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RAIDERS Take Well-Deserved Break October 20
Posted by Randell Owens at Oct 19, 2006 5:00PM PDT
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Reprinted from the Madison County Journal October 19, 2006 edition
Raiders Get Leave Time
MCHS regrouping with off week, looking toward final stretch
by BEN MUNRO
With an off date ahead Friday, this is the week that Raider players nurse bumps and bruises and coaches re-discover there’s life beyond a film room. For example, head coach Randell Owens granted his staff a Sunday night off from football duties this past week.
“(We’re) trying to salvage what’s left of our marriages,” he joked.
Luckily for Madison County (5-2, 2-2), there’s still much to salvage from the football season.
Despite a disappointing 24-0 loss to Habersham Central Oct. 6, Madison County is still alive for the no. 3 spot out of the sub-region for the region playoffs in the final week of the season and a chance to play for a trip to the state playoffs thanks to a 22-14 win over Loganville this past Friday.
“We’re excited,” Owens said. “We’ve got a lot to play for.”
But the Raiders, who took Monday off from practice and who will also get Friday off, must get past Jackson County and Winder-Barrow to get that spot. Madison County plays the Panthers next Friday (Oct. 27) and Winder-Barrow Nov. 3.
Madison County, which has played seven straight weeks, will use its down time this week to rejuvenate for that two-game stretch. Owens said the off week is three-fold: Get healthy, get back to basics, get caught up.
“Getting a little time away from each other is healthy,” Owens said.
Then, it’s get ready for Jackson County.
As far as health is concerned, Madison County has been bagged up but the down time will allow players a chance to heal. Nick May, a starting offensive tackle, is the only Raider still out. “The others are physically getting better,” Owens said.
The hope is for the team to be recharged by Monday when the Raiders’ preparations for Jackson County intensify.
Not only is this a must-win for the Raiders, a victory over the Panthers would carry historical significance, too.
At 5-2, a victory over Jackson County would clinch four consecutive winning seasons (counting a 5-4-1 year in non-region football in 2003). It would also mean back-to-back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in the program’s 50-year history when playing a region football schedule.
That motivation gives the Raiders a lot to play for.
“In my personal opinion, and the general opinion of most coaches, it takes four consecutive years of winning to be able to claim that you have a winning program,” Owens said. “With one more win, this year’s senior class can lay legitimate claim to having propelled the Madison County football program into the category of a winning program, not just a ‘good football team’ or ‘they had a good year’ or they had a ‘good stretch.’”
Reprinted from the Madison County Journal October 19, 2006 edition
MADISON COUNTY VS. LOGANVILLE STAT SHEET (October 13, 2006)
Posted by Randell Owens at Oct 15, 2006 5:00PM PDT
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Madison County |
22 |
vs. 14 |
Loganville |
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12 |
First Downs |
7 |
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26-106 |
Rushing Attempts/Yards |
45-150 |
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4.1 |
Average |
3.3 |
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10-19-1 |
Completed/Attempts/Interceptions |
2-12-1 |
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105 |
Passing Yards |
31 |
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211 |
Total Offense |
181 |
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1-1 |
Fumbles/Lost |
0 |
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5-176 |
Punting |
N/A |
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6-70 |
Penalties |
7-55 |
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RUSHING |
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Player |
Attempts |
Yards |
Touchdowns |
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Owens |
9 |
49 |
0 |
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Long |
7 |
46 |
1 |
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Allen |
4 |
-5 |
1 |
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Carey |
4 |
16 |
0 |
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Johnson |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTALS |
26 |
106 |
2 |
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PASSING |
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Player |
Attempts |
Yards |
Touchdowns |
INT |
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Owens |
9/18 |
97 |
0 |
1 |
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Allen |
1/1 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
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TOTALS |
20/36 |
177 |
1 |
1 |
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RECEIVING |
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Player |
Attempts |
Yards |
Touchdowns |
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Boleman |
4 |
8 |
0 |
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Grant |
3 |
56 |
0 |
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Long |
2 |
8 |
1 |
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Allen |
2 |
8 |
0 |
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Latimer |
1 |
20 |
0 |
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Caudell |
1 |
5 |
0 |
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TOTALS |
13 |
105 |
1 |
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KICKING |
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Player |
EPM |
EPA |
FGM |
FGA |
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Orr |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTALS |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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PUNTING |
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Player |
Punting |
Total Yards |
Average Yards |
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Orr |
5 |
176 |
35 |
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TOTALS |
5 |
176 |
35 |
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DEFENSE |
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Player |
Tackles |
Assisted Tackles |
Sacks |
Fumble Recovery |
PBU |
INT |
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Russell |
10 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Long |
9 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Carey |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Berryman |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Tilton |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Randall |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Adams |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Ginn |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Martin |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Tayler |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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Jenkins |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Faust |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Dalton |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Hall |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Lattimer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Grant |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Escoe |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Co-Players of the Week October 15-21 Total Points: 21 for each player |
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MADISON COUNTY 22 | LOGANVILLE 14
Reprinted from The Athens Banner Herald October 14, 2006 edition By Staff
DANIELSVILLE--Al Allen and Jarvis Long teamed up Friday night to account for all of Madison County's points as the Red Raiders defeated Loganville 22-14 in a Region 8-AAAA North game. Long got Madison County on the baord in the second quarter with a 35-yard scoring run, and Allen tallied on a 5-yard run in the third quarter. Late in the third quarter, Allen threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Long on a fake field goal attempt to give the Red Raiders the edge. Long also scored on a 2-point conversion. Quarterback Jarrod Owens led the Red Raiders, rushing nine times for 56 yards and completing 10 of 19 passes for 105 yards and interception. Long rushed six times for 43 yards. Madison County's defense held the Red Devils to 150 yards rushing and 31 yards passing. The Red Raiders (5-2, 2-2) have a bye next week and will travel to Jackson County on October 27.
Reprinted from the Athens Banner-Herald paper
Reprinted from The Athens Banner Herald October 14, 2006 edition By Staff
DANIELSVILLE--Al Allen and Jarvis Long teamed up Friday night to account for all of Madison County's points as the Red Raiders defeated Loganville 22-14 in a Region 8-AAAA North game. Long got Madison County on the baord in the second quarter with a 35-yard scoring run, and Allen tallied on a 5-yard run in the third quarter. Late in the third quarter, Allen threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Long on a fake field goal attempt to give the Red Raiders the edge. Long also scored on a 2-point conversion. Quarterback Jarrod Owens led the Red Raiders, rushing nine times for 56 yards and completing 10 of 19 passes for 105 yards and interception. Long rushed six times for 43 yards. Madison County's defense held the Red Devils to 150 yards rushing and 31 yards passing. The Red Raiders (5-2, 2-2) have a bye next week and will travel to Jackson County on October 27.
Reprinted from the Athens Banner-Herald paper
Raiders Try to Fight Through Another Week
Reprinted from The Madison County Journal October 12, 2006 edition
by BEN MUNRO
Raider head coach Randell Owens acknowledges rigors Georgia must face on the college level. The Bulldogs, of course, have to play the Floridas, the Tennessees and the Auburns of the world.
“But they don’t play them back-to-back-to-back,” Owens said with a laugh.
As for his Raiders, they do have to play the power of their schedule without a breather.
Madison County is coming off a gamut of consecutive games with Dacula, Clarke Central and Habersham Central. And they’ve still got to play Loganville Friday before it can enjoy its off-week next week to heal.
Owens, whose team was shutout Friday against Habersham Central, said it’s been a tough road that’s come with injuries along the way.
“Football is a tough game,” he said. “It’s tough to ask the kids to show the maturity to rise above their circumstances week after week after week.”
Against Loganville (2-3), Madison County will have to deal with a power football team which Owens said hasn’t hit its stride yet. The coach said that the Red Devils are big upfront, play hard and like to pound the ball and then hit a defense with play action passes.
And the Raiders have seen how tough a game with Loganville can be.
These two teams battled to two overtimes last year before Madison County won 23-20. Thirteen starters return this year from that Red Devil team.
“I don’t know that their record is indicative of the quality team they have,” Owens said.
Loganville trailed 23-7 this past Friday before rallying for a 30-23 win over Winder-Barrow. Madison County, however, had its worst night of the year, losing to Habersham Central 24-0.
“We’re still kind of licking our wounds from last week,” Owens said.
Besides being shutout, Madison County was held to just 15 yards rushing and 177 total yards. That coming after putting up 34 points on Clarke Central the week before.
Owens said the team was embarrassed and it’s time for the Raiders to respond. He said they have so far in practice.
“That’s the interesting thing,” he said. “You hope that they’re going to show the maturity to go out there and respond.”
There’s added incentive. Unless some upsets occur over the next three weeks in the sub-region, it’s likely that Madison County, at 1-2 in 8A-AAAA play, won’t have the right to host a region playoff game come week 10.
So there’s a good chance that Friday is the final time Madison County will play at its home field this year.
“It will be a time for the real Red Raiders to show up and play like we’re capable of playing,” Owens said.
Reprinted from the Madison County Journal October 12, 2006 edition.
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