[KYHSFBFan]

The reality of privates vs publics has to be part of the discussion when talking about small school football. Mayfield, Beechwood, and Belfry are anomalies. That Union City team would be very good relative to most 2a public schools. Think about UC versus the likes of the Murrays, Butler Countys, and Ballard Memorials of the world. They would be fine. In 2a KY, without privates and Mayfield, I would like their chances to get to the finals. With privates, they would be in big trouble.

Murray, Butler and Ballard aren't even close to Union City's caliber.. Murray, maybe, with one of there better teams could somewhat compete with them.. UC had too many turnovers and penalties to play with a team like Mayfield, who doesn't beat themselves and who can matchup in the trenches.. I don't think people realize how well Mayfield played last night.. Throw in a great performance along with a poor UC performance and this is what you get.. Plus, UC struggled because Mayfield loaded the box and didn't have to worry about them beating them over the top with a passing game.. UC will dominate most teams they play at the line of scrimmage and Mayfield was able to play physical with them and use there speed to contain it.. I suspect they'll learn a lot from this game and work on there passing game and pass coverage and end up being just fine before all's said and done.. Not sure they can bring home the gold ball this year, but, they'll still be very formidable and a top 5 team or so in there class..