MC@Olive Branch Live Stream

Are you not gonna be able to make it up to Olive Branch? Well that's okay. You can still watch the game! Below is a link to the Olive Branch athletics website. The link will take you to the page where a live stream of the game will be played.

Link to game: http://www.quistorsports.com/?page_id=265. GO JAGS!

P.S. If this doesn't work, I WILL be tweeting live from Olive Branch tonight. Follow me on Twitter @GOODWIN_SPORTS .

Friday Night Writes: Madison Central @ Olive Branch- North State Championship

A rematch. That's what will take place this Friday night in Olive Branch, MS.  The Jags of Madison Central High School will play the role of underdog when they take on the Conquistadors of Olive Branch High School at 7 p.m. The first time these teams played, it took a two-minute drill for the Conquistadors to beat the Jags. So expect a very close game. The winner of this game will head to Jackson to play the winner of the Meridian- Petal in the 6A State Title game.

Madison Central is led by Drew Rowell and Hugh Warren. They have combined for over 2,200 yards of rushing this season. Running back Brandon Moore will not play the rest of the season due to a wrist injury. The running back duties will fall on Brandon Collins. Collins is averaging nearly 6 yards per carry this year. The Jags also boast a defense that held the run-heavy South Panola Tigers to 14 points. The Jag's front seven were EXTREMELY impressive last Friday night. The secondary has played well beyond my expectations recently, forcing two interceptions in the past two games.

Olive Branch is led by stud Senior QB Todd Mays. Mays has over 3,000(!!!) total yards. Mays is enough to deal with by himself. However, OB also boasts one of the nations top WR's. D'Arthur Cowan, a Arkansas commit, has over 1,100 yards with ONLY 56 catches. The Olive Brach Conquistadors also boast these.

As a Madison Central student, I think I speak for all my fellow Jags. Bobby Hall, Sign us up for these jerseys!

KEYS TO THE GAME

• Madison Central's defense must work as a unit. The D-Line must get to Todd Mays and then force a bad pass. The secondary must keep the talented OB WR's contained. Speaking of contained, you must keep Todd Mays contained as well. Sounds like a lot? It is. The key to this key is TACKELING. I remember one specific play from the August match up with these teams. Todd Mays made 9 tacklers miss. 9!!! Tackle, tackle, tackle!
• Olive Branch's defense has one simple task. Stop MC's run game. If they do that, this game will not even be close. MC has proved time and time again that they simply just cannot pass the football.
• MC's offense must be able to score at the same pace as OB or this game will get out of hand very fast. Very few punts for the Jags will allow the Jags to put more points on the board and more importantly, keep the ball out of Todd Mays hands.
• Olive Branch must torch the Jags through the air. Todd Mays threw for over 250 yards the past time these two teams played.
• The Jags must keep the ball out of the Todd Mays' hands in the final 4 minutes. This offense is SERIOUS GOOD. Stop him or leave yourself time to score the winning score.
• If the Jags win the turnover battle, MC WILL win.

Prediction: Rod Walker of the Clarion Ledger picked MC to lose to Northwest Rankin and South Panola. The Jags won both of those games. Walker has picked OB in this game as well. Most all Jag fans think that Rod Walker picking the opposite team is a good sign. I agree. Thanks Rod. MC-38, OB-35

Friday Night Writes: South Panola @ MCHS- 2nd Round 6A Playoffs

The 2nd Round of the 6A MHSAA Playoffs begin tonight. Arguably the most intriguing match up of the night, the South Panola Tigers will take on the Madison Central Jaguars. The Tigers have ended the Jag's past three seasons. The Jags are just plain tired of losing to South Panola. South Panola is the standard of football in the state of Mississippi. They have won 8 state championships since 1993. 5 of those were in a row. And if they didn't win the championship, they were runner up. That's right. They have been to the state championship every year since 1993.

Madison Central is led by seniors Drew Rowell and Hugh Warren who lead the team in rushing with over 2,000 combined yards. The Jags will be without leading running back Brandon Moore for the rest of the season. He is out with a broken wrist. The Jags will have to rely on sophomore RB's Doug Ball and Dillan Langley. However, the Jags will mainly rely on Rowell and Warren.

The University of South Panola will ride a 6 game win streak into The Jungle. They are led by 5 players who have rushed for over 100 yards this season. Namely, Antonio Conners leads the team with over 1,400 rushing yards this season. They are led on defense by Ole Miss commits Issac Gross (he's a huge human. HUGE.) and Temerio Strong. The Tigers will be without QB Tevis Flowers who was arrested this past week for shoplifting a Gatorade towel from Wal-mart.

KEYS TO THE GAME

• The Jags will have to win the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. On offense they must account for both Temerio Strong and Issac Gross. On defense, they will have to keep the massive South Panola O-Line in check.
• If your a Jag, stop Antonio Conners and you will stop the Tigers. He is the key to their offense. If your a Tiger, force the run game on the smaller Jag defense. FORCE IT.
• The sophomore RB's for MC must hold on to the ball. And if your S.P., make the sophomores FEEL your presence.
• For both teams, make your field goals and extra points. This game might be that close.

Team Stats (Maxpreps.com)

Rushing Yards/ game: SP, 245/ MC, 350
Passing Yards/ game: SP, 71/ MC, 41
Yards/ game: SP, 316/ MC, 391
Tackles/ game: SP, 38/ MC, 54
Points/ game: SP, 29/ MC, 35


Prediction: Close game in the first half. Jags pull away in the 3rd Quarter. MCHS-24, UofSP-14

Friday Night Writes: Thursday Edition- MCHS @ Northwest Rankin HS

What you are about to read is the preview to arguably the most anticipated regular season game of this year in the state of Mississippi.

Madison Central High School VS. Northwest Rankin High School

The Jaguars will walk into Cougar Stadium this Thursday night a very hot team. The Jaguars, ranked #5 by clarionledger.com's Super 10 rankings, average nearly 33 points a game and nearly 330 rushing yards a game. As hot as the Jaguars are, the #4 NWR cougars are even hotter. The winners of 9 straight games are averaging nearly 30 points a game. Plus, they're playing pretty good defense, especially on the D-line. NWR's defense is averaging 2.5 sacks a game ( but we'll talk about that later).

This is a heated rivalry game and I've talked to several fans on both sides. So I'll tell you what the average arguement is on both sides:

• NWR: "We're undefeated. 9-0. What's y'all's record? That's right. 7-2."
• MCHS: "We've played better teams! We have a harder schedule! Y'all can barely beat a 4A team ( NWR beat Mendenhall 47-44 in a very close game)!"

This discussion might be ended with several harsh words form both sides.

NWR is led by RB Ramone Nash.  This man, or beast, is AVERAGING 163 yards a game. AVERAGING!   He also accounts for nearly 2 touchdowns a game for the Cougars. QB Reid Humphreys isn't too shabby throwing the ball either( 105 yds/gm passing).NWR can play some defense, too. Their D is led by LB Daniel Myrick and DL Will Freeman, both of whom are tackling machines. However, the Cougars have struggled against the run at time this season, giving up 305 yards against Mendenhall.

Madison Central's rushing attack is one of the most potent in the state. Led by Senior QB Drew Rowell, who is good with his feet, averaging nearly 7 yards/ carry. The Jags main problem is that their offense is one dimensional, averaging about 40 yards a game through the air. However, unlike the Cougars, the Jags have a unpredictable defense. The secondary is the main question in my opinion.

Keys to the Game

• The Cougars, as mentioned before, have an excellent defensive line. During the game, they will begin to key in on the Jags rushing plays. The Jags must keep the Cougars on their heels by choosing different plays in different formations, or by utilizing the play-action passing game.
• The Jags have a fairly good defensive line led by DE Martez Simpson. The key for the Jags defense is to not let Ramone Nash into the secondary. Once in the secondary, Nash will likely torch the shaky unit. About 75% of the TD's that the Jags D has allowed have been long plays of 40+ yards. Easy TD's will translate into a easy win fore the Cougars.
• The right Cougars defense has to show up. Not the same defense that gave up 305 yards to Mendenhall.
• This is the key that I think will determine this game. As when any 2 closely matched teams play, special teams is important. Win special teams and the game will probably be easier to win.

Prediction- I'm not sure who will win but I have a feeling that team will win...
42-39 in OT.

A Few Videos in Anticipation of the MCHS @ NWR Football Game

Yeah, it's a pretty big deal. More to come tomorrow.

The Weekend Depth Chart

The weekend review by Good-Win! Sports Blog.

First String

• As I sit here and write this, Game #5 of the World Series is being played. And after rereading my last weekend depth chart prediction about the Fall Classic, I KNOW I was absolutely correct about this being a good world series. This has been one of the best World Series since '03( Marlins vs. Yankees). The Marlins have long since fallen from glory, but that series lasted 6 games. Watching this World Series, it's hard not to pull for Ron Washington and Josh Hamilton. Hamilton has a great life story. Check it out. 
• Well, there's another prediction I was not completely wrong about ( I wasn't right either). Texas Tech defeated Oklahoma. So my prediction of a SEC vs Big 12 National Championship isn't wrong. However, right now it looks like Oklahoma State in the National Championship game instead of Oklahoma.
• Another upset of a top 5 team. This play says it all.

Second String

• Wow. Absolutely did not see this coming. Ole Miss played well against #9 Arkansas. Very well. Props to Houston Nutt for preparing his players for war. It came down to the wire, and the difference in the game was one intangible. Arkansas knew how to win. However, most Ole Miss fans were happy with this effort by the Rebels. I would be too.

Preview

• The game of the year in MHSAA football this year takes place this Thursday at Northwest Rankin High School. The Cougars, ranked # 3 in the state by the Clarion Ledger,  will take on the #7 ranked Jaguars of Madison Central. This game features 2 of the best rushing attacks in the state.

Friday Night Writes: MCHS @ Vicksburg High School

The Madison Central Jaguars(5-2) travel to Vicksbug to take on the Vicksburg High School Gators (3-4).

The Jaguars, ranked #7 in the state by maxpreps.com, are lead by senior quarterback Drew Rowell who has 641 rushing yards on the year. Meanwhile, the Gators are lead by quarterback Cameron Cooksey who has lit up the recordbooks at Vicksburg by throwing for over 2,200 yards this season.

The Jaguars, who seem to have a shaky secondary at best, must face one the state's best passing offenses. The Gators' offense will also boast one of the states best WR's. AJ Stamps has nearly 1,000 recieving yards this season, and is averaging 11.4 points a game this season. The Gators look like a formidable foe.

With injury questions at fullback (Hugh Warren), the jags will rely on junior fullback Daniel Goodspeed to take the pitch on the option from Drew Rowell.

So the Jags will have to rely on a deep front 7 on defense led by DE's LJ Hollins and Martez Simpson. The key for this game will be to either get to Gator QB Cameron Cooksey quick to disrupt his timing or to jam the WR's. Or possibly both. Get to the quarterback quick, and the Jaguar secondary will have chances to make some plays on the ball.

The Jags seem to have one thing the Gators don't. Bobby Hall has taught them how to win.

Prediction: MCHS- 28, VHS- 10

Welcome! (To You and Me!)

Well, this marks the beginning of a (hopefully successful) journey. I hope that I can give everyone reading this a new and unique way of looking at things in the sports world. I hope to cover several major sports (College Football, College Basketball, College Baseball, NFL, NBA, and MLB) as well as slightly covering (SLIGHTLY!) my local high school football team, THE Madison Central Jaguars.

Why make a blog? Well it's not because I'm a great writer! No, seriously I'm not. In the future, I'd love to have a job in the sports industry, so I figured why not start early? Another thing you should know about me is that I am very opinionated. VERY. So now I have a platform to voice that opinion.

I will admit this was probably not the best timing to start a blog, but I was so excited to start I had to start right now! Why is it not the best time? Well that's an easy question. I'm just too busy. Way. Too. Busy.

Even though I probably won't be able to watch much college football this weekend, I am looking forward to some SEC matchups. We will probably learn something about several of these teams this weekend. (MSU, USC, AU, and UF).

So with these things in mind, Let the games begin! (FINALLY!)