Madison County Will Be Back In 2024

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When Madison County dropped the 1Rural state title game to power Hawthorne, 22-13, there wasn't a player on the team – including the coaching staff that felt the Cowboys didn't belong.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach <strong>Price Harris</strong> and his team came to Tallahassee to win. This program never expects anything less. That's why they have been in the mix for decades.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With a loyal following on the road and an overflow crowd at home at “Boot Hill”, this is a team that loses a few key players from this season's 10-2 season that dropped the state title game as well as a regular season setback against Tallahassee Florida High. But this program returns a number of prospects who gained valuable experience.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While more players are expected to impact the team in the coming months, this is program that is stacked with underclassmen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2025 rising senior class will bring back <strong>Justin Hasty</strong> (OT), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1130851' first='Octavious' last='Hodge']</strong> (LB), <strong>Detrez Lamar</strong> (WR/CB), <strong>Jason McDaniel </strong>(RB),<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1581811' first='Johnny' last='Norwood'] </strong>(OL/DL), <strong>Marshall Pike </strong>(OL), <strong>Kemari Scurry</strong> (DE), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1707674' first='Sean' last='Williams'] </strong>(WR) and tight end <strong>Jordan Wilson.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LOADED 2026 CLASS GIVES THIS TEAM PLENTY OF OPTIMISM</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If the 2025 class puts a smile on the faces of fans and coaches, the 15 returning rising juniors (2026) will put them over the top.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Led by <strong>De'Andre Arnold</strong> (OLB)<strong>, Travis Arnold </strong>(Athlete)<strong>, Naquez Christian</strong> (RB)<strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='1581798' first='L.J.' last='Crumity'] </strong>(CB/QB)<strong>, Laddis Fead</strong> (DE/OT)<strong>, Davyon Gallon </strong>(OLB/RB)<strong>, Ezekiel Ghent</strong> (LB), <strong>Ladarious McDaniel</strong> (DE) and versatile <strong>Ryshard Miller</strong> (RB/DB) are back.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>So are <strong>Omari Minor</strong> (LB/RB)<strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='1581803' first='Zakari' last='Neal']</strong> (OT)<strong>, Ryan Rheaume</strong> (OL)<strong>, ZyTerrian Solomon </strong>(P/K)<strong>, Tyrik Tillman</strong> (FS)and receivers/defensive back <strong>Za'Marion West.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Also keep an on emerging star rising sophomore (2027) defensive tackles <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='901755' first='Khalil' last='Johnson'].</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PHOTO COURTESY OF MADISON COUNTY FOOTBALL</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Statewide Coverage Daily. <strong>https://prepredzone.com/florida/</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>You Can Contact Larry Blustein with prospect or team information at: <strong><a href="mailto:Floridakids1@aol.com">Floridakids1@aol.com</a>.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->