Indian River football routs Odessa to open 2025 season

DAGSBORO, Del. – Indian River football beat Odessa 46-5 on Thursday in Dagsboro to start their season 1-0.

Odessa jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first quarter, a score that included a safety taken on an Indian River long snap that sailed over the punter’s head.

After falling behind early, Indian River responded with a short-yardage touchdown run from Davon Handy on a drive set up by a long kickoff return from Handy. The running back also caught the pass on the two-point conversion attempt from quarterback Dylan Grise that made it 8-0.

Indian River then claimed a safety of their own, with the Ducks replicating IR’s earlier special teams mishap on a long snap for a punt.

Late in the first half, Indian River’s offense stayed on the field on 4th & 4, and Darnell Stokes broke multiple tackles en route to a long touchdown that put IR up 17-5. The home team didn’t look back from there, rattling off a total of 46 unanswered points to leave no doubt in the competition.