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Kennedy Independence

Thunderbirds

Falcons

The Independence (Bakersfield, CA) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Kennedy (Delano, CA) by a score of 34-19.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Kennedy	7	7	13	7	34
Independence	7	0	6	6	19

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Box Score
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Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

Kennedy (24-25)		Independence (24-25)
55	Total Plays	46
13	First Downs	11
2	Penalties	4
10	Penalty Yards	14

Game Stats

Independence (24-25)

Kennedy

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	0	1	0	.000		0	0	0	39.6
3	Javier Valdez (Jr)	0	1	0	.000		0	0	0	39.6

Independence

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	7	17	115	.412	16.4	2	0	50	103.8
9	G. Golla iii (Jr)	7	17	115	.412	16.4	2	0	50	103.8

Kennedy

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	46	296	6.4	57	1	4
3	Javier Valdez (Jr)	4	18	4.5	8	0	0
6	Jeremiah Guerra (Jr)	2	9	4.5	5	0	0
10	J. Demacabalin (Jr)	29	218	7.5	57	1	4
17	C. Hernandez (So)	3	10	3.3	5	0	0
23	Naheer Dozer (Jr)	8	41	5.1	8	0	0

Independence

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	22	54	2.5	32	1
2	Jakhai Ervin (So)	4	7	1.8	3
3	Rickey Johnson (Jr)	8	47	5.9	32
9	G. Golla iii (Jr)	7	-10	-1.4	3	1
13	Angel Corona (Sr)	2	5	2.5	3
80	I. Hernandez (Jr)	1	5	5.0	5

Receiving

Kennedy has not entered any receiving stats.

Independence

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	7	115	16.4	50	2
11	Aamir Smith (Sr)	3	39	13.0	17	1
12	Amarius Rowel (Sr)	3	79	26.3	50	1
13	Angel Corona (Sr)	1	-3	-3.0	-3

Kennedy

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	296	44	10	0	350
3	Javier Valdez (Jr)	18				18
5	Espn Cantu (Jr)			10		10
6	Jeremiah Guerra (Jr)	9	10			19
9	Noah Ferrel (Jr)		34			34
10	J. Demacabalin (Jr)	218				218
17	C. Hernandez (So)	10				10
23	Naheer Dozer (Jr)	41				41

Independence

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	54	115	56	225
2	Jakhai Ervin (So)	7			7
3	Rickey Johnson (Jr)	47			47
9	G. Golla iii (Jr)	-10			-10
11	Aamir Smith (Sr)		39		39
12	Amarius Rowel (Sr)		79	10	89
13	Angel Corona (Sr)	5	-3	46	48
80	I. Hernandez (Jr)	5			5

Kennedy

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Total
	Team Totals	296	0	296
3	Javier Valdez (Jr)	18	0	18
6	Jeremiah Guerra (Jr)	9		9
10	J. Demacabalin (Jr)	218		218
17	C. Hernandez (So)	10		10
23	Naheer Dozer (Jr)	41		41

Independence

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	54	115	115	169
2	Jakhai Ervin (So)	7			7
3	Rickey Johnson (Jr)	47			47
9	G. Golla iii (Jr)	-10	115		105
11	Aamir Smith (Sr)			39	39
12	Amarius Rowel (Sr)			79	79
13	Angel Corona (Sr)	5		-3	2
80	I. Hernandez (Jr)	5			5

Kennedy

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	33	27	60	13.0
2	Jordan Palomo (So)	4	1	5	1.0
4	Branden Del rio (Sr)	5	3	8	2.0
5	Espn Cantu (Jr)	1	0	1	.0
7	Omar Villalobos (Sr)	1	0	1	.0
8	Julian Zaragoza (Sr)	6	6	12	3.0
20	J. Contreras (Jr)	1	0	1	.0
30	M. Fernandez (Jr)	0	2	2	.0
32	David Garcia (Sr)	1	2	3	1.0
33	A. Hernandez (Sr)	4	4	8	2.0
34	E. Gutierrez (Sr)	4	3	7	2.0
40	Adrian Lopez (Sr)	0	1	1	.0
45	Jaythan Pascua (Jr)	5	2	7	1.0
55	Angel Rodriguez (Sr)	1	3	4	1.0

Independence

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	50	23	73
2	Jakhai Ervin (So)	3	4	7
3	Rickey Johnson (Jr)	5	1	6
5	Mason White (Sr)	1	1	2
6	Damian Cortes (Sr)	3	4	7
7	Mark Gonzalez (Sr)	6	1	7
10	J. Gutierrez (Jr)	3		3
11	Aamir Smith (Sr)	1	2	3
12	Amarius Rowel (Sr)	5		5
17	Jeffery Smith (Jr)	1		1
20	Angel Arceo (Sr)	2	2	4
21	Cam Jenkins (Sr)	3	2	5
29	Rayland Denweed (So)	10	2	12
69	Ezekiel Bagby (Sr)	3	3	6
80	I. Hernandez (Jr)	4	1	5

Kennedy

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	5.0	40
8	Julian Zaragoza (Sr)	1.0	9
32	David Garcia (Sr)	1.0	1
33	A. Hernandez (Sr)	1.0	17
34	E. Gutierrez (Sr)	1.0	4
45	Jaythan Pascua (Jr)	1.0	9

Sacks

Independence has not entered any sacks stats.

Kennedy

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	0	0			1	0	1
45	Jaythan Pascua (Jr)	0	0			1	0	1

Defensive Statistics

Independence has not entered any defensive statistics stats.

Kennedy

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	6	181	30.2	35
24	Giovanni Tapia (Sr)	6	181	30.2	35

Kickoffs

Independence has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Kennedy

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	1	30	30.0	0	0
44	Kevin Franco (Sr)	1	30	30.0	0	0

Punts

Independence has not entered any punts stats.

Kennedy

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	44	22.0	34	1	10	10.0	0	0	54
5	Espn Cantu (Jr)					1	10	10.0	0	0	10
6	Jeremiah Guerra (Jr)	1	10	10.0	10						10
9	Noah Ferrel (Jr)	1	34	34.0	34						34

Independence

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	4	56	14.0	37	56
12	Amarius Rowel (Sr)	1	10	10.0	10	10
13	Angel Corona (Sr)	3	46	15.3	37	46

Kennedy

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	0	0	4	28
10	J. Demacabalin (Jr)	4	24	0			24
24	Giovanni Tapia (Sr)					4	4

Independence

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	1	19
9	G. Golla iii (Jr)	1	6		6
11	Aamir Smith (Sr)	1	6		6
12	Amarius Rowel (Sr)	1	6		6
16	Davian Medrano (Jr)			1	1

Kennedy

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	5	.8	0	0		0	4
24	Giovanni Tapia (Sr)	4	5	.8	0	0		0	4

Independence

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	2	.5					1
16	Davian Medrano (Jr)	1	2	.5					1

Kennedy

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	4	1	0	0	0	4
10	J. Demacabalin (Jr)	4					4
45	Jaythan Pascua (Jr)		1	0

Independence

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	2	3
9	G. Golla iii (Jr)	1		1
11	Aamir Smith (Sr)		1	1
12	Amarius Rowel (Sr)		1	1

Game Story

California High School Football - Independence loses to Kennedy

September 20, 2024: Bakersfield, CA 93311

The Independence Falcons football team (Bakersfield, CA), was topped 34-19 in Friday's non-league bout with the visiting Kennedy Thunderbirds (Delano, CA)

With the win, Kennedy advances its record to 2-3 on the season. The Thunderbirds host Delano (Delano, CA) to encounter the Tigers in a South Sequoia bout on Friday, October 4. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 4-1. Delano won 38-0 in their recent non-league bout against East Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA)

The Falcons now own a 3-2 record. They play next when they travel to Liberty for a non-league bout on Friday, September 27. Independence will encounter a Patriots team coming off a 41-14 non-league loss to Central (Fresno, CA). The Patriots record now stands at 2-3.

Check In
1st Quarter
7 - 7 The scorer has checked in. Kennedy 7, IHS 7

Posted @ 8:07p

Players of the Game

Kennedy (24-25)

Congratulations to #45 Jaythan Pascua (overall and defensive), #10 Jace Demacabalin (offensive) and #24 Giovanni Tapia (special teams) for being selected the Kennedy Football Players of the Game.

Independence (24-25)

Independence has not selected any Players of the Game.

Kennedy @ Independence Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 20, 2024 @ 7:30p

The Independence (Bakersfield, CA) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Kennedy (Delano, CA) by a score of 34-19.

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Rankings & Records

Kennedy (24-25)

CA	Section	Sec. Div.
248	29	4

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
8-5	4-1	4-2	4-3	.615	.800	518	311

Independence (24-25)

CA	Section	Sec. Div.
382	43	8

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
4-7	1-3	2-4	2-3	.364	.250	244	297

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Kennedy	10.2	10.9	10.6	8.1	39.8
Independence	5.5	5.7	2.0	5.7	22.2

Team Stat Comparison

Kennedy		Independence
323.8	Rushing Yards Per Game	119.5
52.9	Passing Yards Per Game	145.7
46.0	Receiving Yards Per Game	137.4
376.8	Total Yards Per Game	265.2
55.7	Tackles Per Game	54.7
2.2	Sacks Per Game	1.3
36.2	Points Per Game	20.0

Team Leaders

Kennedy		Independence	National Avg.
#10 Jace Demacabalin173.1	Rushing Yards Per Game	#3 Rickey Johnson53.7	20.4
#3 Javier Valdez37.3	Passing Yards Per Game	#9 Gunter Golla iii145.7	51.0
#1 Deontre Campos34.6	Receiving Yards Per Game	#13 Angel Corona32.5	17.4
#10 Jace Demacabalin174.1	Total Yards Per Game	#9 Gunter Golla iii163.5	36.6
#8 Julian Zaragoza7.2	Tackles Per Game	#3 Rickey Johnson9.7	2.7
#8 Julian Zaragoza0.7	Sacks Per Game	#80 Izrael Hernandez0.3	0.2
#10 Jace Demacabalin12.0	Points Per Game	#3 Rickey Johnson4.0	2.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Kennedy	2-1		Independence	2-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/5/24	Kennedy	Highland	(L) 31-15	10/17/24	Independence	Highland	(L) 36-13
9/13/24	Pioneer Valley	Kennedy	(W) 38-6	8/23/24	Independence	Pioneer Valley	(W) 35-14
11/8/24	Stockdale	Kennedy	(W) 48-14	9/13/24	Stockdale	Independence	(W) 49-7

Record Breakdown

Kennedy (24-25)		Independence (24-25)
8-5	Overall	4-7
4-1	League	1-3
2-3	Non-League	3-3
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
2-1	Common Opponent	2-1
4-2	Home	2-4
4-3	Away	2-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
2-1	Playoff	0-1
8-5	In-State	4-7
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0