Roundup: Independence rallies late, defeats Centennial

The Independence football team group chat lit up late Friday, long after the second half of the Eagles' Region 7-6A game at Centennial had been pushed back to Saturday afternoon due to lightning delays.

The Eagles overcame a four-point halftime deficit and a 14-hour delay for weather to beat Centennial 17-14. Tre Hartwell broke free for a 78-yard touchdown run with 7:00 left for what was the game winner. It came after Centennial led 14-10 at halftime.

"It's crazy," Independence coach Scott Stidham said of the lengthy delay that carried over to Saturday afternoon. "I think it's one we'll all remember. We were fortunate to come out on top."

The game kicked off at about 7:45 p.m. Friday night after a 45-minute lightning delay. The contest concluded at about 1:48 p.m. Saturday after starting the second half at 12:57 p.m.

"Their school administration handled it really well," said Stidham of Centennial. "That made it really easy on us."

Hartwell finished with 23 carries for 142 yards and a touchdown. Teammate Cody Pagach was 11-of-26 passing for 177 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions.

Taner Lee led Centennial (2-1, 0-1) with 70 rushing yards on 18 carries and a TD.

Brentwood Academy 38, Briarcrest 7: Deuce Scott had 21 carries for 173 yards and two touchdowns and four-star quarterback George MacIntyre was 8-of-16 passing for 55 yards and a touchdown in Brentwood Academy’s win. Luke Robison returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown for the Eagles.

CPA 28, BGA 0: Thomas Vaccaro was 6-of-7 passing for 107 yards and two touchdowns and Vanderbilt commitment London Humphreys had four catches for 71 yards and a touchdown for CPA. Locke Kennedy was 7-of-9 passing for 27 yards for BGA.

Ensworth 44, Christian Brothers 10: Taylor Haas was 16-of-18 passing for 174 yards and two touchdowns and Martez Cooksey had seven carries for 21 yards and three touchdowns to lead Ensworth in the DII-AAA West Region win. Drew Bonner added 69 yards on six catches.

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FRA 35, Davidson Academy 7: Ty Clark III had 16 carries for 257 yards and four touchdowns in FRA’s win. Davidson Academy’s Knox Roberts was 15-of-27 passing for 149 yards and a touchdown and Josiah Moore caught seven passes for 80 yards and a touchdown.

Green Hill 35, Wilson Central 0: Cade Mahoney was 6-of-13 passing for 84 yards and a TD and had seven carries for 60 yards and a touchdown to lead Green Hill. Brax Lamberth added 69 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries.

Lawrence County 35, Montgomery Central 0: Isaiah Bentley had 15 carries for 142 yards and three touchdowns and Letavion Everly added 126 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries for Lawrence County. Teammate Jakabri Stevenson had three rushes for 51 yards.

Lipscomb Academy 52, Goodpasture 0: Hank Brown was 21-of-33 passing for 240 yards and four touchdowns and Drew Patterson had 21 carries for 142 yards and two touchdowns in Lipscomb Academy’s win. The game was called after three quarters. Jaron Elkins led Goodpasture with 10 carries for 23 yards.

Marshall County 17, Creek Wood 14: Silas Teat was 16-of-21 passing for 139 yards and a touchdown for Marshall County. Jayden Randolph added 63 yards on six catches.

MBA 23, McCallie 20: Marcel Reed was 8-of-26 passing for 130 yards and had 18 carries for 126 yards and a touchdown to help MBA snap McCallie’s 18 game winning streak. Johnothan Moore had 16 carries for 59 yards and two touchdowns for the Big Red.

Moore County 21, Eagleville 0: Jesse Brown was 11-of-22 passing for 86 yards in a loss to Moore County. Marshall Spann led the Eagleville defense with seven tackles.

Portland 42, Northwest 7: Freddy Paxton had five carries for 126 yards and a touchdown and Braylon Dowlen had 168 total yards, including an 81-yard kickoff return.

Springfield 50, Northeast 14: Devon Crenshaw was 8-of-13 passing for 154 yards and two touchdowns in Springfield’s win. Keimarian Flair added 76 yards and a TD on three carries. Jaden Puig was 15-of-22 passing for 220 yards and two touchdowns for Northeast.

York 34, Monterey 20: Miles Leffew had 18 carries for 129 yards and two touchdowns and was 6-of-12 passing for 129 yards and a touchdown to lead York. Mason Bowman had 20 carries for 154 yards and a touchdown and Matthew Montgomery was 10-of-22 passing for 145 yards and a touchdown for Monterey.