Takeaways, big plays lead Indians to win over Coahoma

CLARKSDALE, Miss. – The Indians capitalized on big plays on its way to a 37-14 road win over Coahoma Community College.

The Indians (5-1, 3-0 MACCC North) took a 7-0 advantage before the offense took its first snap of the night. Jordan Johnson (Coldwater) picked off a pass and returned it 62 yards for a touchdown. Eli Burciaga (Corinth) drilled a 44-yard field goal to give the Indians a 10-0 advantage with 3:55 left in the first quarter.

Coahoma (0-6, 0-4 MACCC) made it a 10-7 game with less than a minute left in the first quarter when they returned a fumble 21 yards for a touchdown.

ICC answered with a 76-yard scoring toss from Ty Davis (Fulton) to Chris Reed (Orlando, FL) to take a 17-7 lead with 8:45 left until halftime. Burciaga tacked on a 24-yard field goal before Zae Dilworth (Nettleton) capped off the impressive first half with a 62-yard interception return for a touchdown to give the Indians a 27-7 lead at the break.

Davis found Tyran Mosley (Kosciusko) for a 55-yard touchdown pass in the opening seconds of the third quarter and Burciaga added a 27-yard field goal to make it 37-7 in favor of the Indians.

Burciaga finished the night three-for-three on field goals and four-for-four on extra points.

The Tigers scored on a 1-yard dive into the end zone with 5:23 left in the game.

Davis connected on 12-of-16 passing for 184 yards and two touchdowns. Reed had two catches for 81 yards and a touchdown while Mosley added 62 yards and a touchdown on two catches.

Defensively, the Indians forced the Tigers into four turnovers. Noah Classen (Sumrall) and Jaylon Blakely (Batesville) each recovered a fumble to go along with a pair of 62-yard interceptions returned for touchdowns by Johnson and Dilworth.

The Indians are ranked in the top ten nationally in five defensive categories: first with four interceptions returned for touchdowns and 10 fumble recoveries, second with 11 total interceptions, sixth with 25 sacks, and eighth with 15.3 points allowed per game on the season.

ICC will be back in action Thursday night when they host Holmes Community College for Homecoming. The Bulldogs (6-0, 3-0 MACCC North) picked up a 52-21 win over Mississippi Delta Community College (1-5, 0-3 MACCC North) last week.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the pregame show will start at 6:30 p.m. on SuperTalk Tupelo 101.9 FM and LetsGoICCTV.com/red.