GAME 7:   SAINT JAMES 7, Highland Home 0

H H           0       0       0       0           0
 
STJ            0       0       7       0           7

SCORING SUMMARY:

STJ  (3)   6:10    Redding recovered fumble in endzone          (Johnson kick)       7 - 0

October 12, 1984.  Collier Field


In an area matchup between two top five 1A-ranked teams which virtually guaranteed the winner a trip to the state playoffs, Johnny Redding was the hero as he recovered his own fumbled handoff in the endzone for the only score of the game and the eventual victory over the visiting Highland Home Flying Squadron.

Saint James' opening drive of the second half took up nearly half of the third quarter, and was kept alive by a costly Squadron defensive penalty on a fourth down play which advanced the ball to the Highland Home seven yard line.  Three consecutive running plays gave Saint James a fourth down at the 1½ yard line, but the handoff attempt to Redding was fumbled.  He was the only one to see the bouncing ball come out of the scrum sideways, and he fell on the ball just inside the endzone for the score.  Highland Home had a chance to tie or win in the last ninety seconds of the fourth quarter.  With a first down on the Trojan five yard line, a quarterback sack, a short run, and an incomplete pass left the Squadron with a fourth down two yards further back.

Several Trojans blitzed in an all out rush on the quarterback and he was sacked well behind the line of scrimmage, turning the ball over on downs and allowing the Trojans to run out the clock, preserve the victory, and assure themselves of not only the highest ranking in school history but also their first ever football playoff appearance.  Redding rushed for 151 yards on 28 carries in a game which, as might have been expected, an offensive struggle for both teams against two fine defenses.

PARTIAL SIDELINE STATISTICS  - GAME SEVEN

ST. JAMES       RUSHING    49 attempts  202 yards 0 TDs  (4.12 yards per carry)

                        PASSING        4 completions  6 attempts  1 INT  49 yards  0 TDs

                        TOTAL YARDS:   251

                        KICKS:  XP  1 / 1                FG  0 / 0
                        2 POINT CONVERSIONS:  0 / 0
                       
                        PUNTS:   none

                         FIRST DOWNS:   16
                        FUMBLES:  4, lost 2
                        TURNOVER MARGIN:   - 1
                        PENALTIES:   6 / 40 yards

H HOME          RUSHING    39 attempts  101 yards  0 TDs  (2.59 yards per carry)
                        PASSING       3 completions  11 attempts  1 INT  39 yards  0 TDs
                        TOTAL YARDS:   140

                         KICKS:  XP  0 / 0                FG  0 / 0
                        2 POINT CONVERSIONS:   0 / 0
                        PUNTS:  4 for 135 yards

                        FIRST DOWNS:   9
                        FUMBLES:  2, lost 1
                        PENALTIES:  4 / 40 yards

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