Indians fall to Coahoma in North Division opener

Fulton, Miss. - Itawamba Community College dropped a 22-20 decision to Coahoma Community College in the North Division opener Thursday night.

The Indians (1-2, 0-1 MACCC North) scored late in the fourth quarter on an 18-yard touchdown pass to RJ Wilson (Independence) from Dylan Faulk (Hernando) to cut the Tigers' lead to two, 22-20, and opted to go for the two-point attempt. However, luck wasn't on the Tribe's side as the pass fell incomplete.

With 2:40 left in the game, the Indians had a chance at a final drive, but were unable to move the ball down the field, coming up short on the fourth down, and giving the Tigers the 22-20 victory.

Shamar Sandgren (Savannah, Ga.) continued to be a bright spot for the Indians as he picked up his third and fourth touchdowns this season as well as 95 yards on four receptions.

Freshman quarterback Hunter Jones (Amory) saw his first snaps of the year and delivered the two touchdown strikes to Sandgren. The first was a six- yard and the second a big 57-yard score, both of which came in the second quarter to give the Indians a 14-6 lead at halftime.

The Tigers took the lead for the final time, 15-14, on a four-yard touchdown run and extended the lead to 22-14 on an 20-yard interception returned for a touchdown early in the fourth.

Next week, the Indians will step out of division play for the final time this season when they host No. 10 Jones for Homecoming Thursday at 6:30 pm. The game will be available on LetsGoICCTV.com/red.
 
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