2014 - GAME 6

SAINT JAMES 26, Headland 0
HEA 0 0 0 0 0

STJ 0 17 3 6 26

SCORING SUMMARY

STJ   (2)    8:11   Underwood 20 pass from Collier          (Taylor kick)     7 - 0
STJ   (2)    3:39   Taylor 22 FG                                                                    10 - 0
STJ   (2)    0:21   Cherry 19 pass from Collier                 (Taylor kick)    17 - 0
STJ   (3)    0:44   Taylor 26 FG                                                                    20 - 0
STJ   (4)    8:15   Barkley 3 run                                         (kick failed)    26 - 0

October 2, 2015 HOMECOMING Carlisle Field Weather: Cloudy, occasionally misty, cool, breezy Game Temperature: 66 Wind NNE 10 - 20

The Saint James offense was occasionally sloppy as was the weather on occasion, but the defense dominated - not allowing Headland across the 50 yard line at all during the game while holding the Rams to only 53 yards total offense - as the Trojans ended a Carlisle Field losing streak with a big 26 - 0 shutout Homecoming win.

The wind was definitely favoring the team traveling towards the southern endzone, and Headland took advantage for the opening kickoff, which would be their only kickoff of the entire game, by booting it into the endzone. The Trojans begam narching up the field against the wind as Blake Underwood quickly picked up first downs on 8 and 35 yard carries. Another Underwood run gave the Trojans first down at the Ram 18, but Saint James promptly lost 9 yards on first down due to a fumble. Another short run and two incomplete passes turned the ball over on down to Headland. A fumble on their third down play forced a with the wind punt, and Dozier Dean fielded the punt near his own 40 and returned it for the longest punt return of the season, 36 yards to the Headland 23. A face mask penalty gave Saint James first and goal at the 9 yard line, but four plays later from the two, Underwood was trapped in the backfield for a loss and once more the Ram defense had stiffened in the red zone.

The Rams were lucky to recover a first down fumble just inches outside of their goal line, and they were forced to punt again in a very quickly moving first quarter. The Trojans took over on their own 42 and earned the wind advantage of the second quarter one play later. Connor Collier ran for nine yards, and then completed a pass to Stephen Sadie. An 8 yard Collier run on the next play set up yet another first down, and two plays later, Collier tossed a sideline pass to a wide open Underwood who caught it and ran through three potential defenders into the endzone for his first receiving touchdown of the season and the first score of the night. McKay Taylor's extra point gave Saint James a 7 - 0 lead less than four minutes into the second quarter.

Two consecutive negative running plays and an incomplete pass forced yet another Headland punt, this time into the wind. On first down, Collier called vertually the same play as the touchdown, and Underwood romped for 27 yards down to the Ram 8. Saint James drove as far as the 1 yard line, but another fine defensive play forced a four yard loss and Taylor was called on to convert a 22 yard field goak, which he did, and Saint James' lead was up to 10 late in the second quarter.

After a Trojan endzone kickoff, the Rams were finally able to convert a first down on a nifty 23 yard pass from Preston Hancock to Paxton McCoy, but fourth down only showed the Rams at their own 46 yard line, which would be the deepest attempt to reach Trojan territory all evening. A short punt rolled dead at the Trojan 34 with 1:41 remaining until halftime. Two midrange pass completions surrounding a sack left the Trojans with fourth down and 2 which Collier converted on a scramble keeper for 19 yards. Dozier Dean caught a 20 yard bullet from Collier on the next play, and that set up Wes Cherry in the far corner of the southeast endzone to be on the receiving end of a 19 yard touchdown with 21 seconds remaining on the clock. Taylor's extra point boosted the score to 17 - 0 and the Trojans, despite a slow start, enjoyed a comfortable lead as the alumni-laden crowd was treated to the annual processional and presentation of the 2015 Homecoming Queen, Lauren Talkington.

An endzone kickoff by Saint James and another short into the wind punt gave the Trojans great field position at the Ram 43. However, after a first down on yet another Collier keeper, a holding penalty and a pair of sacks thwarted the possession as a steady heavy mist began to fall over Carlisle Field and chased some of the revelers to shelter. The Rams picked up their first rushing first down on the next drive, but on the following play a Hancock pass was overthrown and intercepted by Ivan Villagrois at the Ram 36. Seven consecutive carries by Underwood led to a fourth down at the Headland 9, and once again Taylor was called in to convert his second field goal of the game, a 26 yarder, which he did, and the Trojans were up by 20 with just over a quarter remaining.

The mist lightened somewhat as the third quarter came to an end and the final Trojan scoring drive began. Christian Barkley was the featured back on this drive. His 11 yard run and a late hit out of bounds penalty was followed up two plays by another pair of 11 yard runs. From the five, it took Barkley two plays, but he cashed in for his first career Trojan touchdown from the 3 yard line. The extra point failed, but Saint James had taken control at 26 - 0.

Both teams cleared the benches from thereon out and traded possessions on the muddy field with no one seriously threatening to score again, amd the Trojans re-evened their season record at 3 - 3 while holding onto Regional second place at 3 - 1 in anticipation of a 35 minute drive down Vaughn Road to Union Springs where Region foe Bullock County would be next on the docket.

SIDELINE STATISTICS - GAME SIX

SAINT JAMES RUSHING 51 attempts 209 yards 1 TD (4.10 yards per carry)

5 Underwood 31 / 136 12 Collier 7 / 30 34 Barkley 9 / 30 (1 TD)
23 Sadie 1 / 11 18 Jin 3 / 2

PASSING 8 completions 11 attempts 0 INTs 110 yards 2 TDs

12 Collier 8 - 11 - 0 110 yards 2 TDs

RECEIVING

1 Underwood 3 / 44 (1 TD) 10 Dean 2 / 26 16 Cherry 1 / 19 (TD)
23 Sadie 1 / 14 8 Villageois 1 / 7

TOTAL YARDS: 319

                              KICKS:      XP 2 / 3 FG 2/ 2   (22, 26 made)
                          2 POINT CONVERSIONS: 0 / 0
                          KICKOFFS: 6 (47,EZ,EZ,EZ,OB,47)           PUNTS:   3 (39EZ,20,20)
                          KO RETURNS: 0                                           PUNT RETURNS: 2 (36,0fc)
                          FIRST DOWNS:   19 (13 rushing, 5 passing, 1 penalty)
                          THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS:   5 / 14
                    FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS: 2 / 4
                          FUMBLES: 3, lost 0
                          TURNOVER MARGIN:   + 2
                              INTERCEPTION RETURNS: 1 (0)
                          POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: 3
                          ACCEPTED PENALTIES:   3 / 20 yards
                          TIME OF POSSESSION:   32:17 (seventh largest TOP in school history)

HEADLAND      RUSHING    19 attempts 15 yards   0 TDs (< 1 yard per carry)
                          PASSING        4 completions 14 attempts 1 INT 38 yards 0 TDs
                          TOTAL YARDS: 53

                          KICKS:      XP 0 / 0      FG   0 / 0
2 POINT CONVERSIONS: 0 / 0
KICKOFFS: 1 (EZ)    PUNTS: 7 (44,49,25,20,19,36,34)
                          KO RETURNS: 2 (8,15) PUNT RETURNS: 0
                          FIRST DOWNS: 4 (2 rushing, 2 passing)
                          THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS:   1 / 8
                          FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS: 0 / 0
                          FUMBLES: 4, lost 1
                          POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: 0
                          ACCEPTED PENALTIES: 3 / 29 yards
TIME OF POSSESSION: 15:43

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