Central tries to rebound on road

Sports

September 3, 2010

By Nathan Hutchinson Register Sports Editor The Richmond Register Fri Sep 03, 2010, 01:45 AM EDT

RICHMOND — The Indians got beat up and banged up last week against state powerhouse Bell County.

During Madison Central’s 55-8 loss to the Bobcats Saturday at the Heart of Bluegrass Classic, injuries forced several key players to the sidelines.

Senior running back Justin Williams had to leave the game early, but did return late in the loss. Junior back Daniel Foster and senior wide receiver Chris Jones were injured in the first half and were forced to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines.

And senior quarterback/linebacker Nick Ford played just one series before an injury suffered in the season opener (North Laurel on Aug. 20) took him out of action.

“It was just one of those games you have to forget about,” Madison Central coach Bert Browne said after the game. “If you dwell on it, it will eat you up.”

The Indians certainly won’t have long to recover from that lopsided loss.

After facing one of the best Class 4A teams in the state last week, they hit the road today to take on one of the best Class 2A programs in the state.

Central (1-1) is set to face Newport Central Catholic (2-0) at 7:30 p.m.

The Thoroughbreds defeated the Indians 38-12 last season in Richmond.

Newport Central Catholic was just 7-6 last season, but from 2005 to 2008 the school made it to the state championship games four-straight years, winning titles in 2006 and 2007.

The Thoroughbreds opened the season with a 35-28 win over Dixie Heights, then defeated Aiken (Ohio) 44-6 last week.

The Indians’ offense came up with big plays in the season opener, but struggled against Bell County. Central finished with just 161 total yards, 28 yards passing and just seven first downs.

Sophomore Hunter Stocker took most of the snaps at quarterback and was just 2-of-10 with one interception.

The Indians did not have a turnover against North Laurel, but gave the ball away twice against Bell County (one interception and a fumble on a kick off return).

“I told the kids, I didn’t do my job,” Browne said. “You weren’t ready to play football. I thought you were ready to play football – and that’s my job to get my team ready to play football. We were flat — and won’t be flat next week.”

Text Only

Sports

11th REGION BASEBALL: Indians set for tough matchup
Madison Central’s pursuit of the school’s first baseball regional title in almost 20 years begins today with a very tough first-round match-up.

May 28, 2012
BOWLING: Simpson, Rose lead the way at Galaxy
May 28, 2012
11th REGION SOFTBALL: Central set to face Henry Clay again
The last time the Lady Indians faced Henry Clay, they suffered a heartbreaking, season-ending extra-inning setback.

May 27, 2012
H.S. SOFTBALL: Wilder throws one-hitter, Central blanks Southern 4-0
Mackenzie Wilder took a no-hitter into the seventh-inning and Madison Central picked up its fourth straight softball district championship, beating Madison Southern 4-0 Wednesday night at Gertrude Hood Field at Eastern Kentucky University.

May 23, 2012
H.S. BASEBALL: Indians roll to sixth straight title
The Indians delivered the knockout punch early against Model Laboratory Wednesday in the championship game of the 44th District Tournament at EKU’s Turkey Hughes.

May 23, 2012
GLENMORE: Pendergrass and East champs at MCC
Eighteen twosomes teed it up over the weekend at the Madison Country Club in the Men’s Annual Member/Guest Tournament and Skip East stepped into the winners circle with a thirty-six hole total of 122.

May 22, 2012
44th District SOFTBALL: Central, Southern to meet for district title
Madison Central and Madison Southern scored convincing wins Tuesday evening in the semifinals of the 44th District softball tournament and will meet tonight for the title at 5:30 p.m. at Gertrude Hood Field at Eastern Kentucky University.

May 22, 2012
44th DISTRICT BASEBALL: Central tops Berea
Cole Metcalfe certainly feels right at home on the mound at Turkey Hughes Field.

May 22, 2012
44th DISTRICT BASEBALL: Model rallies from 4-0 deficit to beat Southern in eight innings
The Patriots had plenty of chances to put runs on the board against Madison Southern starter Lucas Reynolds during Tuesday’s showdown at the 44th District Tournament.

May 22, 2012
‘She was determined’
Just prior to the start of her senior season, Madison Southern’s Jordan Renner was asked a rather serious question by her coach.

May 21, 2012
More Sports Headlines

Sports

Search Results

Central tries to rebound on road

A recent health ranking listed Madison County as the 20th healthiest county in the state. It measured factors such as exercise, access to health care and smoking. Do you smoke cigarettes?

Site Map