When: Friday September 7, 2012
Week: Week #2
Where: Madison County’s Boot Hill Stadium
Districts: Jefferson County 5-1A | Madison County 1-3A
Why: The neighboring counties will get together again for a rivalry that is attended well from both ends at the start of the season, but this year things are a bit different. Jefferson County is the defending Class 1A champion while Madison County is the Class 3A runner up. Sure school sizes are a bit different here and Jefferson County was defeated greatly last year, but with most of the experience coming back for the Tigers, the Cowboys will see some pressure. However, though the Cowboys will return with some talent of their own and it will make for interesting night on the field. Expect the game to be closer than last year, but overall this game has more meaning this year than last year for fans in both counties.
![Miami Northwestern Head Coach Teddy Bridgewater and QB Leon Strawder huddle up the rest of the Bulls offense during a time out during the recent 2024 FHSAA Class 3A State Championship. Strawder was among three athletes that stood out in the 2024 FHSAA Class 3A State Championship Game on Sat. Dec. 14, 2024, at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cover-3-Class-3A-State-Championship-120x86.jpg)
![Miami Northwestern head coach Teddy Bridgewater hoists up the 2024 Class 3A State Championship trophy after the Bulls defeated Raines (Jacksonville), 41-0 on Sat. Dec. 14, 2024 at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Northwestern-vs.-Raines-3A-recap-120x86.jpg)
![FIU will be hosting the 2024 FHSAA State Championships at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium [Photo Courtesy of FIU Athletics]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-Class-3A-State-Championship-Prevew-Northwestern-vs.-Raines-120x86.jpg)
![RB Derrek Cooper was among three athletes that stood out in the 2024 FHSAA Class 1A State Championship Game on Wed. Dec. 11, 2024 at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cover-3-Featured-Class-1A-State-Championship-Game-120x86.jpg)
![Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) celebrates winning their fourth consecutive state championship and their seventh overall in the last nine years on Wed. Dec. 11, 2024 at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chaminade-Madonna-vs-CCC-1A-recap-120x86.jpg)
![FIU will be hosting the 2024 FHSAA State Championships at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium [Photo Courtesy of FIU Athletics]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-Class-1A-State-Championship-Preview-CCC-vs-Chaminade-Madonna-120x86.jpg)
