On Friday, Madison faced Hillcrest in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Madison Bobcats enjoyed a cozy 41-24 win over the Hillcrest Knights. 41 seems to be a good number for the Bobcats as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Madison's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Barkley Beck led the charge by rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Beck also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending two passes. Madison also got help from Brock Hammond, who showed off his sure hands for 82 receiving yards.
Madison's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Porter Cottle, Micah Thompson, and Bryce Dredge picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Cottle a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Madison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hillcrest only rushed for 119.
Jace Judy and Tyson Sweetwood certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Judy picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Sweetwood threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns. Judy also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
The win made it two in a row for Madison and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Madison has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Middleton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hillcrest, they will host Bonneville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Hillcrest focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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