The Booneville Blue Devils will host the Independence Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Booneville has four straight wins, Independence has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Booneville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past South Pontotoc to the tune of 50-16 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Blue Devils with their most commanding win of the season.

Jack Sandlin
| 10/10/25 @ Belmont | 297 |
| 10/31/25 @ South Pontotoc | 293 |
| 10/17/25 vs Mantachie | 273 |
| 10/23/25 @ Alcorn Central | 238 |
| 09/19/25 @ Biggersville | 171 |
| + 5 more games |
Jack Sandlin had an outrageously good game as he threw for 293 yards and four TDs. He is becoming a predictor of Booneville's success: when he posts at least 250 passing yards the team is undefeated (and 2-5 when he doesn't). Porter Tapp also helped out with an impressive 82 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Independence played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 30-0 defeat at the hands of Coahoma County. The shutout was out of character for the Wildcats seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
The victory got Booneville back to even at 5-5. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 4-5.
Booneville lost to Independence at home by a decisive 40-22 margin in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Will the Blue Devils have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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