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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 28. 2019 - PAGE 9A
Photos by Kyle Funderburk
Madison County football players celebrate with the marching band after defeating
Mary Persons in the second round of the Class AAAA state playoffs.
Zahmerius Shiflet points towards the scoreboard showing Madison County ahead
of Mary Persons 38-14.
Dayton Gresham hops over a defender on his way to the end zone for a touchdown.
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Harrison Kirkland runs off the field after the Madison County defende receovered
a fumble in the first quarter against Mary Persons.
WALSH SIGNS SCHOLARSHIP
Madison County High School senior Emma Walsh (front, center) has signed a
volleyball scholarship with Belmont Abbey College. She is pictured at a signing
ceremony Nov. 20 in the high school media center. Pictured with Walsh (L-R) are
Charlie Young, Judy Young, Jenny Walsh, Geoff Walsh, Owen Walsh, (back row)
assistant coach David Provine and MCHS head coach Kyle Cooper.
Devin Welborn and Harrison Kirkland celebrate after Madison County defeated
Mary Persons Friday night.
THANKFUL FOR FOOTBALL
Madison County meets Sandy
Creek Friday in state quarterfinals
Colby Smith runs down the sidelines for a big gain af
ter avoiding a tackle in the backfield.
By Kyle Funderburk
kyle@mainstreetnews.com
Two weeks ago Madison
County was just thankful
to be in the Class AAAA
state playoffs. Now, the
Red Raiders are a win away
from the state semifinals
and three away from a state
championship.
First, Madison County
(6-6, 1-3 Region 8-AAAA)
needs to get past rebounding
powerhouse Sandy Creek in
the quarterfinals. The Red
Raiders meet the Fighting
Patriots for the first time
ever Friday night, Nov. 27.
The game will be played
at Sandy Creek’s stadium
known as the Battlefield.
Sandy Creek (11-1, 5-1
Region 5-AAAA) is a pro
gram on an upward trajecto
ry after a slow start to Brett
Garvin’s tenure as head
coach. The Fighting Patri
ots finished 12-9 through
his first two seasons. They
ended the 2019 regular sea
son with a 9-1 record, the
only loss coming to region
champions Cartersville.
Sandy Creek defeated its
first and second round oppo
nents (Denmark and Ameri-
cus-Sumter) by a combined
score of 98-14.
Earlier this decade, Sandy
Creek was a dominant force
in Georgia. From 2008-to-
2013, it won six-straight
region titles and three state
championship games. Its re
cord during that stretch was
78-4.
Sandy Creek’s success
extends beyond its own tro
phy case. Numerous Fight
ing Patriots have gone on to
play major college football
and six have spent time in
the NFL. The most famous
Sandy Creek alum is Pro
Bowl wide receiver Calvin
Johnson.
MATCHUPS
Sandy Creek’s offensive
isn’t too different from
some other offenses the Red
Raiders have played this
year. The difference comes
in the athletes running the
offense.
Sandy Creek operates
out of the spread and plac
es its trust on the arm of
Matthew Williams. He has
proven worthy of that trust
by leading the offense to
over 500 points through 12
games this season. Williams
doesn’t keep the ball in his
hands very long because his
receivers don’t waste much
time getting open, espe
cially Brian Branch. Wil
liams completes most of his
passes to Branch. On deep
er routes, Ahmad Jackson
tends to get a lot of passes
thrown his way.
Williams regularly throws
for more than 300 yards but
this isn’t a one-dimensional
offense. The running game
with Rashad Amos is good
for around 150 yards each
game.
Madison County’s de
fense has dominated the pre
vious two games, especially
at the line of scrimmage.
But Williams’ quick reads
and release in the passing
game, with his athletic re
ceivers getting open quickly
will present a new challenge
for the Red Raiders. Madi
son County’s success on de
fense will rely on if the de
fensive line can get pressure
on Williams soon enough to
get him off balance.
The matchup for the Red
Raider offense isn’t much
better. Sandy Creek has
only allowed 168 points this
season and have prevented
eight teams from scoring
two touchdowns. The de
fense was gashed in games
against Cartersville and Ce-
dartown, but those teams
competed for the Region
5-AAAA Championship.
The Fighting Patriots have
experience against offenses
similar to Madison County.
They defeated Ridgeland
earlier in the season and de
feated them 43-7. However,
they haven’t seen triple op
tion like Madison County’s,
one where the team sticks to
the flexbone, but can pass
the ball around if it needs to.
The Red Raiders will need
more great performances by
Martavian Cooper, Dayton
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