Announcement
reprinted from The Madison County Journal online September 9, 2010 edition by Justin Poole
Three weeks into the season and Madison County is still looking to break into the win column. This week, the Red Raiders meet Winder-Barrow (0-2) on the road to see which team will pick up its first 2010 win. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. in Winder.
Last week’s loss to Salem wasn’t all bad news though, as coach Randell Owens was pleased with the improvements made from the opener against Flowery Branch.
“Our offensive line improved greatly, but they need to improve that much again,” said Owens.
There are still things that Owens pointed out that the Red Raiders have to work on. Mostly the focus is on ball control. Owens said the team still has to work on eliminating turnovers and the passing game.
“We have had mental errors and fundamental mistakes – all those types of things are correctable,” Owens said. “We just have to improve on those skills.”
“Our kids got better as the [Salem] game went on, … our kids bowed up in the second half and played harder and put themselves into a position to win the ball game in the fourth quarter.”
This Friday, as Madison County heads to Winder-Barrow to take on the Bulldoggs, the Red Raiders are going to have to play just as hard to push past the wing-T offense and man coverage defense Winder-Barrow likes to play.
According to Owens, the Bulldoggs are a physical and aggressive team, which has also been on the short side of the stick for the previous two games.
“They are struggling at the moment, but have played two traditionally strong opponents and came out on the short end. Their kids play hard and like us are getting better every week so what we look at on film is not the same team we play on Friday night. They see us the same way we see them, a chance to get into the win column. It will be a dogfight.”
Winder-Barrow is coming off a loss against Rockdale and Flowery Branch into this week and are looking to eat Madison County for an easy win as the Red Raiders visit. Madison County has came out on top in the past four meetings, but Winder-Barrow holds the record 16-8 in the series with Madison County.
Owens and the coaching staff were working on Monday to adjust the depth chart for the Red Raiders before Friday’s game to combat changes Winder-Barrow is likely to make.
The primary goal for Madison County is still to improve overall and hopefully pick up a much need win.
“We try to get better every week," Owens said. "We take what we got and the kids play with all their heart and you get better everyday. I illustrate with my hands about three feet apart that this is where we have got to go and you can’t do that in a day. You get this much better a day and I am holding up thumb and finger about two inches apart. Over the course of time a bunch of inches will equal that three feet and they are working hard to do that.”
Three weeks into the season and Madison County is still looking to break into the win column. This week, the Red Raiders meet Winder-Barrow (0-2) on the road to see which team will pick up its first 2010 win. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. in Winder.
Last week’s loss to Salem wasn’t all bad news though, as coach Randell Owens was pleased with the improvements made from the opener against Flowery Branch.
“Our offensive line improved greatly, but they need to improve that much again,” said Owens.
There are still things that Owens pointed out that the Red Raiders have to work on. Mostly the focus is on ball control. Owens said the team still has to work on eliminating turnovers and the passing game.
“We have had mental errors and fundamental mistakes – all those types of things are correctable,” Owens said. “We just have to improve on those skills.”
“Our kids got better as the [Salem] game went on, … our kids bowed up in the second half and played harder and put themselves into a position to win the ball game in the fourth quarter.”
This Friday, as Madison County heads to Winder-Barrow to take on the Bulldoggs, the Red Raiders are going to have to play just as hard to push past the wing-T offense and man coverage defense Winder-Barrow likes to play.
According to Owens, the Bulldoggs are a physical and aggressive team, which has also been on the short side of the stick for the previous two games.
“They are struggling at the moment, but have played two traditionally strong opponents and came out on the short end. Their kids play hard and like us are getting better every week so what we look at on film is not the same team we play on Friday night. They see us the same way we see them, a chance to get into the win column. It will be a dogfight.”
Winder-Barrow is coming off a loss against Rockdale and Flowery Branch into this week and are looking to eat Madison County for an easy win as the Red Raiders visit. Madison County has came out on top in the past four meetings, but Winder-Barrow holds the record 16-8 in the series with Madison County.
Owens and the coaching staff were working on Monday to adjust the depth chart for the Red Raiders before Friday’s game to combat changes Winder-Barrow is likely to make.
The primary goal for Madison County is still to improve overall and hopefully pick up a much need win.
“We try to get better every week," Owens said. "We take what we got and the kids play with all their heart and you get better everyday. I illustrate with my hands about three feet apart that this is where we have got to go and you can’t do that in a day. You get this much better a day and I am holding up thumb and finger about two inches apart. Over the course of time a bunch of inches will equal that three feet and they are working hard to do that.”
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