reprinted from The Madison County Journal.com September 5, 2009 edition
Posted by
Ben Munro
•Who: Madison Co. (1-1) @ Monroe Area (0-2)
•When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.
•Where: Monroe, Legion Field
•Last year: Madison Co. 34, Monroe Area 0
•Series: Monroe Area leads 18-10-1
•Monroe Area’s all time record: 268-335-16
•Monroe Area coach: Matt Fligg (fourth year at Monroe, 5-27, 17th year overall, 65-102)
•What else: The Purple Hurricanes bring a 14-game losing streak into the contest. Monroe Area hasn’t won since beating Franklin County 26-10 on Nov. 9, 2007 … The Purple Hurricanes have won just seven games since the start of the 2005 season … Madison County has won three out of the last five meetings between the two schools dating back to 1996 … Randell Owens reached the 50-win mark Friday with Madison County’s 35-29 victory over Winder-Barrow. He seeks his 30th coaching victory at MCHS Friday.
