The longstanding football rivalry between Huntingdon and McKenzie, which dates back to 1930, now comes with a traveling trophy, thanks to the help of many people throughout the community.
The idea was first announced on August 21, the day before the Week 1 opener between the two schools.
A Facebook poll the following day let the public choose the trophy’s name in which people voted that the rivalry would now be known as the ‘Mayo Bottom Bowl’, for the lowland stretch of SR-22 that connects Huntingdon and McKenzie.
The Mayo Bottom Bowl Trophy represents collaboration from across Carroll County.
Students in Austin Avery’s shop class at Carroll County Technical Center handcrafted the wooden base. They also cut and attached a blue “H” for Huntingdon and a red “M” for McKenzie.
Carroll County Trophies added the loving cup and nameplates. The trophy has enough space on the front and back for 42 years of results.
Carroll Bank & Trust and the Carroll County Observer sponsored the trophy to commemorate a rivalry that spans generations.
When the teams met on August 22, the Huntingdon Mustangs became the first to claim the new trophy after defeating the McKenzie Rebels.
The team received the completed trophy on the courthouse steps during homecoming festivities on October 10.
McKenzie Rebels have a chance to claim the trophy when the two teams face off again in 2026.
Will they get to carry it across Mayo Bottom next year, or will the trophy stay in Huntingdon?
Carroll County will have to wait and see.
