Buckeye Local - October 14, 2016
On this cool Friday evening, the East Liverpool High School football team won the battle, but thought they lost the war when their star quarterback, Austin Mayfield, was ejected from the game for “targeting.”
The unfortunate incident occurred at midfield with 2:04 remaining in the second quarter as part of a play that saw Mayfield find Peyton Adkins from his own 35-yard line for an apparent score; however, the big quarterback was flagged for over-aggressively hitting a Buckeye defender, thus the ejection.
Before leaving the game, Mayfield had scored three TDs, each on runs of five yards, and found Zach Gill from three yards out with 10:06 left to play before the intermission. The other first half score for the Blue and White came on a six-yard run by Hayden Jackson in the waning seconds of the first quarter.
Buckeye’s only score in the half occurred when Jared Moore picked off a Payton Reed pass and rambled 75 yards with 14 seconds left in the second quarter, making the score 35-6. A two-point conversion attempt failed.
Without Mayfield, Coach Josh Ludwig and his team were slow to find their rhythm as both Reed and Adkins took their turns at quarterback, until Jackson crossed the goal line from ten yards out with 3:34 remaining in the third quarter. At this point, following Dylan Kidder’s sixth extra point of the contest, it was 42-6.
Not willing to give in, Quarterback Danny Callarik then found Sean Millard from his own 40, resulting in a score for Coach John Holman and his team. Once again, a two-point conversion attempt failed, and it was 42-12.
A pair of underclassmen backs then made their presence felt when sophomore fullback Lane Kopras scored from the 11 with 6:40 on, what by now was a running fourth quarter clock, and freshman Derek Carter scored twice with runs of 42 and 18 yards as the game droned on. Kidder converted on all three TDs giving him nine extra points on the night.COACH’S COMMENTS:
“I was disappointed when Austin was ejected, and immediately went to work on having the call by Referee Jon Hamm and his crew overturned. After viewing the film, there was clearly no infraction. Austin had completed the pass to Peyton Adkins then used his hands to assure a clear path to the goal”.
“My hat is off to the officials as well as to Buckeye athletic director Sam Jones, who is also a football official, for reversing the call. It would have been a sad night next week if Austin had been unable to walk with his family on senior night.”
DIGGER’S DUGOUT:
In an unusual turn of events, Mayfield’s second quarter ejection was reversed on the morning following the game when Coach Josh Ludwig contacted the official who had flagged the penalty. After reviewing the film, it was acknowledged that the call was in error. Had it stood, Mayfield would have been ineligible for next week’s game with Weirton and hurt his chances to set the all-time single season and career passing records for the Blue and White.
The big senior signal caller, with two games left in the season, has 1,450 yards passing in 2016 and 2,597 career stripes.
In the meantime, Dylan Kidder with nine extra points in the game tied Jared Zirillo with the single game conversion record set against Cleveland East in 2002.
Brian Miller (seven vs, Youngstown East in 1996) and Justin Barr (seven vs. Weirton in 2103) are in second place.
A host of kickers are in third place with six, including Barr vs, Cleveland East Tech in 2012, Jimmy Wood vs. Campbell Memorial in 2006, Brian Miller vs. Beaver Local in 1997 and John Twyford who successfully cleared the uprights six times in 2002 against both Buckeye Local and Salem.
Bernie Allen is the school’s all-time career leader from placement with 76 conversions. He booted six in a game on two occasions in 1956 vs. Salem and Toronto.
It was nice to see Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla on the sidelines. He is, without question, one of the most ubiquitous personalities in the Upper Ohio Valley.
Through the years with Austin Mayfield
2014
Game |
Opponent |
Comp |
Attempts |
Yards |
Rush |
Yards |
Pass Pt |
Rush Pts |
|
One |
Carrollton |
4 |
14 |
16 |
2 |
(4) |
0 |
0 |
|
Two |
Indian Creek |
5 |
18 |
26 |
11 |
(7) |
0 |
0 |
|
Three |
Salem |
2 |
9 |
14 |
6 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
|
Four |
Cambridge |
3 |
15 |
23 |
8 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
|
Five |
Cleveland Cent Cath |
12 |
22 |
143 |
5 |
(19) |
0 |
0 |
|
Six |
Wheeling Park |
4 |
13 |
22 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Seven |
Oak Glen |
14 |
25 |
107 |
12 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
|
Eight |
Buckeye Local |
7 |
15 |
130 |
8 |
(40) |
12 |
0 |
|
Nine |
Beaver Local |
7 |
20 |
31 |
5 |
(34) |
0 |
0 |
|
Ten |
Weirton |
10 |
24 |
120 |
7 |
67 |
0 |
6 |
|
Total |
|
68 |
175 |
632 |
70 |
39 |
12 |
6 |
|
2015
Game |
Opponent |
Comp |
Attempts |
Yards |
Rush |
Yards |
Pass Pts |
Rush Pts |
|
One |
Edison Local |
2 |
9 |
81 |
28 |
160 |
0 |
2 |
|
Two |
Indian Creek |
7 |
19 |
80 |
14 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
Three |
Salem |
10 |
26 |
125 |
13 |
56 |
0 |
0 |
|
Four |
Wilmington (Pa) |
5 |
10 |
25 |
10 |
28 |
6 |
0 |
|
Five |
Beaver Local |
5 |
17 |
66 |
11 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Six |
Martins Ferry |
0 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
68 |
0 |
0 |
|
Seven |
Oak Glen |
3 |
8 |
62 |
9 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
|
Eight |
Buckeye Local |
3 |
8 |
76 |
9 |
20 |
6 |
6 |
|
Nine |
St. Clairsville (injuried) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ten |
Weirton (injuried) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
|
35 |
102 |
515 |
102 |
433 |
12 |
|
|
2016
Game |
Opponent |
Comp |
Attempts |
Yards |
Rush |
Yards |
Pass Pts |
Rush Pts |
||
One |
Edison Local |
10 |
19 |
118 |
10 |
77 |
6 |
0 |
||
Two |
Indian Creek |
7 |
20 |
95 |
11 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
||
Three |
Salem |
9 |
17 |
98 |
12 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
||
Four |
Ravenna S E |
15 |
28 |
208 |
23 |
89 |
18 |
0 |
||
Five |
Beaver Local |
16 |
25 |
285 |
24 |
38 |
18 |
6 |
||
Six |
Martins Ferry |
24 |
43 |
216 |
9 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
||
Seven |
Oak Glen |
18 |
24 |
242 |
17 |
66 |
6 |
18 |
||
Eight |
Buckeye (ejected 2:04 2nd Qt.) |
7 |
7 |
188 |
10 |
89 |
6 |
18 |
||
Nine |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Ten |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total |
|
106 |
183 |
1450 |
116 |
436 |
60 |
42 |
||
Total |
|
Comp |
Attempts |
Yards |
Rush |
Yards |
Pass pts |
Rush Pts |
||
Total |
2014 |
68 |
175 |
632 |
70 |
39 |
12 |
6 |
||
Total |
2015 |
35 |
102 |
515 |
102 |
433 |
12 |
8 |
||
Total |
2016 (10/13/16) |
106 |
183 |
1450 |
116 |
436 |
60 |
42 |
||
Total |
|
209 |
460 |
2597 |
288 |
908 |
84 |
56 |
||
Most Yardage by Pass -- Team (Single Game)
1952 268 yards vs. Martins Ferry
1955 228 yards vs. New Philly
1959 266 yards vs. Toronto
1959 223 yards vs. Bellaire St. John
1967 264 yards vs. Dayton Dunbar
(3)1968 289 yards vs. Cleveland West
1989 246 yards vs. Canton Central Catholic
(4)1992 266 yards vs. Nordonia
1992 233 yards vs. Buckeye Local
1994 244 yards vs. Beaver Local
(1)1996 304 yards vs. Southern Maryland
(2)2016 292 yards vs. Beaver Local
2016 216 yards vs. Martins Ferry
2016 242 yards vs. Oak Glen
Most Yardage by Pass -- Team (Single Season)
2000 1,904 yards split between: Sean Yanni, Brian May and Matt Skrinjar
2016 1,4xx # yards split between: Austin Mayfield, Payton Adkins and Payton Reed.
Individual Passing Leaders (Single Game based on yardage)
1924 Chuck McConville 14 for 25 vs. Salem unrecorded yds
(4) 1952 Clair Williams 10 for 19 vs. Mart'n Ferry 268 yds
1955 Jim Potts 8 for 12 vs. New Philly 228 yds
1960 Kenny Cunningham 14 for 19 vs. Ygstn Rayen 206 yds
1967 Earl Diddle 11 for 19 vs. Dayton Dunbr 264 yds
(2) 1968 Dan Cunningham 10 for 17 vs. Clevd West 289 yds
1984 Paul Ice 17 for 28 vs. Wintersville 191 yds
1989 Kevin Smith 13 for 20 vs. Oak Glen 215 yds
1989 Kevin Smith 21 for 30 vs. Canton Cent 246 yds
1989 Kevin Smith 13 for 22 vs. Niles 186 yds
1989 Kevin Smith 12 for 27 vs. Wheeling Pk 197 yds
1990 Drew Cooper 13 for 21 vs. Weirton 197 yds
1992 Tim McGeehan 13 for 25 vs. Buckeye Lc 233 yds
(5) 1992 Tim McGeehan 15 for 29 vs. Nordonia 266 yds
1994 Chad Smith 16 for 38 vs. Beaver Lcal 244 yds
(1) 1996 Anthony Coles 13 for 15 vs. Southern,Md 304 yds
1997 Maurice Brown 6 for 15 vs. Salem 207 yds
2010 Marky Thompkins 11 for 18 vs. Martins Fry 172 yds
(3) 2016 Austin Mayfield 16 for 25 vs. Beaver Local 285 yds
2016 Austin Mayfield 24 for 43#vs. Martins Ferry 216 yds
2016 Austin Mayfield 18 for 24 vs. Oak Glen 242 yds
#most passes thrown in a game
Passing Leaders (Single Season)
(8) 1949 Harold "Red" Stanley 1,119 yards
(7) 1952 Clair Williams 1,131 yards
(10)1956 Bernie Allen 1,007 yards
(9) 1960 Ken Cunningham 1,062 yards
(5) 1968 Dan Cunningham 1,187 yards
(2) 1982 Doug Yanni 84 of 182 1,364 yards
(1) 1989 Kevin Smith 99 of 174 1,460 yards
(6) 1992 Tim McGeehan 73 of 141 1,179 yards
(11)1996 Anthony Coles 51 of 82 959 yards
(3) 2000 Sean Yanni 78 of 155 1.348 yards
(13)2001 Matt Skrinjar 51 of 125 894 yards
(12)2006 Joey Wines 86 of 181 921 yards
(4) 2010 Marky Thompkins 88 of 159 1,230 yards
(1) 2016 Austin Mayfield # 106 of 183 1,450 yards
All-Purpose Yardage (Single game)
1996 Anthony Coles 376 yards vs. Southern Maryland
1998 Robert Jackson 447 yards vs. St. Clairsville
2016 Austin Mayfield 308 yards vs. Oak Glen
Passing Leaders (Career)
(2) 2009,2010, 2011 Marky Thompkins*(184/355) 2,346 yards
(1) 2014,2015, 2016 Austin Mayfield (106/183) 2,597 Yards #
Most TD Passes Thrown (Single Season)
(1) 1952 Clair Williams 13 TDs
(2) 1960 Kenny Cunningham 12 TDs
(1) 1968 Dan Cunningham 13 TDs
(2) 1989 Kevin Smith 12 TDs
1996 Anthony Coles 10 TDs
1997 Maurice Brown 10 TDs
(1) 2000 Sean Yanni 13 TDs
Most TD Passes Thrown (Single Game)
1922 Chuck McConville vs. Lisbon 3 TDs
1960 Kenny Cunningham vs. Struthers 3 TDs
1967 Mike McVay vs. Cleveland St.Joe 3 TDs
1968 Dan Cunningham vs. Cleveland West 3 TDs
1968 Dan Cunningham vs. Boardman 3 TDs
1968 Dan Cunningham vs. Alliance 3 TDs
1988 Pat Burson vs. Salem 3 TDs
1989 Kevin Smith vs. Niles 3 TDs
1996 Anthony Coles vs. So. Maryland 3 TDs
2000 Sean Yanni vs. Buckeye 3 TDs
2016 Austin Mayfield vs. Ravenna SE 3 TDs
2016 Austin Mayfield vs. Beaver Local 3 TDs
Most Total Offense -- Individual (Single Season)
(2)1952 Clair Williams 1,966 yards
1956 Bernie Allen 1,262 yards
1959 Bob Mackall
1960 Kenny Cunningham
1968 Dan Cunningham 1,396 yards
1992 Tim McGeehan 1,339 yards
(4)1996 Anthony Coles 1,735 yards
1997 Maurice Brown 1,192 yards
(5)1998 Maurice Brown 1,706 yards*
(3)1998 Robert Jackson 1,843 yards*
(6)2006 Joey Wines 1,594 yards
(1)2010 Marky Thompkins 2,109 yards*
2013 Kade Reynolds 1,275 yards
2016 Austin Mayfield # 1,566 yards
Most Total Offense -- Career
(4) 1996-97-98 Maurice Brown 2,924 yards*
(2) 2004-05-06 Joey Wines 2,950 yards
(1) 2009-2010-2011 Marky Thompkins 4,332 yards*
(3) 2007-2008-2009-2010 Willie Leavell 2,940 yards*
(5) 2011-2012-2013-2014 Kade Reynolds 2,764 yards
2014-2015-2016 Austin Mayfield # 3,505 yards