Indians roll past Mississippi Delta, 62-14

MOORHEAD, Miss. – The ICC football team picked up its eighth-straight victory over Mississippi Delta Community College with a 62-14 win on Saturday.

It was dominate performance right from the start, Jarvis Hayes (Slocomb, AL) intercepted his third pass of the season on the Trojans' (0-7, 0-5 MACJC North) opening drive to set up Kadarius Forside (West Point) for an 1-yard touchdown run to give the Indians (5-3, 4-1 MACJC North) a 7-0 lead at the 13:15 mark of the first quarter.

Dan Ellington (Olive Branch) found Malik Honeycutt (Tallahassee, FL) on a 57-yard pass and Michael Reed (Newark, NJ) on a 40-yard pass to take a 21-0 lead with 6:47 left in the first quarter. The Trojans turned an interception into a 2-yard touchdown run by Marquvius Kirkham, but the Indians answer when Ellington connected with Terry Williams (Southaven) on a 27-yard pass to take a commanding 27-7 lead with two ticks left in the opening quarter.

The Indians took a 34-7 lead into the locker room after a 55-yard touchdown run by De'Sean Dinkins (Warner Robins, GA) early in the second quarter.

Forside added his second 1-yard score early in the third quarter before Mississippi Delta could get back on the board with a 2-yard run by Malcolm Shirley. Ellington hit Dinkins on a 27-yard wheel route to put the Indians up 48-14 heading into the fourth quarter.

Ellington hit Jamel Thomas (Caledonia) on a 9-yard pass before Keshon Heard (Hamilton) scooped up a blocked punt and weaved his way into the end zone from 30-yards out to give the Indians the 62-14 victory.

The win, the largest margin of victory in the series with Trojans, keeps the Indians in the chase for the MACJC North Division championship and a spot in the playoffs heading into Saturday's regular season finale against Holmes Community College.

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The Indians rolled up 652 yards (410 passing; 242 rushing) of total offense with a running clock for most of the second half.

Ellington passed for 395 yards, five touchdowns, and 1 interception on 24 of 38 passing while rushing for 70 yards on 11 carries. Dinkins had 80 yards and 1 touchdown on four carries while hauling in two passes for 42 yards and another score. Forside carried the ball 14 times for 75 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Williams finished the game with 111 yards and one score on eight catches.

Defensively, the Indians force five turnovers and held the Trojans to 272 yards (51 rushing; 221 passing) of total offense with majority of the yards coming late in the second half.

Hayes led the way with seven tackles and an interception. Quinshay Heard (Hamilton) returned an interception 30 yards and recorded four tackles while Tyrese Quinn (Calhoun City) added two tackles and another interception. Keshon Heard returned a fumble 28 yards to go along with punt return that was blocked by Tyree Bryant (Southaven). Cortavious Ivy (Amory) had one tackle and a fumble recovery.

ICC will face the triple-option offense of Holmes (6-2, 3-2 MACJC North) for Homecoming on Saturday. The Bulldogs won a 51-49 shootout with Northeast Mississippi Community College (3-5, 2-3 MACJC) this past Saturday. Homecoming kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at Eaton Field.

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