2013 - GAME 7

     Beauregard 28, Saint James 21  
BEA          6       0     15       7         28
 
 STJ           7       0       7       7         21
SCORING SUMMARY

STJ   (1)    4:37   Moody 12 run                                                  (Taylor kick)    7 -   0
BEA  (1)    4:23   Collins 96 kickoff return                                  (run failed)    7 -   6
BEA  (3)  10:45   T. Miniefield 54 pass from Meadows            (Collins run)    7 - 14
BEA  (3)    4:40   Collins 1 run                                                  (T. Scott kick)    7 - 21
STJ   (3)    1:44   Moody 4 run                                                    (Taylor kick)  14 - 21
BEA  (4)  11:03   N. Mitchell 7 run                                           (T. Scott kick)  14 - 28
STJ   (4)    2:57   Collier 5 run                                                     (Taylor kick)  21 - 28
October 11, 2013.  Carlisle Field.  Game Conditions:  Mostly clear   Game Temperature:  78   Wind:  none

The Saint James defense was stout in the first half, holding a conservative Beauregard offense to 35 yards, and Frank Moody became the first Trojan in six seasons to break the 200 rushing yard barrier, but the Hornets made enough big plays in the second half to withstand any potential threat to their lead as the Trojans fell at home on Senior Night 2013 by a 28 - 21 margin.

Saint James won the opening coin toss and elected to receive, but both teams were stopped on three and outs on their opening drives.  Beauregard pinned the Trojans back at their own 10 yard line.  However, Frank Moody, who carried for a career high 217 yards, the fifth highest total in school history, broke loose on a 51 yard carry on the first play of the second drive.  Moody, Connor Collier, and Jonathan Robinson moved down the field, all on the ground, and six plays later, Moody carried in from 12 yards out for the first score of the game.  Coleman Taylor continued his streak of consecutive extra points, and Saint James was up 7 - 0 in the first quarter.

Not for very long.  On the ensuing kickoff, Daquavious Collins fielded the ball at his own 4 yard line and a gaping hole formed on the near sidelines which he powered through.  Tait Holder, who was on the opposite side of the field, almost had enough speed to run him down late, but Collins ran untouched for a 96 yard kickoff return, the second longest by an opponent in Saint James history.  The extra point snap was bad, and even though the holder Timothy Senn tried, he was unable to reach the endzone on an impromptu two point conversion, so the Trojans retained a one point lead.

Saint James moved the ball again on their next drive on a 16 yard run by Moody and a 24 yard catch and run by Jalen Harris which was aided by a penalty for a second sideline warning.  Moody and Jaylon McCoy were lining up in a "Wildcat" formation as often or moreso as Connor Collier was lining up in standard quarterback situations either under center or in "shotgun".  However, a snap over the head of McCoy led to a 24 yard loss and eventually a Trojan punt.  The Hornets, which only netted three yards of offense in the first quarter while running only four scrimmage plays, finally picked up their initial first down on the second play of the second quarter.  However, they again could not reach Trojan territory and punted to continue a quickly moving game.  Saint James moved down as far as the Hornet 20 on their next drive, but a pass on a fake field goal attempt went incomplete and the Trojans turned the ball over on downs.

Two quick passes from Walker Meadows to Tykwane Miniefield gave the Hornets their first possession inside Trojan territory, and on the next play, almost identical to the previous two, Meadows appeared to have connected with Miniefield on a 49 yard touchdown catch and run down the middle of the field, but an ineligible receiver penalty negated the score.  A sack several plays later forced another punt at the end of the first half.

Beauregard benefited from good field position to start the third quarter after a nice return of a squib kickoff.  Three plays later, Meadows and Miniefield connected again, with Miniefield shaking off his defender as he caught the ball around the 20 yard line and avoiding other defenders as he raced into the endzone on a 54 yard scoring play.  Collins just snuck into the far corner of the endzone on an intentional two point conversion, and the Hornets had their first lead at 14 - 7 early in the second half.

Saint James was forced to punt, and a return by Mike McDonald gave Beauregard excellent field position to start at the Trojan 24.  However, Meadows could not complete a fourth down pass to the endzone which was nicely broken up by Jonathan Robinson, and the Trojans took over on downs at their 25.  Harris earned one first down on a catch of 11 yards, but on the next play a Collier pass was intercepted by Ryan Johnson on what would be the only turnover of the game, and he was stopped just short of a 49 yard interception return for a touchdown as he was forced out of bounds at the 4 yard line.  A penalty set the ball back to the 9, but four consecutive runs, the last by Collins, earned just enough yardage for a Hornet score.  Thomas Scott kicked the extra point, and the Hornets had stretched their lead to 14.

Jaylen McCoy had perhaps the best kickoff return of the season to date for the Trojans as he returned 40 yards to the Trojan 48, and the Wildcat tandem of McCoy and Moody rushed down the field.  Moody overcame a penalty with a 37 yard run down to the Beauregard 4, and he scored on the next play.  Taylor's extra point once more cut the Hornet lead to 7, 21 - 14, with still time remaining in the third quarter.  A line drive kickoff was snatched by upman Timothy Senn at the 47 yard line, and Nykel Mitchell was given handoffs on eight consecutive plays - the last of which went for seven yards and Beauregard's final scoring play.  The extra point gave the Hornets their 14 point lead back with still 11 minutes remaining on the clock.

Moody picked up a first down on a 17 yard carry, but the Trojans were forced to punt again.  Three different penalties all but wiped out Beauregard's next drive, but the running plays were using up valuable clock time.  Saint James regained possession on the Hornet 49 and drove downfield.  McCoy converted a fourth down play and added an 18 yard run on the drive.  From the 5, Collier returned as quarterback intending to pass, but he saw an opening off the left side of the line and darted into the endzone for a Trojan touchdown.  The extra point cut the lead to 7once more, but only about 2½ minutes remained in the game.  Saint James opted for an onside kick, but Farris Abdullah's bouncer was fielded by the sure handed Senn once more.  Beauregard eeked out one first down and forced the Trojans to use all of their remaining timeouts.  A quick kick by Meadows on fourth down traveled into the endzone giving Saint James one more possession, but with only 8 seconds and 80 yards to travel, the Trojans could not create magic of that magnitude and had only a well played game to show for their improving effort at the conclusion of a brutal three game home streak.

SIDELINE STATISTICS - GAME SEVEN

SAINT JAMES   RUSHING    45 attempts  270 yards  3 TDs   (6.00 yards per carry)

                           20   Moody      31 / 217  (2 TDs)         12   Collier            5 / 31  (1 TD)
                             6   McCoy       7 /   17                         1   Robinson        2 /  5

                          PASSING       4 completions  15 attempts  1 INT  43 yards  0 TDs

                           12   Collier        4 - 12 - 1     43 yards
                           20   Moody       0 -  2 - 0
                             6   McCoy       0 -  1 - 0

                          RECEIVING

                             9   Harris        3 / 42                          20   Moody            1 / 1

                          TOTAL YARDS:   313

                          KICKS:  XP  3 / 3                FG  0 / 0
                          2 POINT CONVERSIONS:  0 / 0
                          KICKOFFS:   4  (56,37,13,13)                                 PUNTS:   4  (30,28,29,31)
                          KO RETURNS:   5  (13,12,3,40,4)                           PUNT RETURNS:  1 (0fc)
                           FIRST DOWNS:   15  (13 rushing, 2 passing)
                          THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS:  5 / 12
                          FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS:  2 / 2
                          FUMBLES:  0
                          TURNOVER MARGIN:   - 1
                          POINTS OFF TURNOVERS:  0
                          PENALTIES:  2 / 10 yards
                          TIME OF POSSESSION:  27:16

BEAUREGARD  RUSHING    32 attempts  114 yards  2 TDs  (3.56 yards per carry)
                          PASSING       4 completions  10 attempts  0 INTs   81 yards  1 TD
                          TOTAL YARDS:   195

                           KICKS:  XP  2 / 2                FG  0 / 0
                          2 POINT CONVERSIONS:  1 / 2
                          KICKOFFS:  5  (47,52,54,52,38)                             PUNTS:  5 (30,30,31,30,30)
                          KO RETURNS:   4  (96TD,13,0,0)                          PUNT RETURNS:  2  (27,25)
                          FIRST DOWNS:   9  (6 rushing, 3 passing)
                          THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS:  5 / 12
                          FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS:  2 / 3
                          FUMBLES:  1, lost 0
                          INTERCEPTION RETURNS:  1 (45)
                          POINTS OFF TURNOVERS:  7
                          PENALTIES:  7 / 45 yards
                          TIME OF POSSESSION:   20:44

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