Prep football: Madison holds off Hillcrest after another strong first half

REXBURG – Another beardown first half, different triumph for nan Madison Bobcats.

Madison improved to 2-0 pinch a 41-24 triumph complete Hillcrest Friday night, mounting nan reside early pinch a 28-0 lead.

Hillcrest, playing successful its play opener, challenged successful nan 2nd half, but nan early shortage mixed pinch turnovers proved excessively overmuch to overcome.

“We’re evidently disappointed really we played successful nan first half,” Hillcrest coach Brennon Mossholder said. “To move it complete 3 times successful nan half is not what we’re looking for. … “The 2nd half, we were much balanced and were capable to tally nan shot a small bit.”

Madison took advantage of an interception by Bryce Dredge connected Hillcrest’s 2nd bid and turned it into points connected a 37-yard sprint down nan near sideline by Barkley Beck.

Porter Cottle picked disconnected a walk successful nan 2nd 4th and ran it backmost 21 yards to put nan Bobcats up 14-0.
They added 2 scores successful nan past 3 minutes of nan half.

Hillcrest yet sewage connected nan committee erstwhile Rylan Borgmann knocked done a 45-yard section extremity pinch 9 seconds left.

The Knights’ Tyson Sweetwood deed Markus Webster for a 24-yard touchdown to adjacent nan spread and Jace Judy’s touchdown drawback pinch 3:18 near successful nan crippled pulled Hillcrest wrong 34-24, but nan Knights would get nary closer.

Madison’s Cache Summers scored pinch 41 seconds near for nan last separator of victory.

“It’s important that we group nan reside correct from nan beginning, physically,” Madison coach Chandler Rhoads said. “I thought we did that tonight. They’re a bully squad and they weren’t going to spell away. … They gave america a tally successful nan 2nd half, but I loved nan measurement we vanished nan crippled that past drive.”

Madison (2-0) big Middleton adjacent Friday while Hillcrest (0-1) opens its caller stadium against Bonneville Friday successful nan Civil War rivalry game.