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The Independence (MS) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Water Valley (MS) by a score of 38-7.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Water Valley	0	0	0	7	7
Independence	8	8	8	14	38

Final score provided by R. Adams.

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Game Stats

Water Valley (23-24)

Water Valley

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	3	13	55	.231	18.3	0	2	38	5.1
13	T. Richardson (Jr)	3	13	55	.231	18.3	0	2	38	5.1

Water Valley

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	35	102	2.9	25	1
1	Zae Bradford (So)	16	31	1.9	22
8	Jaden Morgan (Sr)	12	80	6.7	25	1
9	Will Embry (Sr)	1	-13	-13.0	-13
13	T. Richardson (Jr)	3	-4	-1.3	1
14	Tre Adams (Fr)	1	1	1.0	1
23	Miles Buford (Fr)	2	7	3.5	4

Water Valley

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	3	55	18.3	38
3	Taylen Johnson (Sr)	1	38	38.0	38
8	Jaden Morgan (Sr)	1	9	9.0	9
9	Will Embry (Sr)	1	8	8.0	8

Water Valley

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1	8
13	T. Richardson (Jr)	1	1
50	Donalvin Wilson (Jr)			2
55	Ezaryon Riley (Jr)			4
71	Hayden Schurr (Jr)			2

Water Valley

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	102	55	37	21	2	217
1	Zae Bradford (So)	31		0			31
1	Ty Pritchard (Sr)			-5			-5
3	Taylen Johnson (Sr)		38				38
8	Jaden Morgan (Sr)	80	9	12	21		122
9	Will Embry (Sr)	-13	8			2	-3
13	T. Richardson (Jr)	-4					-4
14	Tre Adams (Fr)	1					1
23	Miles Buford (Fr)	7					7
29	Anthony Butler (Jr)			30			30

Water Valley

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	102	55	55	157
1	Zae Bradford (So)	31			31
3	Taylen Johnson (Sr)			38	38
8	Jaden Morgan (Sr)	80		9	89
9	Will Embry (Sr)	-13		8	-5
13	T. Richardson (Jr)	-4	55		51
14	Tre Adams (Fr)	1			1
23	Miles Buford (Fr)	7			7

Water Valley

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	33	35	68	9.0
1	Ty Pritchard (Sr)	2	3	5	1.0
3	Taylen Johnson (Sr)	2	2	4
8	Jaden Morgan (Sr)	4	3	7
9	Will Embry (Sr)	5	2	7	4.0
10	Derion Gale (Fr)		1	1
11	Jy Williams (Sr)	4	5	9
12	Reid Burress (Jr)	5	4	9
18	Drake Mabary		1	1
21	Jd Gooch	2	3	5
22	Isaiah Webb (Jr)	1	1	2
23	Miles Buford (Fr)		1	1
29	Anthony Butler (Jr)	1	1	2
41	Gabe Butler (So)	1		1
50	Donalvin Wilson (Jr)	2	2	4	2.0
55	Ezaryon Riley (Jr)	1	1	2
58	Parker Turnage (So)	2	3	5	2.0
72	Jacob Driggers (Jr)	1	1	2
73	J. Elmore (Fr)		1	1

Water Valley

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	2.5	14	17
1	Ty Pritchard (Sr)			1
9	Will Embry (Sr)	2.0	14	6
11	Jy Williams (Sr)			1
12	Reid Burress (Jr)			1
50	Donalvin Wilson (Jr)			3
55	Ezaryon Riley (Jr)			3
58	Parker Turnage (So)	.5		2

Water Valley

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD
	Team Totals	1	2	2.0	4
1	Ty Pritchard (Sr)				1
8	Jaden Morgan (Sr)				1
9	Will Embry (Sr)	1	2	2.0	1
50	Donalvin Wilson (Jr)				1

Water Valley

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	2	54	27.0	40	0
41	Gabe Butler (So)	2	54	27.0	40	0

Water Valley

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	4	124	31.0	36	0
13	T. Richardson (Jr)	4	124	31.0	36	0

Water Valley

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	6	37	6.2	20	1	21	21.0	21	58
1	Zae Bradford (So)	1	0	0.0	0					0
1	Ty Pritchard (Sr)	2	-5	-2.5	1					-5
8	Jaden Morgan (Sr)	1	12	12.0	12	1	21	21.0	21	33
29	Anthony Butler (Jr)	2	30	15.0	20					30

Water Valley

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6	1	7
8	Jaden Morgan (Sr)	1	6		6
41	Gabe Butler (So)			1	1

Water Valley

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	1	1.0					1
41	Gabe Butler (So)	1	1	1.0					1

Water Valley

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	1						1
8	Jaden Morgan (Sr)	1						1

Independence (23-24)

Independence has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Mississippi High School Football - Water Valley succumbs to Independence

August 25, 2023: Independence, MS 38618

The Independence Wildcats thwarted the visiting Water Valley Blue Devils football team by a count of 38-7 in Friday's non-league outing.

With the win, Independence upgrades its record to 1-0 on the season. The Wildcats travel to Byhalia (Byhalia, MS) to encounter the Indians in a non-league outing on Friday, September 1. The Indians go into the outing with a record of 1-0. Byhalia won 34-29 in their recent non-league outing against Byers (Holly Springs, MS)

With the loss, Water Valley moves to 0-1 on the season. The Blue devils travel to North Pontotoc (Ecru, MS) to encounter the Vikings in a non-league outing on Friday, September 1. The Vikings go into the outing with a record of 1-0. North Pontotoc won 35-6 in their recent non-league outing against Okolona (Okolona, MS)

Players of the Game

Water Valley (23-24)

Congratulations to #8 Jaden Morgan (overall and special teams), #71 Hayden Schurr (offensive) and #9 Will Embry (defensive) for being selected the Water Valley Football Players of the Game.

Independence (23-24)

Independence has not selected any Players of the Game.

Water Valley @ Independence Football Game Info

Fri., Aug. 25, 2023 @ 7p

The Independence (MS) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Water Valley (MS) by a score of 38-7.

Rankings & Records

Water Valley (23-24)

MS	Class
207	22

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
4-7	2-1	3-3	1-4	.364	.667	281	359

Independence (23-24)

MS	Class
137	19

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
7-3	4-0	4-2	3-1	.700	1.000	256	164

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Water Valley	7.2	5.8	7.1	5.5	25.5
Independence	6.0	7.5	4.0	7.5	25.6

Team Stat Comparison

Water Valley		Independence
177.5	Rushing Yards Per Game	182.0
87.5	Passing Yards Per Game	64.0
86.2	Receiving Yards Per Game	92.0
265.0	Total Yards Per Game	246.0
79.6	Tackles Per Game	43.9
2.8	Sacks Per Game	1.0
26.6	Points Per Game	25.8
99	Pancake Blocks	284

Team Leaders

Water Valley		Independence	National Avg.
#8 Jaden Morgan120.1	Rushing Yards Per Game	#7 Kelvin Walker jr76.2	20.6
#13 Tyler Richardson77.0	Passing Yards Per Game	#13 Brady Adams58.8	50.5
#3 Taylen Johnson51.7	Receiving Yards Per Game	#15 Martavion Green39.5	17.5
#8 Jaden Morgan133.5	Total Yards Per Game	#7 Kelvin Walker jr90.2	36.9
#12 Reid Burress10.4	Tackles Per Game	#35 Jatravioius Eason9.3	2.7
#50 Donalvin Wilson0.9	Sacks Per Game	#65 Dnarrion Mitchell0.3	0.2
#8 Jaden Morgan10.9	Points Per Game	#7 Kelvin Walker jr8.6	2.1
#50 Donalvin Wilson39	Pancake Blocks	#75 Jacob Poynor58	6

Record Breakdown

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