Madison vs. SOC

[Titans]

Look out for Dallas Madison....

They looked strong last night vs. 5A numbers in South Oak Cliff. SOC brought in all the Wilmer-Hutchins kids too and Madison still whooped the snot outta them.

Madison has the speed, size and athletes to contend. They remind me a lot like Gilmer of last year.

LOOK OUT!

[KTJ]

SOC is 4A, not 5A.

[Titans]

They are 4A with 5A numbers. Read the post again...it says 5A numbers. With the Wilmer-Hutch students attending, their numbers have increased to 5A numbers.

Even so...they looked impressive in the win. Could spell bad news for the rest of 3A.

[KTJ]

Originally posted by Titans
They are 4A with 5A numbers. Read the post again...it says 5A numbers. With the Wilmer-Hutch students attending, their numbers have increased to 5A numbers.

Even so...they looked impressive in the win. Could spell bad news for the rest of 3A.


Alright dude, calm down.

[JR2004]

Article from the DMN on the game last night.

Classy debut: 3A power Madison upsets 4A's SOC
11:37 AM CDT on Saturday, August 27, 2005


By TIM MacMAHON / The Dallas Morning News


Madison made quite a statement while stealing South Oak Cliff's spotlight Friday night.

Some might consider Madison's 24-7 victory over SOC as a stunning upset. But Madison expected to use the showcase of the first game at John Kincaide Stadium to prove itself as a legitimate Class 3A state championship contender.

A convincing win over SOC, No. 6 in SportsDay's 4A area rankings, proves Madison's point that it doesn't need the Wilmer-Hutchins seniors to be a dominant team. And it teaches a valuable lesson: don't make Madison mad.

Seniors Phillip Sterling, Jason Thompson and Josh Valentine made the difference for Madison. They were inspired by comments made this summer by Wilmer-Hutchins seniors after their school district was closed down.

Several Wilmer-Hutchins seniors blasted a proposal to merge them with Madison and lobbied successfully to transfer to SOC.

The transfers, including several college prospects, made SOC the high school football story of the summer.

Sterling, a receiver, gained 110 yards and scored two touchdowns on six touches. Thompson, a defensive tackle, dominated the line of scrimmage and helped Madison force five turnovers. Valentine, a defensive end, recovered two fumbles.

Madison, No. 2 in SportsDay's 3A-others area rankings, held a 10-0 lead before most of the late-arriving crowd of about 10,000 took a seat.

Sterling scored on a 24-yard run 83 seconds into the game, eluding three tacklers while tight roping down the sideline. Madison got the ball deep in SOC territory when Valentine pounced on a fumbled snap forced by Thompson.

Madison's next possession ended with a 35-yard field goal by David Garcia, set up by Willie Hutchins' 27-yard punt return.

SOC's only score came when Kydarian Wilkins picked up the ball and sprinted 41 yards for a touchdown with 1:10 remaining in the first half after officials ruled a punt glanced off Hutchins' foot.

Madison, which is coming off its first playoff appearance since 1990, didn't crumble after the controversial call.

Madison seized control of the game when Sterling 28-yard fade from quarterback Ryan Davidson with 1:28 remaining in the third quarter. That drive was set up by defensive back Peter King's interception.

Davidson, a senior playing his first high school football game, sealed the win a 1-yard touchdown run on Madison's next possession.

SOC, which completed only two of 18 passes, had no chance to erase a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Madison forced turnovers on SOC's next two possessions and began to celebrate.

E-mail tmacmahon@dallasnews.com