A look at Week 4 in High School Football

   Some thoughts from the games I attended over the weekend:

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mentor at Mayfield. The first meeting between these two since 1992, the final season in the GCC for Mentor. The Cardinals were expected to win big, and they did, although Mayfield hung in there for a half. It's just so hard for area teams to stop Mentor when the Cardinals are able to just send receivers down the field that are able to get open consistently with a quarterback who can get them the ball consistently. It reminds me of pick-up football on the school playground. The Cardinals are rightly concerned about the run defense at this point-nobody forgets the State Championship loss to Cincinnati St. Xavier. Mayfield has lost 3 straight after a season-opening win, but as the schedule starts to get a little easier, the wins will start to come. They're not a bad team at all.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Warren JFK at VASJ. This was a big opportunity for the Vikings to get an important win over a good team, and they did it. Good football game between two pretty evenly matched teams who might meet again in the D6 playoffs in November. Both defenses played tough, and the Vikings were able to capitalize on some big special teams plays. A punt block led to a touchdown, and a field goal attempt was also blocked. VASJ didn't move the ball as well on the ground in this game, a lot of which was due to the Eagles' defense. If VASJ can get its passing game clicking consistently, it could have a great season. Even with the lack of depth. Basically the same 18 or 19 kids play offense,defense, and special teams.