Brett Gantt threw again for over 200 yards and added three touchdown passes and some key fourth down conversions, and Will Stansfield was successful on both of his field goal attempts and two extra points as St. James won for the fourth consecutive time at Montgomery Academy's McLemore Field, soundly defeating the Eagles 26-7.

Neither team seriously threatened in the first quarter, as the first five cumulative drives each ended in punts.  On the Trojans' third drive, which started near the end of the first quarter at their own 15 yard line, St. James travelled 85 yards in twelve plays.   The first of several long completions from Gantt to Chris Roberts went for 25 yards.  Several plays later, Gantt converted a fourth down with a quarterback sneak at the Eagle 40.  Three plays later, Gantt connected again with Roberts for 23 yards and a touchdown on a play where he stretched the ball across the goal line while being tackled.  The extra point snap was bouncing and bobbled and no conversion was attempted, but the Trojans had a 6-0 lead early in the second quarter.

Montgomery Academy fumbled on the next play from scrimmage and Roberts recovered on the Eagle 21.  Another fourth down, with four to go, was converted on a brilliant catch and run by Taylor Nelson of five yards to the ten yard line.   On first down, Ted Brewer carried for eight yards, but the next two plays resulted in losses.  On fourth down, Will Stansfield was called on for the field goal attempt and converted from 23 yards out, the first field goal made by either team in a Trojan game the entire season.  The kick pushed the lead to 9-0 midway through the second quarter.

MA quarterback Greg Crews completed a 34 yard pass to Clay Steineker on their next drive, but on the following play the Eagles fumbled again.  However, an offensive pass interference penalty on fourth down ended the St. James drive.  Three plays later though, the Eagles committed their third straight turnover as a Crews pass was intercepted by Drew Gunn at the Eagles 42 and returned to the 21.  Four plays later the Trojans had to convert another fourth down.  This time, with one yard to go from the 12, Gantt lifted a pass to the back of the endzone which was snagged by the outstretched arms of Matt Ward for the touchdown.  Stansfield's point this time was true, and with less than a minute to go, the Trojans held a solid 16 point lead going into halftime.

Each team managed to convert three first downs on long time-consuming drives to start the third quarter, but neither team tallied on the scoreboard.  The Trojan drive was stopped by a Anthony McCall interception at the Eagle 15, and the Academy drive ended with a failed fourth down attempt at the Trojan 42.   From there, a 12 yard pass from Gantt to Tyler Murphy, a 17 yard pass from Gantt to Taylor Nelson, and a 14 yard run by Ted Brewer to end a quick third quarter advanced the ball to the Eagle 14.  The defense stiffened again, but Stansfield connected on another field goal, this one from 27 yards, to make the game a three possession margin at 19-0.

After an Eagle punt, St. James took only five plays to march 59 yards.  Chris Roberts outraced his coverage on a flag pattern for a 47 yard catch and run touchdown, and Stansfield's second extra point concluded the Trojan scoring at 26.

Backup Eagle quarterback Tripp Swann came in and completed several passes in the last seven minutes of the game.  The Trojan bid for a shutout remained intact, briefly, when they held MA on four consecutive plays from the St. James eight yard line.  However, after a punt and two Trojan penalties, the Eagles finally dented the scoreboard as Swann connected to Bennett Maddox on a middle screen play with less than 100 seconds remaining in the game.  Maddox's extra point ended the scoring at 26-7 as the onside kick attempt by the Eagles was unsuccessful afterwards and the Trojans ran down the clock with their seventh victory of the year in hand, literally.

GAME TEN SIDELINE STATISTICS

ST. JAMES      RUSHING   41 attempts  127 yards   0 TDs  (3.10 yards per carry) 

                        42   Brewer      24 / 97                     34   Thrasher        3 / 21
                        30   Ward           5 / 11                     10   Gantt            9 / - 2

                        PASSING    14 completions  24 attempts  1 INT  211 yards   3 TDs  (1 sack of, - 9 yards)

                        10   Gantt         14 - 24 - 1    211 yards   3 TDs  (1 sack, - 9)

                        RECEIVING

                          6   Roberts        7 / 150  (2 TDs)       3   Nelson          3 / 26
                        30   Ward            3 /  23  (1 TD)         9   Murphy        1 / 12

                        TOTAL YARDS:   338

                        KICKS:  XP  2 / 3                 FG   2 / 2  (23 made, 27 made)
                        2 POINT CONVERSIONS:   0 / 0
                        KICKOFFS:   5 (52,49,52,57,53)            PUNTS:  3  (33,30,38)
                        KO RETURNS:  2 (11,0)                       PUNT RETURNS:  4  (0,3,0,0)
                        INTERCEPTION RETURN:  1  (21)
                        FIRST DOWNS:   16   (8 rushing, 8 passing)
                        FUMBLES:  1, lost 0
                        TURNOVER MARGIN:   + 2
                        PENALTIES:  8 / 58 yards
                        TIME OF POSSESSION:  27:38

M  A                RUSHING   31 attempts  77 yards   0 TDs  (2.48 yards per carry)
                        PASSING      9 completions  21 attempts   1 INT  106 yards   1 TD  (3 sacks of, - 25 yards)
                         
                        TOTAL YARDS:  183

                        KICKS:  XP  1 / 1                 FG   0 / 0
                        2 POINT CONVERSIONS:   0 / 0
                        KICKOFFS:  2  (57,14)                           PUNTS:  4  (35,32,30,32)
                        KO RETURNS:  5  (41,12,18,28,21,5)     PUNT RETURNS:  3  (10, 0fc, 8)
                        FIRST DOWNS:  13  (7 rushing, 4 passing, 2 penalty)
                        FUMBLES:  3, lost 2
                        PENALTIES:  2 / 15 yards
                        TIME OF POSSESSION:  20:22