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MADISON COUNTY SECOND HALF MUSCLE WINS 1A TITLE

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It was the best of halves, it was the worst of halves, it was the perfect game-plan, it wasn’t the perfect ending, but if you’re a Blountstown Tiger, the best away to describe the action between Blountstown and Madison County in Orlando during the Class 1A State Championship on Thursday afternoon can be best described as a tale of two halves. And in the end, it was the Cowboys of Madison County pulling away late to secure their first title in a decade 35-20 over Blountstown.

Blountstown absolutely had to have the perfect game in order to pull off what might have been the state’s biggest upset in all classes had they done it in the state’s biggest game for their respective classification. For the first 24 minutes, they had punched the biggest bully on the block squarely in the mouth, and MadCo was rattled. The Tigers took a 17-14 lead just before the half and held distinct advantages in most major statistical categories, but in the end it was the Cowboys who dusted off their boots and finished the fight, outscoring Blountstown 21-3 in the final two quarters of play.

The title is Madison County’s first title since 2007, when they defeated Tampa Catholic, 28-7. Blountstown was looking for their first title since 1977. SEE PHOTOS HERE

5 Points of Interest

  1. Blountstown QB Trent Peacock completed 80% of his passes in the first half for 39 yards. Madison County limited his completions to 50% for 35 yards in the second half.
  2. Madison County FB Teryon Henderson went bonkers, especially in the second half. In total: 25 rushes for 207 yards and 3 rushing TDs.
  3. After Blountstown scored on their first drive, 9 plays 46 yard Jamal Howard 13 yard pass from Trent Peacock, The Tigers were limited to just one addition Redzone scoring attempt. Madison County locked down the red zone and held Blountstown to 1 of 2 on red zone scoring. 10 points total.
  4. Blountstown 6-2/205 ATH Jamal Howard added 91 all purpose yards to the stat sheet including 1 TD. Made several big plays including an #SCtop10 play taking a reverse up his own sideline, hurdling a diving tackler and breaking a few tackles on his way to big run.
  5. Madison County defensive tackles Laertes Bell and Terray Jones did a masterful job stuffing the inside run in the second half. Really forcing Blountstown to the perimeter where the outside defenders cleaned up the outside run.