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Water Valley Independence

Blue Devils

Wildcats

The Independence (MS) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Water Valley (MS) by a score of 27-13.

Game Details: INDEPENDENCE HS

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Water Valley	7	7	6	7	27
Independence	0	6	0	7	13

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Game Stats

Independence (14-15)

Water Valley

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	8	11	143	.727	17.9	3	0	67	154.4
12	Jonathan Kent (Sr)	8	11	143	.727	17.9	3	0	67	154.4

Independence

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	2	6	34	.333	17.0	0	0	21	53.5
5	Brandon Hailey (Sr)	2	6	34	.333	17.0	0	0	21	53.5

Water Valley

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	35	229	6.5	38		1
6	Brandon Bounds (Sr)	18	63	3.5	15	0
7	Kirkland Horton (Jr)	8	81	10.1	36	0	1
12	Jonathan Kent (Sr)	5	31	6.2	12	0
15	Taghee James (So)	1	2	2.0	2	0
26	Mark Gooch (Jr)	3	52	17.3	38	0

Independence

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	50	266	5.3	52	1	2
1	Zykeris Mosley (So)	5	18	3.6	8	0
3	Trevonta Newson (So)	1	3	3.0	3	0
5	Brandon Hailey (Sr)	7	18	2.6	14	0	1
17	Will Ray (Sr)	1	11	11.0	11	0
18	J j Jackson (Sr)	1	6	6.0	6	0
25	Xavier Wooten (Sr)	10	38	3.8	13	0
27	Tyler Bobo (Sr)	25	172	6.9	52	1	1

Water Valley

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	8	143	17.9	67	3
1	Derrick Gooch (Sr)	4	14	3.5	13
10	L j Hawkins (Sr)	2	76	38.0	67	2
18	D. Ingram (Sr)	1	17	17.0	17
26	Mark Gooch (Jr)	1	36	36.0	36	1

Independence

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	2	34	17.0	21
17	Will Ray (Sr)	1	13	13.0	13
18	J j Jackson (Sr)	1	21	21.0	21

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Water Valley has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Independence

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	2	2	19
15	Colton Hale (Sr)			1
17	Will Ray (Sr)			1
27	Tyler Bobo (Sr)	2	2
44	Devon Mcmullen (Jr)			2
46	Mario Meraz (Sr)			1
53	Melvin Reed (Sr)			2
65	Cody Weathers (Sr)			3
74	Anthony Newson (Sr)			6
76	Hunter Woods (So)			2
77	Clayton Locke (So)			1

Water Valley

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	229	143	10	12	394
1	Derrick Gooch (Sr)		14			14
6	Brandon Bounds (Sr)	63				63
7	Kirkland Horton (Jr)	81				81
10	L j Hawkins (Sr)		76		12	88
12	Jonathan Kent (Sr)	31				31
15	Taghee James (So)	2				2
18	D. Ingram (Sr)		17			17
26	Mark Gooch (Jr)	52	36	10		98

Independence

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	266	34	33	333
1	Zykeris Mosley (So)	18			18
3	Trevonta Newson (So)	3			3
5	Brandon Hailey (Sr)	18			18
17	Will Ray (Sr)	11	13	8	32
18	J j Jackson (Sr)	6	21		27
25	Xavier Wooten (Sr)	38		24	62
27	Tyler Bobo (Sr)	172			172
41	Deonte Harrison (Sr)			1	1

Water Valley

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	229	143	143	372
1	Derrick Gooch (Sr)			14	14
6	Brandon Bounds (Sr)	63			63
7	Kirkland Horton (Jr)	81			81
10	L j Hawkins (Sr)			76	76
12	Jonathan Kent (Sr)	31	143		174
15	Taghee James (So)	2			2
18	D. Ingram (Sr)			17	17
26	Mark Gooch (Jr)	52		36	88

Independence

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	266	34	34	300
1	Zykeris Mosley (So)	18			18
3	Trevonta Newson (So)	3			3
5	Brandon Hailey (Sr)	18	34		52
17	Will Ray (Sr)	11		13	24
18	J j Jackson (Sr)	6		21	27
25	Xavier Wooten (Sr)	38			38
27	Tyler Bobo (Sr)	172			172

Water Valley

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	98	9.0
3	Anthony Smith (Jr)	1
6	Brandon Bounds (Sr)	1
7	Kirkland Horton (Jr)	9	2.0
10	L j Hawkins (Sr)	7	2.0
12	Jonathan Kent (Sr)	9
14	Keegan Faustin (Jr)	8
15	Taghee James (So)	15	1.0
22	Julian Williams (So)	1
25	Daniel Fleming (Jr)	6
26	Mark Gooch (Jr)	4	1.0
34	Dee Mcneal (Sr)	6	1.0
44	Grant Blake (Jr)	6	2.0
49	Josiah Tenner (Sr)	6
63	J. Stanford (Jr)	5
74	Jarius Gooch (Jr)	2
84	Brandon Smith (Jr)	12

Independence

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	60	73	133	13.0
1	Deshun Mitchell (Sr)	3	3	6	1.0
2	Tae Mcclatchey (So)	5	6	11	2.0
3	Trevonta Newson (So)	1	2	3
4	Said Jones (Sr)	8	8	16	1.0
4	C. Wooten (Jr)	2	3	5
5	T. Saulsberry (So)	10	6	16	2.0
11	Isaac Brown (Sr)	2	3	5
17	Will Ray (Sr)		1	1
18	J j Jackson (Sr)	1	2	3
20	Zkhele Greer (Sr)	3	4	7
22	Glenn Wright (Jr)	6	6	12	1.0
33	Tim Brownlee (Sr)	7	7	14	1.0
44	Devon Mcmullen (Jr)		1	1
46	Mario Meraz (Sr)	2	4	6	1.0
50	Demarco Davis (So)	7	8	15	1.0
53	Melvin Reed (Sr)	1	2	3	1.0
74	Anthony Newson (Sr)		2	2
96	Travian Newson (Sr)		1	1
99	Melik Herron (Sr)		2	2	1.0

Water Valley

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	2.0	-5
34	Dee Mcneal (Sr)	1.0	-1
44	Grant Blake (Jr)	1.0	-4

Sacks

Independence has not entered any sacks stats.

Water Valley

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	4	2	2	1	2
7	Kirkland Horton (Jr)	1				2
10	L j Hawkins (Sr)	1
15	Taghee James (So)	1
26	Mark Gooch (Jr)	1
49	Josiah Tenner (Sr)		2	2	1

Independence

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals									1
33	Tim Brownlee (Sr)									1

Kickoffs

Water Valley has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Independence

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	3	78	26.0	38	0
42	Jacob Scott (Sr)	3	78	26.0	38	0

Punts

Water Valley has not entered any punts stats.

Independence

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	65	32.5	38	1
4	Said Jones (Sr)	2	65	32.5	38	1

Water Valley

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	10	10.0	10	1	12	12.0	12	0	22
10	L j Hawkins (Sr)					1	12	12.0	12	0	12
26	Mark Gooch (Jr)	1	10	10.0	10						10

Independence

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	4	33	8.3	24	33
17	Will Ray (Sr)	2	8	4.0	7	8
25	Xavier Wooten (Sr)	1	24	24.0	24	24
41	Deonte Harrison (Sr)	1	1	1.0	1	1

Water Valley

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	3	27
7	Kirkland Horton (Jr)	1	6		6
10	L j Hawkins (Sr)	2	12		12
26	Mark Gooch (Jr)	1	6		6
41	Alex Robles (Sr)			3	3

Independence

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	12	1	13
5	Brandon Hailey (Sr)	1	6		6
27	Tyler Bobo (Sr)	1	6		6
42	Jacob Scott (Sr)			1	1

Water Valley

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	4	.8					3
41	Alex Robles (Sr)	3	4	.8					3

Independence

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	2	.5	0	1	.0		1
42	Jacob Scott (Sr)	1	2	.5	0	1	.0		1

Water Valley

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	3	4
7	Kirkland Horton (Jr)	1		1
10	L j Hawkins (Sr)		2	2
26	Mark Gooch (Jr)		1	1

Independence

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	Total
	Team Totals	2	2
5	Brandon Hailey (Sr)	1	1
27	Tyler Bobo (Sr)	1	1

Recap Video

Melik Herron's highlights vs. Water Valley 0:10

Game Story

Mississippi High School Football - Independence topped by Water Valley

October 24, 2014: Independence, MS 38618

The Independence Wildcats football team (Independence, MS), was beaten 27-13 in Friday's league challenge with the visiting Water Valley Blue Devils (Water Valley, MS)

The Blue Devils (6-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Palmer (Marks, MS). The Dragons come into the 3A Region 2 challenge with a 0-8 record. In their last challenge, Palmer was beaten by Holly Springs (Holly Springs, MS), 39-18, in a league challenge.

The Wildcats now sport a 4-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to North Panola for a 3A Region 2 challenge on Friday, October 31. Independence will meet a Cougars team coming off a 60-30 league loss to Charleston (Charleston, MS). The Cougars record now stands at 6-4.

Highlight Videos

Players of the Game

Water Valley (14-15)

Water Valley has not selected any Players of the Game.

Independence (14-15)

Congratulations to #27 Tyler Bobo (overall and offensive) and #5 Taneilus Saulsberry (defensive) for being selected the Independence Football Players of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Water Valley (14-15)

National	MS	Reg.
5,877	135	19

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
7-5	4-1	5-1	2-3	0-1	.583	.800	374	374

Independence (14-15)

National	MS	Reg.
9,317	203	35

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
4-7	1-4	3-3	0-4	1-0	.364	.200	173	241

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Water Valley	10.3	10.1	8.6	6.0	31.2
Independence	1.8	5.7	3.3	4.9	15.7

Water Valley Videos

Independence Videos

Team Stat Comparison

Water Valley		Independence
179.3	Rushing Yards Per Game	191.4
147.5	Passing Yards Per Game	46.5
179.3	Total Yards Per Game	237.8
69.3	Tackles Per Game	96.4
2.2	Sacks Per Game	2.3
29.8	Points Per Game	15.7
-	Pancake Blocks	96

Team Leaders

Water Valley		Independence	National Avg.
#6 Brandon Bounds90.3	Rushing Yards Per Game	#27 Tyler Bobo84.0	20.6
#12 Jonathan Kent142.1	Passing Yards Per Game	#5 Brandon Hailey44.6	38.0
#6 Brandon Bounds90.3	Total Yards Per Game	#27 Tyler Bobo84.0	21.8
#7 Kirkland Horton11.5	Tackles Per Game	#4 Said Jones10.9	2.8
#34 Dee Mcneal1.0	Sacks Per Game	#5 Taneilus Saulsberry0.5	0.2
#41 Alex Robles6.4	Points Per Game	#27 Tyler Bobo4.2	2.3
-	Pancake Blocks	#65 Cody Weathers16	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Water Valley	3-2		Independence	1-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/19/14	Water Valley	Senatobia	(L) 63-36	9/5/14	Independence	Senatobia	(L) 28-8
10/3/14	Charleston	Water Valley	(L) 40-17	10/10/14	Independence	Charleston	(L) 40-17
10/10/14	Water Valley	Holly Springs	(W) 61-33	10/17/14	Holly Springs	Independence	(L) 21-14
10/17/14	North Panola	Water Valley	(W) 38-30	10/31/14	Independence	North Panola	(L) 44-19
10/30/14	Palmer	Water Valley	(W) 44-8	10/3/14	Palmer	Independence	(W) 14-0

Record Breakdown

Water Valley (14-15)		Independence (14-15)
7-5	Overall	4-7
4-1	League	1-4
3-3	Non-League	3-3
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
3-2	Common Opponent	1-4
5-1	Home	3-3
2-3	Away	0-4
0-1	Neutral	1-0
0-1	Playoff	0-0
7-5	In-State	4-7
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0