SCORING SUMMARY
MIL (2) 1:50 Lockhart 9 run (Dearman kick) 0 - 7September 4, 1987 Collier
Field. Game conditions: Mostly Cloudy Game
temperature: 80 Winds E 7,
increasing
The Trojans held the ball for a majority of the first
quarter on their opening drive. After Mark Kitchens
returned the kickoff to the Trojan 29, twelve consecutive
rushing plays gave Saint James a first and ten at the Millry
20. However, a fumble on the next play ended the
threat. Millry picked up two first downs, the first on a
fumble advance of their own by their center of 12 yards on their
first scrimmage play. However, just short of midfield,
Saint James forced a punt and Kitchens returned the 31 yard punt
30 yards. A penalty, a sack, and a second quarter change
of direction proceeded the first of three punts on consecutive
drives. The Wildcats took over on their own 40, and later
benefited by a pass interference penalty on third down and
long. Saint James did force another punt, but this time
the reception was muffed and Millry recovered the ball at the
Trojan eleven. From there, it took only two plays to
score, as Chris Lockhart carried in from nine yards out.
The extra point was good, and with less than two minutes
remaining until halftime, Millry had a touchdown lead.
Despite a
shanked kickoff out of bounds leaving the Trojans a short field,
they could take no advantage to score before halftime.
Millry, with the ball and with momentum to begin the second
half, drove as Saint James did to start the opening quarter, for
twelve plays. However, a quarterback sack took Millry out
of field goal range and a punt dribbled into the endzone.
Saint James failed to convert a first down, but on the second
play after the punt, Pat Allen intercepted a deep Wildcat pass
at the Trojan 24. Again, Saint James concluded the
third quarter with its second consecutive three and out, but the
defense stepped up, stopping Millry on three plays themselves to
begin the final quarter.
The Trojans
began another extended drive of fifteen plays, helped out by a
major face mask penalty during a quarterback sack.
However, from the 17 yard line, a trick play pass went
incomplete and with less than four minutes remaining, time was
growing short. After yet another punt, Saint James stopped
Millry on three plays, and Mark Kitchens' return skills again
proved valuable as he brought the kick back to the Millry 40
yard line with under two minutes left. Another crucial
face mask penalty on a quarterback sack gave the Trojans first
down on the 28. Ben Freeman became the go-to guy, as he
caught an Allen pass for 18 yards, the first Saint James
completed pass of the game, stopping the clock with a first and
goal just inside the Millry 10. He was one tackle away
from a touchdown on a three yard run, and was rewarded on the
next play with a screen pass reception where he carried a
potential tackler from the three yard line into the
endzone. Gavin Finklea's extra point was true, and with 44
seconds remaining, the game appeared headed toward overtime.
The kickoff was
fielded by Millry at the one, and the receiver backed into the
endzone and very nearly took a knee which would have resulted in
a Saint James safety. However, he was urged by a teammate
to return the kickoff, which he did to the Wildcat eight yard
line, well enough out of the endzone for the Millry quarterback
to down the ball twice to force the overtime period.
Millry won the
overtime toss and elected to play defense first. On first
down from the 10, Will Parker carried for five yards, and a
defensive encroachment penalty moved the ball down near the
two. Parker was again called on and rumbled in for the
touchdown. However, Finklea's extra point failed, one of
his few misses of the season, and Millry still had hope as they
began their overtime possession. After an incomplete pass
on first down, Coleman Brewster intercepted an underthrown fade
pass toward the far sidelines on the next play, ending the game
and starting an immediate eruption of excitement on the field
and in the stands as the Trojans evened their record at 1 - 1.
SIDELINE
STATISTICS - GAME TWO
SAINT JAMES RUSHING: 44 carries 118 yards 1 TD (2.68 yards per carry)
34 Parker 12 / 62 (1 TD) 32 Dunning 8 / 38 33 Freeman 7 / 16
11
Allen
2 - 3 - 0 25 yards (1 TD)
12
Kitchens 0 - 1 - 0
RECEIVING:
33
Freeman 2 / 25 (1 TD)
TOTAL
YARDS: 143
MILLRY
RUSHING 28
attempts 35 yards 1 TD (1.25 yards per
carry)
PASSING
5 completions 11 attempts 2 INTs 64
yards 1 TD
TOTAL
YARDS: 99
KICKS:
XP 1 / 1
FG 0 / 0
KICKOFFS:
2 (48,16ob)
PUNTS: 5
(22,37,31EZ,28,32)
KO
RETURNS: 2 (13,7)
PUNT RETURNS: 5 (3,-1,5-1,5)
FIRST
DOWNS: 6 (2 rushing, 3 passing, 1 penalty)
FUMBLES:
1, lost 0
PENALTIES:
4 / 38 yards
TIME
OF POSSESSION: n/y/a
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