High School FootballSaturday, November 7
Clarksville High beats Independence 38-7 for its first playoff win since 2022
The Daily Clarksville team
If you missed it, the Wildcats are finally into the second round. They beat Independence 38-7 at home Friday in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs, against the team that ended their season last year. Ahvare Galbreath scored four touchdowns and broke the program's single-season rushing yards and touchdown records.
Clarksville held Independence to one first-quarter touchdown
- Independence7Clarksville38 (won)
Galbreath also plays linebacker, and the defense intercepted Independence quarterback Matthew Horner three times. Clarksville travels to Collierville next week. A win there would be its first two playoff wins in one season since 2006.
“He's our heart and soul.”
- Old record: 1,585 yards, 22 touchdowns (Dallin Bridges, 2012)
- Galbreath's touchdown runs: 1, 45, 6 and 8 yards
- Records: Clarksville is 8-3; Independence is 4-7
Galbreath and the defense carried the night
- 4
- touchdowns scored by Ahvare Galbreath
- 3
- interceptions of Independence's quarterback
- 38
- unanswered points scored by Clarksville