Photos from last week's basketball games at Oconee County and North Oconee. The Madison County girls defeated the Warriors and the Titans. The boys beat Oconee Co. but lost to North Oconee in double-overtime.

BOGART – North Oconee’s gymnasium is typically a tough venue for the Madison County Red Raiders to shoot at. But once Kayla McPherson’s shots started dropping, the Titans could do little to stop the All-State player.

WATKNISVILLE – Madison County can wind down the regular season comfortably with a win this Friday night.

WATKINSVILLE – An early deficit evaporated quickly as the Madison County girls' basketball team blew out Oconee County 70-45 on the road Jan. 21.

Madison County’s goal all year has been to wrestle its best in February. With the AAAA State Duals over, the Red Raiders can invest fully into the remaining traditional tournaments before the state tournament.

Jaxon Hoetzel led Madison County’s efforts at Lambert this past weekend. His first-place finish in the 182-lb. weight class helped the Red Raiders secure a ninth place finish out of 29 teams at the Hook Em’ Holiday Clash tournament.

Madison County hosted Hampton High School Saturday afternoon for the final home dual of the 2019-20 season, and the final home meet for a group of five seniors with successful records.

Photos from Madison County's dual victory over Hampton High School on Senior night.

BROOKWOOD – Madison County head coach Dan Lampe admitted his team entered the Deep South Classic tournament just hoping to steal one victory. The Red Raiders exceeded Lampe’s expectations by winning two games and playing in the championship game.

The Madison County wrestling team entered Christmas break on a high note Saturday with a successful weekend at the Eric Hill Memorial Tournament hosted by Loganville High School.

Madison County High School’s Region 8-AAAA champion softball team made another trip to Columbus this year, winning its first game in the Class eight-team AAAA state tournament and finishing the year 23-12. The coaches and players were recognized Dec. 10 by the county school board.

The Red Raider varsity football team capped off its historic season with a trip to the Class AAAA state quarterfinals, defeating Ridgeland and Mary Persons in rounds one and two of the playoffs. The players and coaches were recognized by the Madison County Board of Education Dec. 10.

Madison County wrestlers trekked to North Carolina and finished sixth in the 29-team Falcon Frenzy at West Henderson High School.

Some nights, a team gets hot and stays hot from the field. Stephens County had one of those nights Friday at the expense of the Madison County girls’ basketball team.

Madison County head coach Bryan Bird said he knows his team isn’t 25 points worse than Stephens County after his team’s 53-28 loss in the Region 8-AAAA opener.

Senior quarterback and safety Colby Smith led a long list of the Madison County players on the 2019 All-Region football teams.

The Cowboys & Angels, Madison County 4-H Equestrian Drill Team, competed in the Southeast Mounted Drill Team Association’s (SEMDTA) second competition of the year at Rabun Arena in Tiger Nov. 15-17. The two-time national champions took with them 10 new members of a newly created “Green t…

Madison County did its best to keep Apalachee in the game Tuesday night, but a near quadruple-double by Kayla McPherson prevented the Red Raiders from succumbing to their mistakes.

Madison County entered six wrestlers in the Panther Invitational at Jackson County Comprehensive High School and five of them finished in the top five.

The Madison County boys’ basketball team had a knack for playing close games with more athletic teams. But Apalachee had more advantages than just athleticism.

Madison County is fine taking its lumps in December, as long as they help the Red Raiders accomplish their goals in February.

On a night where Madison County honored a legendary girls basketball player, its current superstar Kayla McPherson showed why she’s regarded as one of the best players in the country.

WINDER – The undersized and inexperienced Madison County girls’ basketball team was no match for Winder-Barrow’s bigger lineup Tuesday night.

The Madison County girls basketball team will retire the number 33 for Courtney Freeman this Friday night. She played in the post for Madison County from 2005-to-2009. Freeman continued her basketball career at Appalachian State where she started 78 games in three seasons. She scored 1,022 p…

WINDER – Tuesday’s road trip to Winder-Barrow marked the debut of several new additions to the Madison County boys’ basketball team from the football squad.

Photos from the Madison County basketball teams' trip to Winder-Barrow. The girls lost their game 82-55 while the boys lost 54-50.

TYRONE - Madison County’s 2019 football season ended Friday night at the hands of the Sandy Creek Patriots.

Photos from Madison County's state quarterfinals loss to Sandy Creek.

Two weeks ago Madison County was just thankful to be in the Class AAAA state playoffs. Now, the Red Raiders are a win away from the state semifinals and three away from a state championship.

Madison County High School senior Emma Walsh (front, center) has signed a volleyball scholarship with Belmont Abbey College. She is pictured at a signing ceremony Nov. 20 in the high school media center. Pictured with Walsh (L-R) are Charlie Young, Judy Young, Jenny Walsh, Geoff Walsh, Owen …

Photos from Madison County's 38-14 win over Mary Persons in the second round of the Class AAAA state playoffs. The Red Raiders travel to Sandy Creek for the quarterfinals next Friday night.

FORSYTH – At Madison County, you get used to doubters. Playing football for a sub .500 program, you just have to deal with people saying you don’t have a chance.

Photos from Madison County's boys' and girls' basketball games at Cedar Shoals. The girls defeated Cedar Shoals 80-61 and the boys lost 70-40.

Region 8-AAAA recently compiled its 2019 all-region teams and 10 players from Madison County's region champion squad were honored.

The Madison County football team made history last Friday night by upsetting Ridgeland in the first round of the Class AAAA state playoffs. Now the Red Raiders are hoping lightning strikes twice this Friday at Mary Persons.

Madison County High School’s Logan Fisher and Will Hart won the Hartwell fishing tournament this past weekend out of over 100 boats.

Madison County's Tuesday night meeting with Cedar Shoals was a tale of two halves, even though the Red Raiders led for three quarters.

Madison County dove into the 2019-20 wrestling season Saturday at the always-competitive Buford Invitational.

Friday night was a long time coming for the Madison County community and a football program in its 63rd season.

After losing five seniors and a rising star freshman from last season’s region championship team, but that’s not how Madison County girls basketball head coach Dan Lampe is choosing to look at things differently.

The string of comfortable weather at Madison County football games ends this Friday night in the first round of the state playoffs.

2018-19 was a productive season for the Madison County wrestling team. Headlined by Josh Kincaid winning the program’s seventh state championship, three other Raiders placed at the state level to set a new school record with four state placers.

Head coach Bryan Bird and the Madison County boys’ basketball team have a tall, but simple task ahead of them this November.

WATKINSVILLE - Madison County fell short of its upset bid of region champs Oconee County Friday night. But with last week’s win over Stephens County, and a little help from St. Pius X, the Red Raiders accomplished their goal of reaching the Class AAAA state playoffs.