Saint James took a first half lead
of 7 - 0 over the Lowndes County Red Devils on an
unknown touchdown. However, in the second
half, Devil quarterback Parker Cheatham tossed a 35
yard touchdown pass to Ricky Russell, and then
scored on a quarterback sneak from the Trojan one in
the fourth quarter to earn the victory in the first
official varsity football game played by the
Trojans.
The Trojans punted ten times, and
only managed 36 net yards of offense. The game
could easily have been far more lopsided, but the
Red Devils committed five turnovers, including
losing four fumbles, while the Trojans only threw
one interception and lost no fumbles themselves.
Thanks to The Lowndes Signal for all game recap and statistics information.
PARTIAL STATISTICS - GAME ONE
RETURN TO THE SAINT JAMES 1973 FOOTBALL HOMEPAGE