2012 -
GAME 1
SAINT JAMES 45,
Montgomery Academy 14 
M A 7
0 0
7
14
STJ
14 10 14
7
45
SCORING
SUMMARY:
STJ (1) 7:30 Moody 1
run
(Alter kick) 7 - 0
M A (1) 5:40 Thomas 71
run
(Altazone kick) 7
- 7
STJ (1) 2:51 Robinson 1
run
(Alter kick) 14 - 7
STJ (2) 6:40 Alter 22
FG
17
- 7
STJ (2) 0:21 Moody 1
run
(Alter kick) 24 - 7
STJ (3) 7:29 Duncan 28
run
(Alter
kick) 31 - 7
STJ (3) 2:49 Moody 3
run
(Alter kick) 38 - 7
STJ (4) 8:39 Moody 45
run
(Alter
kick) 45 - 7
M A (4) 6:40 Woolfolk 29
run
(Altazone kick) 45 - 14
August 31, 2012 Carlisle Field. Game Conditions: Partly
cloudy, humid Game Temperature:
86 Wind: SE 5 - 10
Frank Moody runs for some of his 159 yards as he leads the
Trojan offense down the field yet again.
(Photo courtesy of The Montgomery Advertiser)
Frank Moody scored four touchdowns, the first Trojan to do so in
fifteen years in one game, and the first string defense completely
dominated with the exception of one long early touchdown run as
Saint James got off to a great start at home with their fourth
straight victory over the visiting Montgomery Academy Eagles 45 -
14.
Saint James wanted the ball first and was thankful Montgomery
Academy deferred to them after the coin toss. The Trojans
drove 69 yards in 10 plays for their first touchdown of the
season. Frank Moody picked up 17 yards on a first down
rush. C.J. Duncan completed passes to Jonathan Robinson and
Jake Farmer, and later Robinson carried for 17 yards himself down
to the Eagle 13. Four plays later, Moody scored his first of
four touchdowns from the one and Matt Alter, who had a stellar
night with six consecutive extra points, a made field goal, a long
punt downed at the 6 yard line, and multiple endzone kickoffs,
gave Saint James an early 7 - 0 lead.
Not for long. After a short kickoff return, a short run, and
a six yard pass from Josh Thomas to Hayes Vinson, Thomas called
his own number at quarterback and wove through a busted Trojan
defensive coverage, pulling away at midfield and outrunning Trojan
pursuers for a 71 yard touchdown run. Grayson Anzalone
kicked the extra point, and within two minutes of the Saint James
score, the Eagles had pulled even at 7.
It was as close as they would be the remainder of the night.
After an out of bounds kickoff, Moody was stopped for no gain on a
run, but Robinson broke away for a 20 yarder and Duncan followed
suit with a nifty 33 yarder afterwards. From the Eagle 12,
Moody carried twice for a total of 11 yards, and Robinson scored
his first career Trojan touchdown one play later from the one,
with the Alter extra point giving the Trojans a 14 - 7 lead still
in the first quarter.
The Eagles could only return their kickoff to their own 16, and
after a penalty, a short run, and two incomplete passes, had to
execute the first punt of the game. Moody returned the punt
9 yards to the Eagle 42. However, after a penalty and a bad
snap, the Trojans had to punt, once of only two they tried in the
game, and the Eagles had the ball back to start the second
quarter. After one first down, however, Montgomery Academy
started moving backwards. An accepted holding penalty on an
incomplete pass, and then a huge loss on an intentional grounding
penalty left the Eagles fourth down and 45 from their own 2.
The punt, into a slight breeze, went nearly straight up and was
downed at the 14 yard line. Saint James picked up nine yards
on three runs, but opted for the field goal on fourth down and one
from the five yard line. Alter's 22 yarder was true, and the
Trojans added to their lead, 17 - 7, midway through the second
quarter.
After an endzone kickoff, it was becoming increasingly apparent
the Eagles would have to rely on primarily the feet of sophomore
quarterback Josh Thomas. He picked up several first downs,
but later Montgomery Academy could not convert on a fourth down
from the Trojan 40, giving the ball back to Saint James with under
1:40 remaining until halftime. Robinson picked up 6 yards on
first down, and after an incomplete pass Moody picked up 19 more
for the first down. After an Eagle timeout, their last of
the half, Duncan tossed a pass to a wide open Walker Woodson who
was dragged out of bounds and the Eagle 9 with 40 seconds
remaining. On first down, Moody carried tacklers to just
inside the one yard line, and after the Trojans' final time out of
the half, Moody was rewarded with his second touchdown from less
than a yard out and Alter's kick gave the Trojans a commanding 24
- 7 lead just before halftime.
Montgomery Academy got one more chance to score but could not stop
the clock. Thomas picked up 28 yards on first down, but
after an illegal substitution penalty, a desperation heave was
intercepted by Duncan inside the Trojan 15, his first career
interception, and the half ended on a happy note for Saint James.
Alter started the second half with an endzone kickoff, and the
Eagles had to punt after three plays gaining only eight
yards. Duncan picked up 20 on first down, and Hunter Smith
picked up 4 on his first career Trojan carry. Several plays
later, on third down from the 28, Duncan called his own number and
wove through potential tacklers on the near sidelines after some
fine blocks and scored his first touchdown of the season.
Alter's extra point gave the Trojans a 31 - 7 lead. Three
plays after another endzone kickoff, Kane Davenport intercepted a
Thomas pass over the middle at the Eagle 45 which pretty much
ended any threat of a late comeback.
Ten plays later, at the end of another plodding drive, Moody
carried over from the 3 and the Alter kick gave Saint James a 31
point lead. Against increasing Trojan second string
defenders, the Eagles moved the ball but a Chase Ritter sack on
fourth down ended a potential threat, and Saint James scored three
plays later on Moody's final carry of the evening, a 45 yarder
where he broke through the middle and zoomed toward the near side
pylon at the goal line, which he crossed. Alter's extra
point in the fourth quarter gave the Trojans their 45th point of
the game.
Despite the dominant difference in the score, the Trojans only
racked up 10 more total yards in the game than did the
Eagles. However, besides the early 71 yard jaunt by Thomas,
a huge chunk of the yardage was gained by Montgomery Academy in
their last two drives of the game as the Eagles quickly responded
against an all-backup Trojan defense with a 63 yard march.
Justin Woolfolk scored on a sweep play of 29 yards midway through
the fourth quarter and the Anzalone extra point finalized the
scoring at 45 - 14. Alter, also the second string punter,
came in and boomed a 46 yarder against the breeze pushing the
Eagles back to their own 6 yard line. They traveled nearly
the entire field, with the clock expiring as they had reached the
Trojan 9 yard line. However, the Jimmy Perry era at Saint
James had started very happily as the Trojans' margin of victory,
31 points, set the mark as the biggest defeat of the Eagles in the
40 year series history.
SIDELINE STATISTICS - GAME ONE
SAINT JAMES RUSHING 46
attempts 326 yards 6 TDs (7.09 yards per
carry)
20
Moody 22 / 159
(4 TDs) 3
Robinson 11 / 69 (1
TD) 5
Duncan 5 / 69 (1 TD)
22 Swearingen 5 /
17
33 Lee
1 /
4
44 Smith
1 / 4
4 Woodson 1
/ 0
PASSING
4 completions 9 attempts 0 INTs 52 yards
0 TDs
5
Duncan 4 - 9 -
0 52 yards
RECEIVING
4 Woodson
1 /
26
3 Robinson
2 /
16
19 Farmer 1 / 10
TOTAL
YARDS: 378
KICKS:
XP 6 / 6
FG
1 / 1 (22 made)
2
POINT CONVERSIONS: 0 / 0
KICKOFFS:
8 (52,46,EZ,56,EZ,EZ,EZ,46) PUNTS:
2 (39,46)
KO RETURNS: 2 (26,11)
PUNT RETURNS: 1 (4)
FIRST
DOWNS: 20 (18 rushing, 2 passing)
SACKS BY: 1 (17 Ritter)
FUMBLES:
2, lost 0
TURNOVER
MARGIN: + 2
FUMBLE RETURN: 1 (- 2)
INTERCEPTION RETURNS: 2 (5,0)
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: 7
PENALTIES:
2 / 10 yards
TIME
OF POSSESSION: 23:45
MONT ACAD
RUSHING 39 attempts 303 yards 2
TDs (7.77 per carry)
PASSING
6 completions 19 attempts 2 INTs 65
yards 0 TDs
TOTAL
YARDS: 368
KICKS: XP 2 / 2
FG
0 / 0
2 POINT CONVERSIONS: 0 / 0
KICKOFFS: 3 (55,OB,44)
PUNTS: 2 (33,31)
KO
RETURNS: 4 (14,2,24,13)
PUNT
RETURNS: 1 (13)
FIRST
DOWNS: 15 (14 rushing, 1 passing)
FUMBLES:
2, lost 0
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: 0
PENALTIES:
5 / 46 yards
TIME OF POSSESSION: 24:15
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