Bunch Leads 42-point First Half for Independence
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Ridge | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Independence | 14 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
(For all scores, go to our Scoreboard)
On Friday night in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs, Independence picked up where it left off in the regular season, beating visiting Cane Ridge 49-7.
Independence (11-0) got another big game from quarterback Andrew Bunch, who scored a bunch of touchdowns with his legs instead of his arm for a change, as the Eagles took a 42-7 halftime lead.
Independence jumped out to an insurmountable lead so quickly it left Cane Ridge (8-3) looking stunned, almost on on auto-pilot as the game went on for a couple of quarters after Cane Ridge clearly would not.
The Eagles do, however. Go on to round two.
The first three scores of the game were 25, 31 and 3 yard runs by Bunch, who led Indy in rushing with 92 yards on 8 carries.
The All-State quarterback threw 7 for 13 for 135 yards and a touchdown, which went to Seth Huner.
Nate Johnson led Indy with 2 catches for 49 yards; he had 23 yards rushing, also. Huner caught 2 passes for 47 yards. Daniel Wright, the Indy workhorse back all year, pitched in with 4 carries for 42 yards and a touchdown.
Neon looks good on you Indy💚✅🚨 pic.twitter.com/TBb0GD7SCe
— juan two three (@jvigoya04) November 7, 2015
Four players scored in the 28-point Indy second quarter: Bunch, Huner, Wright and Hunter Dupree, who returned an interception 28-yards to the house.
Cane Ridge actually outgained Indy, 316 to 292 total yards, but many of the Ravens yards came after Indy had won the game all-but officially.
Next week in the second round Indy hosts No. 2 seed Hendersonville (10-1).
