GAME 8:  @ Montgomery Academy 16, Saint James 7

 STJ           0       7       0       0          7

M A           7       0       0       9        16

SCORING SUMMARY:

M A  (1)    7:04   Marshall 4 run            (Sylvest kick)     0 -  7
STJ   (2)  10:51   Herring 16 run               (Horn kick)     7 -  7
M A  (4)  11:14   Marshall 5 run              (kick failed)     7 - 13
M A  (4)    1:58   Sylvest 24 FG                                       7 - 16

October 20, 1995.  McLemore Field.   Game Conditions:  Clear, cooling rapidly, breezy  Game Temperature:  61  Wind:  NW 15

Travis Marshall's two touchdown runs were the majority of the Eagles' offense, but it was a key field goal in the last two minutes by Glenn Sylvest which would give Montgomery Academy enough points for its second win of the season as they defeated the cross-town Trojans 16 - 7 at McLemore Field.

The Eagles picked up more than half of their game rushing yards on the initial drive, moving 81 yards on 10 consecutive rushing plays for a touchdown, the final play of the drive a Travis Marshall 4 yard run.  Sylvest's extra point gave the Eagles an early 7 - 0 lead.  The Trojans almost duplicated the drive themselves, covering nearly half of the field on nine consecutive running plays.  However, on the tenth play, a fourth down and 3 at the Eagle 15, quarterback Rob Cole was sacked and the Eagles took over on downs.

On the final play of the first quarter, Montgomery Academy shanked a punt out of bounds, and the Trojans only needed three plays to cover 36 yards.  A 12-yard run by Mark Berry, and consecutive runs of 8 and 16 by Sequon Herring had the Trojans on the scoreboard.  Keith Horn's extra point tied the score at 7 early in the second quarter.

A pooch kick was recovered, then promptly fumbled by the Eagles and the Trojans had great field position at the Montgomery Academy 45, but the Eagles took over on the very next play after a fumbled snap.  The defense held, but then the penalty bug struck the Trojans.  A dubious fair catch signal on a punt return pushed the Trojans back to their own 13.  After a 20 yard run by Herring gave Saint James some breathing room, a tripping penalty and another for illegal procedure pushed Saint James further back.  However, a great catch of a halfback pass from Herring to Will Webber gave the Trojans first down on the Eagle 42.  Again, though, on the next play, the Trojans fumbled away possession.

The Eagles moved toward the goal line, but this time it was Will Webber on the defense as he intercepted an Eagle pass at the Trojan 26 late in the second quarter.  With time and timeouts running low, Herring was the primary ball carrier as Saint James again threatened, but he came up one yard short on a fourth down and 3 at the Eagle 26.  Montgomery Academy allowed the clock to run out, and a sloppy game was nevertheless exciting as the teams were tied going into halftime.

The teams traded punts in a quickly moving third quarter before Saint James punted again out of bounds at the Eagle 26.  Golson Foshee completed several key passes, and the Eagles were threatening at the Trojan 23 entering the fourth quarter.  Marshall converted a fourth down and 8 with a 16 yard reception of a Foshee pass to give Montgomery Academy a first down at the Trojan 5.  After each team burned a timeout, Marshall carried the remaining five yards for the touchdown, but the extra point was wide, leaving Montgomery Academy with a tenuous 13 - 7 lead and Saint James with a glimmer of hope.

That hope was dashed soon afterwards when a Herring pass was intercepted at the Eagle 40, and Montgomery Academy began grinding the ball down the field and the time off the clock.  Seven minutes, and the final two Trojan timeouts later, the Eagles opted for a field goal after being stopped for no gain at the 7 yard line, and Sylvest's kick was good, boosting the lead to nine with just under two minutes remaining in the game.

Montgomery Academy helped the Trojans' cause with an out of bounds kickoff, and two plays later Rob Cole connected with Webber with a 33 yard pass and a first down at the Eagle 34.  However, two incomplete passes and a 14 yard quarterback sack pushed the Trojans into a fourth and 24 at the Eagle 48.  Cole broke away and tried to run for the first down, but was tackled 9 yards downfield and the Eagles took over, only needing one play to run out the clock and secure their second win of the season.  As they did, the Trojans began to look forward to the most important game of the regular season, a visit from Catholic with a shot at the runner-up spot in 3A Area 4 and the associated playoff berth as a reward.

SIDELINE STATISTICS  - GAME EIGHT

SAINT JAMES   RUSHING    34 attempts  146 yards  1 TD  (4.29 yards per carry)

                          11   Herring        19 / 131  (1 TD)    20   Berry              5 / 26      17   Smith             1 / 7
                          21   Webber         1 /    1                 12   Cole               8 / - 19

                          PASSING     3 completions  11 attempts  1 INT  70 yards  0 TDs  (3 sacks of, - 26 yards)

                          12   Cole            2 - 10 - 1   37 yards   (3 sacks, - 26 yards)
                          11   Herring        1 -   1 - 0   33 yards

                          RECEIVING

                          21   Webber           2 / 66       44   Robertson       1 / 4

                          TOTAL YARDS:  216

                          KICKS:  XP  1 / 1                     FG  0 / 0
                          2 POINT CONVERSIONS:  0 / 0
                          KICKOFFS:  2  (56,33)                                        PUNTS:  2  (50,22)
                          KO RETURNS:  3  (21,8,15)                                PUNT RETURNS:  2  (0,13)
                          INTERCEPTION RETURNS:  1  (0)
                          FIRST DOWNS:   10  (8 rushing, 2 passing)
                          FUMBLES:  6, lost 2
                          TURNOVER MARGIN:  - 2
                          PENALTIES:  2 / 15 yards
                          TIME OF POSSESSION:  21:32

MONT ACAD    RUSHING   38 attempts  152 yards  2 TDs  (4.00 yards per carry)
                          PASSING      8 completions  13 attempts  1 INT  114 yards  0 TDs   (1 sack of, - 3 yards)
                          TOTAL YARDS:  266

                           KICKS:  XP  2 / 3                FG  1 / 1  (made 24)
                          2 POINT CONVERSIONS:  0 / 0
                          KICKOFFS:  4  (45,36,45,27OB)                         PUNTS:  3  (18,37,29)
                          KO RETURNS:  2  (15,10)                                  PUNT RETURNS:  0
                          INTERCEPTION RETURNS:  1  (0)
                           FIRST DOWNS:   17   (11 rushing, 6 passing)
                           FUMBLES:  3, lost 1
                          PENALTIES:  1 / 13 yards
                          TIME OF POSSESSION:  26:28

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