GAME 4:   Beauregard 41, Saint James 14

September 28, 1990   Carlisle Field.   Game Conditions:  Cloudy, rain threatening  Game Temperature:  80  Variable winds

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Demetrius Coleman was a one-man wrecking crew for the first time opponent Beauregard, as he opened the game with a kickoff return for a touchdown, and later added a rushing touchdown and a long interception return to his resume as the 4A Hornets disposed of the outmanned Trojans at Carlisle Field, 41 - 14.

Maurice Black's kick after the return gave the Hornets a 7 - 0 lead merely 15 seconds into the game.  The Trojans moved the ball on their opening drive, with double-digit yardage first down runs by Stephan Delahay and a pair by Robert Enslen.  However, the drive stalled and Saint James punted into the Hornet end zone.  Neither team could get much going in the first quarter.  A sustained Beauregard drive was stopped by a Delahay interception on fourth down at the Trojan 12.  Two plays later, however, Saint James returned the favor with their own intercepted toss, and the Hornets were back in possession at the Trojan 47. 

A ten-play drive followed, nine on the ground, wrapped up by Luther Crawford's two yard touchdown run with 2½ minutes to go in the first half.  But the scoring was not finished for the second quarter.  A short kickoff return, a sack, and an incomplete pass left the Trojans with a third and fifteen at their own 25.  From there, Wade Hartley rared back and found an open Gabe Harris about 20 yards downfield.  Two defensive pursuers ran into each other, leaving Harris with a clear run to the end zone and a Saint James touchdown.  With Harris exhausted from his extended jaunt, the Trojans opted for a two point conversion.  Amidst Hornet confusion, Hartley found Delahay in the flat for the conversion pass and suddenly the Trojans were down by only 6 with 66 seconds remaining in the first half.

To add to the excitement, Saint James executed and recovered a beautiful onside kick at the Beauregard 49 to possibly threaten again.  However, a holding penalty on first down pushed the ball back into Trojan territory, and an interception on third down ended the scoring threat and all scoring for the first half.

Saint James converted one first down on their opening third quarter drive but could go no further.  The Hornets took over on their own 38 and took up most of the third quarter on a cumbersome 12 play drive, 11 of those on the ground.  Demetrius Coleman carried on two key plays, a 15 yard run to the Trojan 9, and two plays later on a touchdown from 1 yard out.  The Hornets matched the Trojans' two point conversion with a conversion run of their own, and the lead was back up to 14 late in the third quarter.

The Trojans were quickly in Hornet territory after two consecutive major distance penalties.  From the Beauregard 39, an illegal procedure penalty and three incompletions left the Trojans with a fourth and 15.  Hartley completed a screen pass to Jeff George, who wound through the mostly deep covering Hornets for 24 yards and a first down.  A late hit moved the ball down to the 10 yard line, and a defensive offside on first down gave the Trojans an excellent shot at a score from the five.  However, the Trojans fumbled on the next play, and the Hornets quickly retaliated with a 5 play 92 yard drive.  The final 41 yards were traversed on the opening play of the final quarter.   The kick failed, but Beauregard was up 28 - 8 with less than a quarter remaining.

Saint James picked up one first down, but a trick play had disastrous results.  A halfback pass attempt by Delahay was deflected right into the arms of Coleman at his own 48 and he sped unthreatened 52 yards into the Trojan end zone for a quick Hornet touchdown.  Despite another failed kick, the Beauregard lead was still a sizable 26.

Hartley, who averaged nearly 30 yards a completion in this game, tossed a 55 yarder to Delahay, similar to the Harris touchdown pass, which carried the Trojans down to the Beauregard 12.  This time, the Trojans would not be denied as two plays later they duplicated the earlier two point pass play with Delahay scoring on the touchdown reception.   A second conversion pass aimed at Billy Byrd fell incomplete, and the score was 34 - 14 with just over half of the final quarter remaining.

With the Hornets lined up to defend an onside kick, Saint James opted for the squib kick which was fallen on by a Beauregard upman at their own 34.  The Hornets overcame several big penalties with long runs, and scored eight plays and four minutes later from the Trojan one.  Black's extra point would be the final score of the game, at 41 - 14.

The Trojans went backwards on their final drive, thanks to a sack, a run loss, and a bad punt snap, but the Hornets merely ran out the clock on their last two plays as they finished off their road victory.

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