Independence shut out a district opponent on Friday night in a messy road win.
The Eagles (6-0, 3-0 Region 5-5A) had 6 takeaways in the cold rainy 27-0 win at Stewarts Creek (3-3, 1-2).
Adam Swayze took point, breaking through for two touchdowns on the ground and throwing for one more.
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Two Touchdown First Quarter Gets Indy Going
The Eagles wasted no time. In the first quarter Swayze, starting his fourth straight game for injured Andrew Bunch, ran in two touchdowns.
Indy took its opening possession 60 yards for a score. Swayze, who passed 19 for 28 for 196 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT, scored on 4 yard run to cap the drive. Following a Stewart Creek Fumble he ran in another, from 31 yards out.
In the second quarter, Swayze found Seth Huner for a 10-yard touchdown that put the Eagles up 20-0.
Another One Won. @ Stewarts Creek High School https://t.co/NOJmCwsJLX
— Adam Swayze MM™ (@ajswayze) October 3, 2015
Huner led Indy in receiving, with 10 catches for 85 yards and a touchdown. In the third the Eagles took advantage of one of the Red Hawks 4 lost fumbles, when MTSU recruit Kylan Stibling returned a recovered fumble for the last Indy score of the night. At 27-0 in the second half, Stewarts Creek could not mount any kind of comeback. Daniel Wright led the Eagles in running with 51 yards on 9 carries. Swayze ran for 40 yards on 11 carries. Nate Johnson added 79 yards on 4 catches. Indy scored 14 points off of turnovers on the night. Zach Long led the Red Hawks with 72 yards on 6 carries. Next week Indy travels to 5-1 Shelbyville for another Region 5-5A matchup. Shelbyville is 2-1 in the district. 
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Another One Won. @ Stewarts Creek High School https://t.co/NOJmCwsJLX — Adam Swayze MM™ (@ajswayze) October 3, 2015
