Madison pounds Strasburg

MADISON — It was the Mountaineer underclassmen that carried a senior-laden Madison County squad to a 28-7 victory over visiting Strasburg Friday night.
The Mountaineers entered the game short handed when running backs Logan Terrell and Devon Boone, as well as defensive end A.J. Butler did not dress for the game.
“Violation of team rules,” Mountaineers’ coach Stuart Dean said regarding the three seniors.
Junior Ralph Yates and sophomore Jerod Williams carried the load for the Mountaineers’ rushing attack.
“When they said me and Jerod were in there then we had to step up to the plate and do what we do best,” Yates said.
Yates had 14 carries for 96 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the night, while Williams had eight carries for 28 yards and an interception on defense.
“Jerod and Ralph are kind of the same type of back — they just are wide open, hit the hole hard,” Dean said. “Jerod did a great job playing both sides of the ball offense and defense.”
On the defensive side of the ball, juniors Terez Terrell and Bradley Meadows led the way with 11 and 8 tackles, respectively.
“Eleven as one,” Senior Chris Fincham said. “Somebody’s not there, somebody else has to step up, it’s all about the team.”
The Mountaineers allowed 130 yards on the ground and a 46-yard run by the Rams’ Bradley Hough late in the fourth quarter kept the Madison County defense from a shut out.
“We knew Strasburg was going to be a little more balanced attack then what we’ve seen the past couple weeks,” Dean said. “But we still wanted to be good run stoppers the more we saw it the better we got at it.”
The seniors in the passing game would not be outdone, as Dustin Kirby threw for 163 yards on 13-of-16 passing and two touchdowns, both to senior Antonio Childress. Childress finished the night with seven catches for 121 yards.
“(We) came to play,” Dean said. “Got after it in the first half — did what we needed to do. Played good on offense and defense — exactly where we wanted to be.”
Madison County (8-0) travels to its final road game of the regular season Friday at Manassas Park.

Madison 28, Strasburg 7
Strasburg 0 0 0 7 – 7
Madison County 13 15 0 0 – 28
Scoring Plays
First Quarter
MCHS – Ralph Yates 4 run (Stephen Dixon kick)
MCHS – Yates 4 run (run failed)
Second Quarter
MCHS – Antonio Childress 9 pass from Dustin Kirby (Yates pass from Kirby)
MCHS – Childress 10 pass from Kirby (Dixon kick)
Fourth Quarter
SHS – Bradley Hough 46 run (Nika Kartvelishvili kick)
Individual Statistics
Rushing – SHS: Bradley Hough 4-65, Tanner Orndorff 20-61, Kaleb McKelvey 6-12, Michael Reynolds 7-(-10); MCHS: Ralph Yates 14-96, Jerod Williams 8-28, Dustin Kirby 8-24. Passing – SHS: Michael Reynolds 6-for-15, 81 yards; MCHS: Dustin Kirby 13-for-16, 163 yards. Receiving – SHS: Sheldon Stickley 3-31, Tanner Orndorff 2-24, Tyler Himelright 1-14, Kaleb McKelvey 1-12; MCHS: Antonio Childress 7-121, Dylan Shifflette 2-22, Jerod Williams 3-14, Rashad Bolden 1-6.