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PT had a streaky, but somewhat underrated team last year and finished 9-3 after a playoff heartbreaker at E-town. It had a punishing rushing attack, but fell victim to teams that figured out how to stop it and who also exploited some defensive vulnerabilities. PT finished 14th overall in state rushing last year - in all classes. But, when throttled, PT was unable to pass effectively, and rarely did.

Year in and year out - Mayfield wins on good days and bad days, in sickness or health, it wins in the hot and the cold, the wet and the dry, small stadiums and large ones, at home or away, in state or out of state, turf or sod. Matters not. They do it with consistency, preparation, fundamentals and adjustments, not with exotic plays.

PT is coming to this game optimistic, as it should. For a half, last year's game was interesting. Assuming Mayfield puts a spy on Damien Ford, the elite PT running back, and contains the run, can PT survive with an unproven passing game and limited kicking options on 4th and long?