GAME 11: @ Saint Clair
County 48, Saint James 6
SCORING
SUMMARY: (not yet available)
November 15, 1996. Fighting Saints Field,
Odenville. Game conditions: Not yet
available
For the second time in four years,
the
Trojans were "lucky" enough to draw 3A Area 6 winner Saint Clair
County as
their first round playoff opponent on the road. This year,
the
Fighting Saints were ranked # 5 coming into the playoffs with a 9
- 1
record, and despite looking forward to a likely matchup with the
top-ranked Briarwood Christian Lions in round two, they again
rather
easily disposed of visiting Saint James 48 - 6 in a first round
playoff
matchup.
The Fighting Saint rushing game went wild as three different
runners
picked up more than 100 yards each. Duriel Harwick led the
way as
he carried for 141 yards, 80 of those on a
touchdown run, and he caught a 23 yard touchdown pass as
well.
Antonio Jones rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns of 36, 36,
and
45 yards. Maurice Vandergrift rushed for 107 yards, and
returned
a punt 52 yards for a touchdown.
Saint James did manage to score on the Saints this time, unlike
their
first meeting, as Jake McMillan broke loose for a 50 yard run in
the
third quarter. Despite the 50 yard touchdown run, the
Trojans
could only manage a total of 44 yards rushing overall, and Alan
Olsen
ended a record-breaking season for a Trojan quarterback by
completing 8
of his 20 pass attempts for 90 yards.
RETURN
TO THE SAINT JAMES 1996 FOOTBALL HOMEPAGE