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Independence Football Team History

Independence Wildcats

Independence High School

505 Sycamore Road Independence, MS
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Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Roy Bolden

1957 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Roy Bolden enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Independence.

The Wildcats finished 3rd in District 3.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 28	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 4	@ New Albany	17	7	W
Fri., Sep. 11	vs. Southaven	12	3	W
Fri., Sep. 18	vs. Bruce	28	29	L
Fri., Sep. 25	@ Senatobia *	12	34	L
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Coldwater *	50	8	W
Fri., Oct. 9	@ Charleston *	33	26	W
Fri., Oct. 16	vs. Water Valley *	8	14	L
Fri., Oct. 23	vs. Coahoma County *	43	6	W
Fri., Oct. 30	@ Rosa Fort *	27	8	W
Fri., Nov. 6	@ Quitman County *	39	36	W

1998 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	269
Scoring Average	26.9
Points Allowed	171
Defense Average	17.1
Opponents Record	51-57
District Record	5-2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	4-1

1998 Class 3A District 3 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Senatobia	10-1	360	95	0-1	7	27	7-0	258	31	Jerry Barrett
Water Valley	6-6	225	221	0-1	8	30	6-1	182	98	Gary Drewrey
Independence	7-3	269	171				5-2	212	132	Roy Bolden
Charleston	6-5	237	218				4-3	149	140	Jimmy Link
Rosa Fort	6-4	228	190				3-4	144	161	Freeman Horton
Palmer	4-6	254	230				2-5	172	157	Aaron Holden
Coahoma County	3-7	158	233				1-6	84	197	Keith Dooley
Coldwater	1-10	106	467				0-7	28	313

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.