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A late interception helped Independence avenge a loss to Butler in the Southwestern 4A championship game. The Patriots won their fourth straight NCHSAA 4A road playoff game.
Independence ended up with fourth down at the Butler 18 and kicked a 35-yard field goal, closing to 29-23 with 5:50 to play. But on its next possession, Butler put the game away.
During the 2000s, the Independence varsity football team, coached by Tom Knotts and Bill Geiler, won 109 straight games, [6] that included seven straight North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Championships (2000 4A, 2001 4A, 2002 4AA, 2003 4AA, 2004 4AA, 2005 4AA, 2006 4AA).
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The stadium is also host to numerous high school football games and soccer matches, since many schools in Shreveport lack an on-campus facility. Independence Stadium also hosted the LHSAA state football championship games in 2005 after the Louisiana Superdome suffered heavy damage from Hurricane Katrina.
The First All-American High School Football game, held on June 25, 1994, at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, PA, marked a significant moment in the history of high school football. The event was orchestrated by Dale Dougherty, whose unwavering determination led to the participation of high schools nationwide in this inaugural spectacle.
The Independence Bowl is a post-season National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that is played annually each December at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Independence Bowl was named because it was inaugurated in 1976, the year of the United States Bicentennial.
It was only a few years ago that I hadn’t ever covered a high school football game in December. That’s just how my career went. ... Independence: Cal vs. Texas Tech (-2.5) Cal.