2016 - GAME 1

  SAINT JAMES 21, @ Bayside Academy 0   
STJ         14       0       0       7          21
 
B  A          0       0       0       0            0
SCORING SUMMARY

STJ   (1)   6:35   Duncan 22 pass from Garnett                   (Kim kick)      7 - 0
STJ   (1)   5:15   Robertson 73 interception return             (Kim kick)    14 - 0
STJ   (4)   6:54   Underwood 45 run                                     (Kim kick)    21 - 0
August 19, 2016  Admiral Stadium, Daphne.   Game Conditions:  Mostly cloudy. humid   Game Temperature:  87  Wind  SW  5 - 10
 

Saint James scored twice in the first two game possessions, once on offense and then on defense, and held on despite committing a dozen penalties while defeating first time football opponent Bayside Academy in Daphne by a 21 - 0 margin.

Tony Amerson returned a short kickoff to the Trojan 40, and Saint James spent nearly half of the first quarter travelling 60 yards for their first score of the season.  A 24 yard pass and run from Josh Garnett to Blake Underwood helped overcome a holding penalty, and yet another holding penalty led to a fourth down and 15 from the Admiral 22.  Garnett found Colin Duncan open about 8 yards downfield, and he swiveled to the right avoiding one potential tackler, and then outraced other chasers to the endzone for the touchdown.  Jin Kim kicked his first of three successful extra points, and Saint James was up 7 - 0 almost midway through the first quarter.

Bayside picked up a large chunk of yardage on their first offensive play, a 29 yard pass from Reid Norton to Henry Wise.  On third down, a defensive breakdown led to a wide receiver on the near side of the field being left all alone.  Norton tried to loft a pass to the wide open player, but the pass fluttered, giving T.R. Robertson time to run over and make an easy interception of the duck pass.  As he raced down the sidelines, he had little interference from non-Trojans players and he ran 73 yards untouched into the endzone for another quick Saint James touchdown.  The extra point gave Saint James a perhaps surprising 14 - 0 lead still in the first quarter.

The Admirals moved into Trojan territory again, but a sack and a delay of game penalty, one of only two assessed against Bayside in the game, forced a punt on the next to last play of the first quarter.  Neither team did much in a quick moving second quarter offensively.  Bayside drove as deeply as the Trojan 19 on their next drive, but a desperation fourth down pass was thrown to an offensive lineman, who failed to catch the pass anyways - had he done so it would have been an illegal catch.  Saint James picked up one first down on their next drive, but with only a minute and a half remaining in the half, Bayside chose to play conservatively and only advanced as far as their own 40 yard line before the halftime siren.

Bayside committed their second turnover of the game on the opening drive of the third quarter, as quarterback Norton mishandled a snap and the Trojans fell on the ball at the Admiral 40.  However, two false start penalties negated the good field position, but Josh Garnett's punt , the fourth of only four offensive plays the Trojans would run in the third quarter, pinned Bayside deep in their own territory at the 11 yard line.  The Admirals used up nearly 8 minutes of clock, including all of the remaining third quarter, on their next drive.  A first down holding penalty pushed Bayside back inside their own 5 yard line, but on the next play Norton lifted a fine pass to John Bryant who made an over the shoulder catch at the Admiral 34.  Fourteen consecutive running plays, with a crucial Trojan defensive penalty thrown in, moved the ball down to the Trojan 3 yard line on an upcoming fourth down as the third quarter ended.

However, after trading ends of the field, the fourth down play was poorly executed, and even though a fumbled pitch was recovered by Bayside back at the 8 yard line, fourth down turned the ball back over to the Trojan defense which managed to hold the Admirals scoreless after a 16 play drive.  Underwood's legs provided Saint James with a first down to get them out of a field position hole, but yet another false start penalty slowed the drive and forced another Saint James punt.  After a short gain on first down, the Admirals mis-completed two consecutive passes, and on fourth down Houston Hamilton crushed quarterback Norton behind the line of scrimmage on a possession changing sack which seemed to finally deflate Bayside.

On the ensuing play from the Admiral 45, Underwood took a handoff, wriggled through a few attempted tackles, and broke away for a 45 yard touchdown which sealed the game.  Kim's extra point gave Saint James a 21 - 0 lead with less than 7 minutes remaining.  Bayside could make no headway on their next drive, and on fourth down a very high snap went well over the punter's head.  He recovered the loose ball, but was downed by Trojans at the Bayside 15.  The Trojans picked up one first down trying to run the clock out, but a delay of game penalty cost them valuable yardage, and Saint James turned over the ball on downs at the 3 yard line.  With less than a minute remaining, Bayside perhaps wisely ran two simple plays to exhaust the game clock, and the Trojans made it two for two in football visits to Baldwin County, the other win being a 2002 victory in Gulf Shores.

SIDELINE STATISTICS - GAME ONE

SAINT JAMES    RUSHING   30 attempts   146 yards   1 TD   (4.87 yards per carry)

                               1   Underwood          22 / 125  (1 TD)           21   Amerson             6 / 26
                              23   S. Sadie                  1/     3                       14   Garnett               1 / - 8

                              PASSING      2 completions  4 attempts  0 INTs  46 yards  1 TD

                              14   Garnett               2 - 4 - 0        46 yards      1 TD

                              RECEIVING

                                1   Underwood         1 / 24                            5   Duncan              1 / 22  (TD)

                              TOTAL YARDS:  192

                              KICKS:      XP  3 / 3      FG   0 / 0
                              2 POINT CONVERSIONS:  0 / 0
                              KICKOFFS:  5  (42,42,51,OB,49)                   PUNTS:  4  (30,48,32,26)
                              KO RETURNS:  1  (14)                                   PUNT RETURNS:   1  (0fc)
                              FIRST DOWNS:   8   (6 rushing, 2 passing)
                              THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS:   2 / 8
                              FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS:  1 / 2
                              FUMBLES:  0
                              INTERCEPTION RETURNS:  1  (73TD)
                              TURNOVER MARGIN:  + 2
                              POINTS OFF TURNOVERS:  7
                              ACCEPTED PENALTIES:   12 / 75 yards
                              TIME OF POSSESSION:  20:57

BAYSIDE ACAD    RUSHING    44 attempts  79 yards  0 TDs  (1.80 yards per carry)
                              PASSING        4 completions  13 attempts  1 INT   76 yards  0 TDs
                              TOTAL YARDS:  155

                              KICKS:      XP  0 / 0      FG   0 / 0
                              2 POINT CONVERSIONS:  0 / 0
                              KICKOFFS:  1  (34)                                      PUNTS:  1  (40)
                              KO RETURNS:  4  (9,12,20,12)                   PUNT RETURNS:  3  (0fc,6,0fc)
                              FIRST DOWNS:  15  (9 rushing, 3 passing, 3 penalty)
                              THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS:   5 / 12
                              FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS:  3 / 7
                              FUMBLES:  2, lost 1
                              ACCEPTED PENALTIES:  2 / 12 yards
                              TIME OF POSSESSION:  27:03

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