Madison County Red Raiders

Madison County		vs.	Dacula
10	First Downs		11
34-98	Russing Attempts/Yards		35-213
2.9	Average		6.1
10-19-1	Completed/Attempts/Interceptions		2-12-2
114	Passing Yards		34
212	Total Offense		247
1-0	Fumbles/Lost		1-1
4-150(37.5)	Punting		N/A
8-75	Penalties		10-87
	RUSHING
Player	Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns
Allen	11	60	0
Owens	12	16	1
Long	6	12	0
Johnson	4	12	0
Grant	1	-2	0
TOTALS	34	98	1
	PASSING
Player	Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	INT
Owens	10/19	114	0	1
TOTALS	10/19	114	0	1
	RECEIVING
Player	Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns
Latimer	2	38	0
Grant	2	34	0
Boleman	1	19	0
Allen	3	12	0
Johnson	1	6	0
Long	1	5	0
TOTALS	10	114	0
	KICKING
Player	EPM	EPA	FGM	FGA
Orr	1	1	0	0
TOTALS	1	1	0	0
	PUNTING
Player	Punting	Total Yards	Average Yards
Orr	4	150	37.5
TOTALS	4	150	37.5
	DEFENSE
Player	Tackles	Assisted Tackles	Sacks	Fumble Recovery	INT
Long	9	4	0	0	0
Adams	7	4	0	0	1
Jenkins	7	4	0	0	0
Randall	1	6	0	0	0
Martin	4	3	0	0	0
Ginn	3	1	0	0	0
Tilton	3	1	0	0	0
Brent Russell	1	1	1	0	0
Berryman	1	1	0	0	0
Allen	1	1	0	0	0
Faust	1	0	0	0	1
Hall	0	1	0	0	0
Ingram	0	1	0	0	0

Reprinted from the Athens Banner Herald
Saturday, September 23, 2006 edition
By Craig Peters|craig.peters@onlineathens.com Story updated at 12:23 AM on Saturday, September 23, 2006
DANIELSVILLE - Madison County's heads and shoulders didn't stay down long. But the Red Raiders' hearts needed a little more time. The Red Raiders were extremely disappointed by near misses and penalties, but left the field respecting their opponents and proud of their efforts. They led fourth-ranked Dacula with more than 10 minutes left in the fourth, but the Falcons made a crucial third-down conversion and scored two late touchdowns in a 17-7 win at Raider Field Friday. Blair Frost caught a 25-yard pass from Kyle White on third-and-6 from the Madison County 48, and Cole Brodie dodged tacklers for a 23-yard touchdown on the next play to give Dacula (4-0, 1-0 in Region 8-AAAA North) a lead it didn't surrender. Midway through the fourth quarter, Madison County (3-1, 0-1) drove to the Dacula 39, but a fumble on fourth-and-6 ended the comeback attempt. "It's heartbreaking," Red Raiders quarterback Jarrod Owens said. "That's probably the best team a Madison County team has ever lined up against. We got after it and battled." Madison County dedicated the night to the memory of Jodi Torres, a former Red Raiders cheerleader who died in a car accident last year. The cheerleaders painted a message to Torres on their breakthrough and others painted themselves with "Always Remember" and Torres' initials. Instead of tearing the breakthrough as a fired up team hosting top-flight competition and opening subregion play normally would do, the Red Raiders split into two groups, walked around and met on the other side. Preserving the sign and the memory of Torres. The intense emotions helped the Red Raiders drive the ball early and their defense contained Dacula. Madison County lined up in the Wing-T on its first drive instead of its customary spread and gained 36 yards, but more important consumed 5:28. The Red Raiders eventually went to the spread but kept the ball for 14:45 of the first half. Owens ended an 83-yard touchdown drive with an 8-yard score with 11:53 left before halftime. But Dacula extended drives in the second half and controlled field position thanks to Cameron Kenney's explosive leg. The senior punted three times in the game for 167 valuable yards and pinned the Red Raiders near their own goal in the second half. Although Dacula completed only two passes and White threw interceptions on consecutive attempts to Madison County's Lindburg Faust and Hunter Adams, the Falcons had enough. "We didn't play as well as we should have," Dacula coach Kevin Maloof said, "We gave up some yardage, but we played great when we had too. Our defense gave us the opportunity to win the ballgame." Aldreakos Allen led the Red Raiders with 67 yards on nine carries, but Madison County gained only 15 of its 110 rushing yards in the second half. On the fourth and 6 play Allen and Owens got a little too close on the pitch and lost the ball, ending the Red Raiders last chance. "You've got to give Coach Maloof credit," Madison County coach Randell Owens said. "They have experienced players and know how to get things done. I'm really proud of the guys, but we made too many mistakes to win a big ball game." Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on 092306.

Published in the Gwinnett Daily Post on 092006 | Story updated 09/20/2006
 By Brandon Brigman Staff Writer brandon.brigman@gwinnettdailypost.com
Talking to Madison County head coach Randell Owens, you get the sense the third-year coach is worried about his team’s Region 8-AAAA opener on Friday against Dacula. “I’ve seen too much of them,” Owens said. “I had to quit watching them on film; they just kept getting better and better.” After reaching the semifinals last year in Class AAAAA, Dacula is now in AAAA and has continued its dominance. The Falcons enter Friday’s game ranked fourth in the state and are off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2001. However, Dacula gets its first major test of the season when it travels to Danielsville to face the only other undefeated team in the region. “You’ve got to line up and play every week,” Dacula head coach Kevin Maloof said. “It’s the first subregion game, so it’s a very important game. We set out to win each game one at a time and there is added importance to this game because it is the first sub-region game.” It has been the Dacula defense that has led the team so far this season. The Falcons posted shutouts in the first two weeks and gave up 14 points at the end of last week’s 42-14 win over Rockdale. “If people don’t score, they can’t beat you,” Maloof said. Said Owens: “They’re very well-coached. They’ve got good team speed overall and the defense is always where they’re supposed to be. They’re pretty much always in position like you want them to be.” The Dacula defense has given up 574 yards this season and 95 of those yards have been through the air. That will change on Friday, when the Falcons face a predominantly passing team. Madison County runs a spread-type, shotgun offense similar to North Gwinnett. “We really haven’t been tested like they are going to,” Maloof said. “This group does a good job of mixing it up with the pass and the run and will be more balanced than any team we have faced this year. I’ll say this, our secondary hasn’t been tested like they are going to be.” Madison County’s passing attack is centered around Owens’ son, Jarrod. The 6-foot, 185-pound senior has completed 46 of 79 passes for 583 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions this season. Running back Al Allen has 17 receptions for 299 yards and three touchdowns. According to Owens, Madison County is one of the smallest schools in Class AAAA, and the team has to rely on several players to play both ways, including at least six last week, so depth is a concern for the Red Raiders. While the Dacula defense has led the team so far, the offense isn’t too bad either. The Falcons have racked up 765 yards of total offense led by quarterback Kyle White. The senior has completed 18 of 35 passes for 455 yards with eight touchdowns and one interception. Cameron Kenney has been White’s favorite target with seven catches for 191 yards and two scores. Blair Frost and Michael Butler have combined for 10 receptions for 231 yards with five TDs. On the ground, Cole Brodie had 12 carries for 89 yards and three TDs last week. “They’ve go a lot of ammo and they’ve got a lot of players that can make plays,” said Owens, who was previously the offensive coordinator at South Gwinnett, where he coached current Seattle Seahawks quarterback David Greene. This will be the first meeting between the schools since 1999 when the two were in Region 8-AAA. Dacula holds the all-time series lead at 2-0. “They’re definitely a strong team and are very deserving of their top-10 ranking,” Owens said. “They’re definitely one of the top teams in the state. I just hope they go easy on us.”