Cardinals' Morrises fly high

Congrats to the Mayfield Cardinals. What a blowout, 47-6, over the Hazard Bulldogs to bring home their eighth state championship.

Head coach Joe Morris is following in the fine tradition of his father, Jack, who coached the Cardinals for 24 years. Jack Morris' Mayfield teams won Class 2A state championships in 1977, 78, 85 and 86 and made title game appearances in 1976, 87, 89, 91 and 92. With an overall record of 254-50-2, the Cardinals never had a losing season, and the team never lost more than four games in any given season.

Joe Morris took over the team in 1999 from Paul Leahy and has gone on to four state championship games, winning two, 2002 and today over Hazard. In the past 12 seasons, Joe Morris has a 129 wins and 38 loses.

Well, Joe, as they say, it's not your father's team anymore, but it is well on its way to accomplishing all that it did — and even more — with Jack at the Cardinal helm.

Congratulations, again.