By james art After a slow start and an early deficit, the Madison Warhawks finished strong to remain undefeated at 8-0 in high school football action.
The visiting Warhawks defeated the South Lakes Seahawks 35-7 on Friday night (Oct. 25) in a Concorde District game to stay atop the league standings with a 3-0 record. South Lakes, which led 7-0 at one point, fell to 2-6, 0-3.
Madison’s last 8-0 start was in 2021.
After South Lakes took an early lead, the Warhawks tied the contest at 7 late in the period after William Helvey’s 63-yard touchdown run and the first of five extra points by Julian Hopewell. Madison took a 14-7 lead for good at halftime on a seven-yard Dominique Nicely score and Hopewell’s conversion.
Madison’s three TDs in the second half came on a 55-yard run by Knicely, a one-yard run by quarterback Cael Yates and a three-yard run by Matthew Weiler.
Of the Warhawks’ 300 total yards, 285 were rushing, led by 110 from Knicely, 73 from Weiler and 66 from Helvey. Yates passed for 15 yards, Will Smoot had one catch for 11 yards and Hopewell one for eight.
Madison’s defense held South Lakes to just 60 total yards and six first downs.
NOTE: The last time Madison finished a regular season 10-0 was in 1978 when Check Sell was the Warhawks coach.
