Cedrick Bush heads for the opening down the field during one of his 13 carries last Friday night. Bush racked 172 rushing yards during the game. Zach Mitcham/staff

Raiders lose halftime lead in blowout loss

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Justin Poole
Wednesday, October 6. 2010
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By Zach Mitcham
The tale of two halves was not a pretty story Friday.

Madison County soared to a 20-7 first half lead over Apalachee on Homecoming Friday night. But after the band, balloons and all the Homecoming candidates in shiny, pretty dresses left the field, Apalachee returned from the locker room and issued a bitter blow to the Raiders, outscoring the home squad 49-0 in the second half, en route to a 63-20 Wildcat victory.

Madison County couldn’t stop the Apalachee ground game, which tallied 485 yards on 63 carries, a 7.5 yard-per-carry average. Meanwhile, the Red Raiders struggled to hold on to the football, throwing two interceptions and giving away one fumble.


But the first quarter offered no hint of the troubles to come as Madison County jumped to a 12-0 lead, with Marcus Johnson scoring on a seven-yard pass from Alex Jordan, followed by a five-yard touchdown reception by Keidrick Curry. Both extra-point attempts failed.

Apalachee responded with a 26-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter to cut the lead to 12-7. Shortly after, the Wildcats drove down the field again, but Apalachee coughed up the ball at the Raider 14.

Madison County’s Cedric Bush, who led the Raiders with 172 yards on 13 carries, took a handoff and hit the corner, sprinting 57 yards to the Apalachee 29. Bush followed with a 17-yard run, then an 11-yard touchdown run.

The two-point conversion pass to Terrell McCrary was good. And Madison County led 20-7.

For the rest of the game, see the Madison County Journal.

MCHS is off this week and the Red Raiders return Oct. 15 as Madison County faces Rockdale County on the road.
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