Cherokee Bluff football coach Tommy Jones joins the Friday Game Night Coaches Show to talk Region 8-4A opener against Madison County.
MADISON COUNTY at CHEROKEE BLUFF
Records: Bears (0-2, 0-0 Region 8-4A); Red Raiders (2-0, 0-0 Region 8-4A)
Last week: Cherokee Bluff was off; Madison County was off
Where: Yonah Field, Flowery Branch
Time: 7:30 p.m.
The Statisticals: Cherokee Bluff leads the series, 1-0. The Bears won 20-19 in 2022 in Danielsville. The Red Raiders lead all of 8-4A in scoring (96, 48.0 ppg). Both teams have had time to get ready for their region openers with the off week. The Bears have scored the fewest points (14, 7.0 ppg) in the region after the first two weeks. Madison County has won 4 of its last 6 road games while Bluff is just 1-5 in its last 6 home games.
What to watch for: The Madison County offense vs. the Bluff defense. The Red Raiders have averaged nearly 400 yards/game on the ground so far. The Bears were run over by the West Forsyth ground attack in their opener and are giving up 30.5 ppg in the early going. If Bluff can’t slow down the Red Raiders' powerful option attack, it could be a long night.
