Indians take care of business at Northeast, 17-0

BOONEVILLE, MS – The Indians went on the road Thursday and beat Northeast Mississippi Community College, 17-0, in MACCC North Division play.

The Indians (6-2, 4-1 MACCC North) set the tone early when Zae Davis (Rienzi) returned the opening kickoff 62 yards to the Tigers' 36-yard line. Six plays later, Ty Davis (Fulton) found Tre Gunn (Rienzi) on a five-yard touchdown pass to take a 7-0 advantage in the opening drive of the contest.

Davis connected with Tyran Mosley (Kosciusko) on a 26-yard pass to put the Indians up 14-0 at the 2:11 mark of the second quarter. Eli Burciaga (Corinth) added a 38-yard field goal to make it a 17-0 ballgame with 4:51 left in the third quarter.

Carson Langford (Saltillo) forced Northeast (3-5, 2-4 MACCC North) to work with a long field throughout the night. He punted the ball eight times with six forcing the Tigers' offense to start inside the 20-yard line and two resulting in touchbacks.

The Indians had 244 yards of offense. Ty Davis connected on 20-of-30 passing for 181 yards and two touchdowns. Zae Davis caught nine passes for 68 yards with Mosley adding 52 yards on three receptions. Mykell Allen (Batesville) rushed for 29 yards on five carries, and Jaylen Foster (Greenwood, S.C.) had 25 yards on seven carries.

The defense had 14 tackles for loss, seven sacks and an interception to hold Northeast scoreless for the first time since 1996. Orel Gray (Jacksonville, Fla.) recorded nine tackles with five and a half tackles for loss, three sacks and a forced fumble. Dylan Rowsey (Rienzi) picked off a pass and returned it 14 yards to go along with seven tackles.

ICC will host No. 8 Northwest Mississippi Community College (7-1, 5-0 MACCC North) on Thursday, Oct. 31.

Northwest picked up a dramatic 37-35 win over No. 6 Holmes (7-1, 4-1 MACCC North). The Bulldogs drove 99 yards to take a 35-30 lead with 12 seconds left in the game. After a pass interference call, the Rangers connected on a 50-yard Hail Mary pass as time expired to pick up the victory.

The game will have major playoff implications on the line. In a four-scenario tiebreaker situation, the Indians have to win to advance to the playoffs.

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