Eagles take third seed into 3A playoffs

Kevin Black
UCA sportswriting

Mayflower beat Little Rock Episcopal Friday, 34-28, to secure the third seed from the 3A-2 Conference for the Class 3A state playoffs, which begin this week.

Seniors Demetris Lasker and Jordan Dycus combined for five touchdowns against the Wildcats.

Eagles coach Jed Davis said he was very pleased with the way the offense performed.

“Demetris was able to break some long runs for us, and Dycus made some key passes when we needed to have them, especially at the end of the game,” Davis said.

The third seed is important, according to Dycus, whose Eagles shared a 4-2 conference record with the Wildcats going into the game.

“[Beating Episcopal] was very big because instead of playing a team like Glen Rose, which is harder, it will be nice playing a team that is a bit like us,” Dycus said.

Dycus threw for 265 yards with two touchdowns and an interception while Lasker rushed for three touchdowns and averaged 8.1 yards per carry.

“We kept fighting," Dycus said. "Our line did a good job of blocking against the blitzes they had, so I was really proud to see that."

The Eagles had 15 first downs on 60 plays and accumulated 518 yards of total offense.

The third seed means that the Eagles (5-5) will face Lavaca (6-4) in round one of the playoffs.

Davis said he liked his chances.

“We’ve seen a little bit of film on [Lavaca], and they are a scrappy bunch of guys,” Davis said. “They’re a lot like Glen Rose; they’re not the most athletic group of guys, but man, they just get after it every play.”

Kickoff at Lavaca on Friday is at 7:30 p.m.