EDITOR’S NOTE: A correction has been made to the first touchdown scored in this game. A player was misidentified.

MANSFIELD — The 60th Battle of Mansfield ended a frustrating season for the community’s two high school football teams.

But it was a little less frustrating for Madison, which earned a 21-7 victory over arch-rival Mansfield Senior at Arlin Field on Friday night.

This marked the second straight win for the Rams in the City Series, and narrowed the Tygers’ overall advantage to 33-24-3.

Madison struck first on a dazzling 52-yard touchdown run by Demarion Lloyd. Camden Moysi’s PAT gave the Rams a 7-0 lead with 3:08 showing in the first period.

That was the only score of the first half.

But Mansfield Senior drew even on Ryan Au’s 1-yard touchdown blast to cap a 7-play, 72-yard drive with 6:38 remaining in the third quarter.

From there, Madison’s Kaleb Gordon took over the game.

The Rams’ powerful running back spearheaded a 15-play, 76-yard march, and finished it with a 2-yard TD plunge on the first play of the fourth period to give the visitors a 14-7 lead.

After a Madison defensive stand, the Rams clinched it by traveling 57 yards on eight plays. Colton Adkins’ 1-yard dive made it 21-7.

Gordon finished the game with 167 yards on 27 carries, and also topped the defense with eight tackles.

Mansfield Senior’s D.J. Corbin hauled in 7 catches for 62 yards, and posted 11 tackles on defense. Sean Tanner hit on 15-of-19 passes for 131 yards for the Tygers.

Rookie coach Kobi Johnson guided Madison to a 3-7 record this year, 2-5 in the Ohio Cardinal Conference. This marked the most wins for the Rams since they went 5-5 in 2014.

This was Madison’s first win at Arlin Field since a 27-21 decision in 2011.

Senior High finished the season 1-9, 1-6 in the OCC. The Tygers are riding a 10-game losing streak at home, longest in the program’s 127-year history. Mansfield Senior’s last win at Arlin Field was a 30-13 victory over Lexington in thee 2023 playoffs.

Madison 21, Mansfield Sr. 7 Download

(Photos by Zac Hiser)

Gordon powers Madison past Mansfield Sr. at Arlin Field

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