Basketball Recap: Madison County Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Win

Cowboys

Previous 5 Games

01/20/25 @ Brooks County	78-66
01/17/25 @ Taylor County	72-58
01/16/25 vs Branford	71-48
01/14/25 vs FAMU DRS	65-38
01/11/25 vs Brooks County	80-43

Madison County came tearing into Monday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 78-66 victory over the Brooks County Trojans. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 200th in Florida, while the Trojans are ranked 456th in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Madison County's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jhy Smith, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 19 rebounds. Smith is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last nine games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Labron Lee, who posted 21 points and seven assists.

Madison County was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brooks County only racked up eight assists.

When it comes to explaining why Brooks County lost, don't look at Anton Graham. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 17 points and 17 rebounds. What's more, Graham also racked up four blocks, the most he's had since back in February of 2024. Colten Gosier was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.

Madison County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 30.2% in those games and 25% outside of them. As for Brooks County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-10.

Madison County has already played their next contest (against Hamilton County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Brooks County has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Charlton County.