the clear cut #1 going into next season and then #’s 2-4 will be up in the air until about halfway through next season in my opinion.

Paducah returns a lot, including QB Jack James and ATH Martels Carter.

I disagree with Graves County being ranked in the top 20 by Nations Elite. They have a couple good wins but they lost to a team from Georgia that Murray beat by 28. If a team in Region 1 should be ranked it’s not Graves County.

If you can’t handle scrutiny then don’t apply for a paid position of power. I don’t love the fact that people complain about things but this is reality. Everybody is not going to constantly pat you on the back, no matter your occupation. But definitely don’t be a head football coach if your skin is that thin and you can’t handle criticism without publicly lashing back and trying to convince everyone how great and wonderful you are. Especially don’t do it at a school function that should be all about recognizing and appreciating the kids that ultimately determine your success.

No he’s from West Virginia and played college ball at Marshall Univ.

Don’t count on that 2nd part. They might be good by Murray standards but they will be irrelevant in the championship discussion.

I say 2A is Beechwood’s to lose next year. I know it’s a year away but in my mind they are definitely the favorites.

Boyle County is right in the middle of 4A numbers. Definitely not playing up with 3A numbers.

When do they release the attendance numbers for each game? And where do you find them?

That time of possession stat is nuts!

Mayfield is 1-10 all time against Danville. 5 losses in state championship games and 5 losses in state semifinal games, with their lone win coming at Danville in the final four of Mayfield’s 15-0 2002 State Championship season.