Topic: Football
Murray vs. Mayfield
CFSB War Memorial Stadium
Mayfield High School
Mayfield, KY
October 22, 2021
© 2021 by Ron Harrison
Murray scored a late touchdown to upset Mayfield 25-21 on the road. Mayfield led 21-13 after three quarters. Murray pulled within 6; 21-19 on a Rowdy Sokolowski 16 yard run with 2:20 left on the clock. Murray went for a two point conversion which was stopped. Murray then attempted an onside kick but Mayfield recovered the ball. Murray got a break when Jayden Curtis stripes Kylan Galbraith of the ball and Caleb Gill returned the ball 61 yards to the Mayfield 7 yard run. Rowdy Sokolowski scored on a two yard run to make the score 25-21 but once again the two point conversion attempt failed. Mayfield had one last chance but a sack by Caleb Gill on Zane Cartwright made it to difficult for Mayfield to keep the drive alive. Murray recorded 17 first downs and 222 yards of total offense. The Tigers were penalized seven times for 60 yards and lost a fumble. Mayfield recorded 10 first downs and 284 yards of total offense. The Cardinals were penalized seven times for 70 yards and lost a fumble.
Rowdy Sokolowski led Murray’s ground game with 91 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries. Gage Sokolowski carried the ball 24 times for 87 yards. Kainoa Olive added 19 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Murray did not attempt a pass in this game. Rowdy Sokolowski returned one kickoff for 27 yards. Caleb Gill led the defense with five solo and one assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses and recovered a fumble he returned 61 yards. William Mitchum added four solo and two assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses. Xavier Biggers recorded four solo and one assisted tackles.
Kylan Galbreath led Mayfield’s ground game with 163 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries. JuJu Starks also scored a touchdown on the ground. Zane Cartwright completed 11 of 17 passes for 142 yards. Daniel Coles caught four passes for 54 yards. Issac Stevenson added three receptions for 27 yards. Ben Gloyd recorded one reception for 37 yards. Issac Stevenson returned one kickoff for 38 yards. Tre Barnes returned one kickoff for 19 yards. Brajone Dabney led the defense with eight solo tackles. Ben Gloyd added seven solo and one assisted tackles. Ian Williams recorded seven solo tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Murray | 0 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 25 |
| Mayfield | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| MAYFIELD | - | JuJu Starks 2 yard run (Lincoln Suiter kick) |
| MURRAY | - | Rowdy Sokolowski 5 yard run (Ben Davis kick) |
| MURRAY | - | Kainoa Olive 9 yard run (Ben Davis kick is blocked) |
| MAYFIELD | - | Kylan Galbreath 8 yard run (Lincoln Suiter kick) |
| MAYFIELD | - | Kylan Galbreath 9 yard run (Lincoln Suiter kick) |
| MURRAY | - | Rowdy Sokolowski 16 yard run (Rowdy Sokolowski run fails) |
| MURRAY | - | Rowdy Sokolowski 2 yard run (Rowdy Sokolowski run fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Rowdy Sokolowski | 16 | 91 | 5.7 | **** |
| Gage Sokolowski | 24 | 87 | 3.6 | **** |
| Xavier Biggers | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | **** |
| Kainoa Olive | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | **** |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | **** |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Kylan Galbreath | 20 | 163 | 8.2 | **** |
| Daniel Coles | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | **** |
| JuJu Starks | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | **** |
| Tre Barnes | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | **** |
| Zane Cartwright | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | **** |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Zane Cartwright | 17-11-0 | 142 | 0 | **** |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Daniel Coles | 4 | 54 | 0 | **** |
| Ben Gloyd | 1 | 37 | 0 | **** |
| Issac Stevenson | 3 | 27 | 0 | **** |
| Gavin Jackson | 1 | 15 | 0 | **** |
| Nathan Watkins | 1 | 10 | 0 | **** |
| Kylan Galbreath | 1 | -1 | 0 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Murray and Mayfield Stats Crews 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.