Topic: Football
2024FBRCLCAMAY
Lexington Christian Academy vs. Mayfield
Class 2A 2024 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Finals (Region Championship)
Mayfield High School
Mayfield, KY
November 22, 2024
© 2024 by Ron Harrison
Lexington Christian Academy utilized a high octane offense tonight to roll over Mayfield by the score of 47-7. Lexington Christian Academy recorded 24 first downs and 522 yards of total offense. The Eagles were penalized 12 times for 100 yards. Mayfield recorded 16 first downs and 279 yards of total offense. The Cardinals were penalized once for one yard and lost two fumbles.
Saxton Howard led the LCA ground game with 147 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. Leland Edwards carried the ball 15 times for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Paxton Gray recorded 40 yards and a touchdown on two carries. Mac Darland chipped in with 36 yards on five carries. Daven Hood added 27 yards on three carries. Saxton Howard completed nine of 14 passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns. Tyler King caught five passes for 70 yards and a touchdown. Paxton Gray added one reception for 40 yards. Hunter Adams caught a 17 yard touchdown reception. Daven Hood returned one punt for 13 yards. Tyler King returned two kickoffs for 37 yards with a long return of 19 yards. Daven Hood led the defense with six solo and one assisted tackles. Jamey Patterson added five solo and one assisted tackles. Nash Whelan recorded four solo tackles. Thomas Sizemore added three solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a nine yard loss and recovered a fumble he returned 16 yards.
B. Overstreet led Mayfield’s ground game with 61 yards on three carries. Josiah England carried the ball 10 times for 52 yards. Reggie Dowell recorded 22 yards on seven carries. Jace Houston chipped in with 16 yards on three carries an Ian Williams ran for a touchdown. Gray Robbins completed 12 of 20 passes for 116 yards. Jace Houston completed three of three passes for 33 yards. Josiah England and Mak Hoover each returned a punt for 19 and 10 yards respectively. Josiah England returned three kickoffs for 78 yards with a long return of 36 yards. Trey Wesley returned two kickoffs for 32 yards with a long return of 16 yards. Ian Williams led the defense with seven solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling five yards. Jett Hawkins added four solo and one assisted tackles. Carter Morris recorded four solo tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a nine yard loss. Tre Jackson chipped in with three solo tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 11 yards.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Lexington Christian Academy | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 47 |
Mayfield | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
LCA | - | Saxton Howard 44 yard run (Isaac Collins kick) |
LCA | - | Saxton Howard 35 yard run (Isaac Collins kick) |
LCA | - | Tyler King 17 yard pass from Saxton Howard (Isaac Collins kick fails) |
MAYFIELD | - | Ian Williams 1 yard run (Owen Byrd kick) |
LCA | - | Paxton Gray 16 yard run (Conrad Hart pass from Saxton Howard) |
LCA | - | Leland Edwards 1 yard run (Isaac Collins kick fails) |
LCA | - | Hunter Adams 17 yard pass from Saxton Howard (Saxton Howard pass fails) |
LCA | - | Leland Edwards 35 yard run (Isaac Collins kick) |
Selected Statistics
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Saxton Howard | 16 | 147 | 9.2 | 44 |
Leland Edwards | 15 | 130 | 8.7 | 35 |
Paxton Gray | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 24 |
Mac Darland | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 20 |
Daven Hood | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 22 |
Tyler King | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Saxton Howard | 14-9-0 | 144 | 2 | 40 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Tyler King | 5 | 70 | 1 | 25 |
Paxton Gray | 1 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
Hunter Adams | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
Daven Hood | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Will Hester | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Mayfield | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
B. Overstreet | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 31 |
Josiah England | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 16 |
Reggie Dowell | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 11 |
Jace Houston | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 |
J. Sherrill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
Ian Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
Malik Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Gray Robbins | 5 | -25 | -5.0 | 7 |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Gray Robbins | 20-12-0 | 116 | 0 | 28 |
Jace Houston | 3-3-0 | 33 | 0 | 22 |
Malik Kirby | 2-1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ian Williams | 1-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#18 | 1-1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Malik Kirby | 8 | 58 | 0 | 22 |
Mak Hoover | 4 | 62 | 0 | 28 |
Josiah England | 2 | 15 | 0 | 14 |
Diego Torres | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Gray Robbins | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Ian Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.