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Independence Smyrna

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The Smyrna (TN) varsity football team won Friday's home playoff game against Independence (Thompson's Station, TN) by a score of 26-14.

This game is a part of the "2023 Tennessee High School Football Playoff Brackets: TSSAA - Division I Class 6A" tournament.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Independence	0	0	6	8	14
Smyrna	9	7	3	7	26

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Smyrna (23-24)

Independence

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	14	24	152	.583	10.9	1	1	26	73.6
8	Luke Mcneilly (Sr)	14	24	152	.583	10.9	1	1	26	73.6

Smyrna

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	8	13	69	.615	8.6	1		24	101.1
13	Austin Morris (Sr)	8	13	69	.615	8.6	1		24	101.1

Independence

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	26	112	4.3	39	1
5	Brayden Needham (Sr)	2	2	1.0	2
8	Luke Mcneilly (Sr)	10	75	7.5	39	1
11	Clay Davis (Jr)	6	16	2.7	5
24	Torey King (So)	8	19	2.4	8

Smyrna

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	40	167	4.2	17	1	1
2	T. Mccarver (Jr)	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
6	Dj Barksdale (Sr)	26	108	4.2	11	1
13	Austin Morris (Sr)	5	7	1.4	4	0	1
18	Ethan Jacques (Sr)	1	0	0.0		0
23	Thomas Jones (Sr)	6	37	6.2	14	0
25	M. Robinson (Sr)	1	17	17.0	17	0

Independence

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	14	152	10.9	26	1
1	Calvin Wall (Jr)	1	10	10.0	10
3	P. Greathouse (Sr)	2	25	12.5	19	1
5	Brayden Needham (Sr)	2	17	8.5	17
6	Cam Howard (Sr)	2	13	6.5	7
7	Steele Katina (Sr)	7	87	12.4	26

Smyrna

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	8	69	8.6	24	1
2	T. Mccarver (Jr)	2	19	9.5	11	1
4	Jonathan Messer (Sr)	4	50	12.5	24
24	B. Bensouda (Sr)	1	1	1.0	1
25	M. Robinson (Sr)	1	-1	-1.0	-1

Independence

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	112	152	264
1	Calvin Wall (Jr)		10	10
3	P. Greathouse (Sr)		25	25
5	Brayden Needham (Sr)	2	17	19
6	Cam Howard (Sr)		13	13
7	Steele Katina (Sr)		87	87
8	Luke Mcneilly (Sr)	75		75
11	Clay Davis (Jr)	16		16
24	Torey King (So)	19		19

Smyrna

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	167	69	3	13	60	312
2	T. Mccarver (Jr)	-2	19				17
4	Jonathan Messer (Sr)		50				50
6	Dj Barksdale (Sr)	108					108
13	Austin Morris (Sr)	7					7
23	Thomas Jones (Sr)	37					37
24	B. Bensouda (Sr)		1	3			4
25	M. Robinson (Sr)	17	-1		13	60	89

Independence

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	112	152	152	264
1	Calvin Wall (Jr)			10	10
3	P. Greathouse (Sr)			25	25
5	Brayden Needham (Sr)	2		17	19
6	Cam Howard (Sr)			13	13
7	Steele Katina (Sr)			87	87
8	Luke Mcneilly (Sr)	75	152		227
11	Clay Davis (Jr)	16			16
24	Torey King (So)	19			19

Smyrna

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	167	69	69	236
2	T. Mccarver (Jr)	-2		19	17
4	Jonathan Messer (Sr)			50	50
6	Dj Barksdale (Sr)	108			108
13	Austin Morris (Sr)	7	69		76
23	Thomas Jones (Sr)	37			37
24	B. Bensouda (Sr)			1	1
25	M. Robinson (Sr)	17		-1	16

Tackles

Independence has not entered any tackles stats.

Smyrna

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	43	23	66	1.0
2	T. Mccarver (Jr)	2		2
3	Shain Hedgepath (Sr)	2	4	6
5	S. Satterwhite (Sr)	4	1	5
6	Dj Barksdale (Sr)	1	1	2
7	Cade Carter (Sr)	2	4	6
8	Tucker Moore (Sr)	8		8
9	Adin Augustine (Jr)	4	8	12
16	Kylan Andrews (Sr)	4		4
18	Ethan Jacques (Sr)	1		1
21	Karsen Matthews (Jr)	3		3
22	Tyler Hadjasz (Jr)	1	1	2
25	M. Robinson (Sr)	2	2	4	1.0
26	Baylor Woodall (Jr)	1		1
32	Sonito Burke (Sr)	1	1	2
37	Aiden Dickens (Sr)	1	1	2
51	J. Martin lll (So)	5		5
85	D. Yarbrough (So)	1		1

Sacks

Independence has not entered any sacks stats.

Smyrna

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0
21	Karsen Matthews (Jr)	1.0

Defensive Statistics

Independence has not entered any defensive statistics stats.

Smyrna

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec
	Team Totals	1	60	60.0	4	1
8	Tucker Moore (Sr)				1
21	Karsen Matthews (Jr)				1
25	M. Robinson (Sr)	1	60	60.0	1
26	Baylor Woodall (Jr)				1
85	D. Yarbrough (So)					1

Kickoffs

Independence has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Smyrna

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	5	210	42.0	46
47	O. Zetina Martinez (Sr)	3	128	42.7	46
93	La Bar nor (Jr)	2	82	41.0	43

Punts

Independence has not entered any punts stats.

Smyrna

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	94	47.0	49	1
47	O. Zetina Martinez (Sr)	2	94	47.0	49	1

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Independence has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Smyrna

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	3	3.0	3	1	13	13.0	13	16
24	B. Bensouda (Sr)	1	3	3.0	3					3
25	M. Robinson (Sr)					1	13	13.0	13	13

Independence

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	12	2	0	14
3	P. Greathouse (Sr)	1	6			6
8	Luke Mcneilly (Sr)	1	6			6
43	Blaze Katina (So)			2		2

Smyrna

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	8	26
2	T. Mccarver (Jr)	1	6		6
13	Austin Morris (Sr)	1	6		6
25	M. Robinson (Sr)	1	6		6
47	Oliver Martinez (Sr)			8	8

Independence

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	0	1	.0					0
92	Landric Mayeski (Jr)	0	1	.0					0

Smyrna

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	4	.5	2	3	.7	32	8
47	Oliver Martinez (Sr)	2	3	.7	2	3	.7	32	8
93	La Bar nor (Jr)	0	1	.0					0

Independence

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	1	2
3	P. Greathouse (Sr)		1	1
8	Luke Mcneilly (Sr)	1		1

Smyrna

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD IR	Total
	Team Totals	1	1	1	3
2	T. Mccarver (Jr)		1		1
13	Austin Morris (Sr)	1			1
25	M. Robinson (Sr)			1	1

Independence

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals		1	1
43	Blaze Katina (So)		1	1

Conversions

Smyrna has not entered any conversions stats.

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Game Story

Tennessee High School Football - Smyrna topples Independence

November 3, 2023: Smyrna, TN 37167

The Smyrna Bulldogs (Smyrna, TN) football defeated the visiting Independence Eagles (Thompson's Station, TN), 26-14 in Friday's non-league bout.

In their next game, the Bulldogs face the Ravenwood Raptors (Brentwood, TN) in a non-league bout, on Friday, November 10. Smyrna will attempt to advance on its 7-4 season record. The Raptors enter the bout with a 8-3 record after their 28-14 non-league win over Stewarts Creek (Smyrna, TN).

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Rankings & Records

Independence (23-24)

TN	Class
78	22

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
5-6	2-3	3-2	2-4	.455	.400	237	230

Smyrna (23-24)

TN	Class
85	27

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
7-5	5-0	4-3	3-2	.583	1.000	213	244

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Independence	3.3	5.3	2.5	4.9	3.5	7.0	21.5
Smyrna	4.2	3.3	.5	4.3	-	-	17.8

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Team Stat Comparison

Independence		Smyrna
155.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	108.6
61.1	Passing Yards Per Game	124.2
216.3	Total Yards Per Game	232.8
-	Tackles Per Game	59.3
-	Sacks Per Game	1.1
20.5	Points Per Game	19.6

Team Leaders

Independence		Smyrna	National Avg.
#25 Hunter Mullen49.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#6 Dj Barksdale53.3	20.6
#8 Luke Mcneilly64.2	Passing Yards Per Game	#13 Austin Morris123.7	50.5
#8 Luke Mcneilly109.1	Total Yards Per Game	#13 Austin Morris132.3	36.9
-	Tackles Per Game	#9 Adin Augustine7.6	2.7
-	Sacks Per Game	#23 Thomas Jones0.2	0.2
#33 Reece Pickering6.0	Points Per Game	#47 Oliver Martinez5.5	2.1

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Independence	0-1		Smyrna	0-2

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
9/22/23	Ravenwood	Independence	(L) 16-14		9/8/23	Ravenwood	Smyrna	(L) 28-6
					11/10/23	Ravenwood	Smyrna	(L) 38-9

Record Breakdown

Independence (23-24)		Smyrna (23-24)
5-6	Overall	7-5
2-3	League	5-0
3-2	Non-League	1-4
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-1	Common Opponent	0-2
3-2	Home	4-3
2-4	Away	3-2
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	1-1
5-6	In-State	7-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0

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Passing

Rushing

Rushing

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Tackles

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Defensive Statistics

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Kickoffs

Kickoffs

Punts

Punts

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Points

Points

PATs and Field Goals

PATs and Field Goals

Touchdowns

Touchdowns

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