2019 -
GAME 3
SAINT JAMES 44, @ Bullock County 21 
B C
7
0 6 8
21
SCORING SUMMARY
STJ (1) 6:54 Whisenhunt
12
run
(Wachowitz
kick) 7 - 0
STJ (1) 4:30 Gavin 24
run
(Wachowitz kick) 14 - 0
B C (1) 2:32 Foster 6
run
(Arias-Vasquez kick) 14 - 7
STJ (1) 1:25 Shalayda 33
pass from
Fett
(Wachowitz kick)
21 - 7
STJ (2) 11:48 Washington blocked
punt recovery in
endzone
(Wachowitz kick) 28 - 7
STJ (2) 0:18 Davis 25
pass from
Fett
(Wachowitz kick) 35 - 7
B C (3) 4:49 Sturdivant
7 pass from
Graves
(kick blocked) 35 - 13
STJ (4) 11:54 Wachowitz 40
FG
38 - 13
STJ (4) 8:16 Gavin 2
run
(kick blocked) 44 - 13
B C (4) 1:51 Flintroy 64
paaa from
Graves
(Flintroy run) 44 - 21
September 6, 2019. Thorton-Foster
Stadium. Game Conditions: Clear, minimal
humidity Game Temperature: 91
Winds: Negligible
Saint James scored four touchdowns in the first 12½ minutes of the
game on their way to a region-championship-defending victory 44 -
21 over the homestanding Bullock County Hornets.
After a fair catch on a short kickoff, the Trojans traveled 63
yards methodically on their opening drive. Austin Gavin
picked up yardage on several carries, and Michael Shalayda picked
up 17 on a pass from Drew Fett. A key offside penalty on
fourth down and 1 gave Saint James a first down at the Hornet 12,
and on the next play Alex Whisenhunt powered for the final 12
yards of the drive and the first touchdown of the game. Jan
Wachowitz's extra point gave the Trojans an early 7 - 0 lead.
Bullock County was boxed in after a short kickoff return and
actually lost yardage on their downs. A pressured punt only
traveled to the 24 yard line, and on the following play Gavin took
a handoff up the middle and dragged several Hornet would-be
tacklers across the goal line for another touchdown.
Wachowitz's extra point doubled the lead to 14 with 4½ minutes
reamining in the first quarter.
The Hornets were much more effective offensively on their second
drive. After another short kickoff return, Kenny Owens broke
up consecutive runs of 11 and 64 yards to quickly advance the ball
to the Trojan 8. Two plays later, Jaymarkis Foster finished
off the drive with a 6 yard touchdown run. The extra point
quickly cut the lead in half to 7 at 14 - 7 and it appeared the
game could turn into a track meet early.
The Trojans promptly responded. Bennett Blankenship returned
the kickoff to his own 42. After Gavin runs of 9 and 16
yards, Fett looked and found a wide open Shalayda down the near
sidelines for a 33 yard touchdown pass. Wachowitz's extra
point gave the Trojans their 14 point lead back, at 21 - 7, with
still over a minute remaining in the first quarter.
After a defensive offside penalty on the kickoff, Wachowitz boomed
the kickoff through the endzone for a touchback. Consecutive
plays netted a loss of four yards for the Hornets. After an
incomplete pass and a delay of game penalty to start the second
quarter, the resulting Bullock County punt was blocked by several
onrushing Trojans and the ball was fallen on by Dalton Washington
in the endzone for another Trojan score. The extra point
gave Saint James a 28 - 7 lead and finally some breathing room.
The teams traded lost fumbles on their next possessions, the Saint
James fumble inside the Hornet 10 yard line. Again Bullock
County was forced to punt from deep within their own territory,
and Saint James set up shop at the Hornet 40. After a nearly
certain touchdown pass was dropped, Fett did connect with
Whisenhunt for a 12 yarder and a first down. However, a sack
and a wayward snap on fourth down turned the ball back over to
Bullock County. After one first down, a tipped Hornet pass
was intercepted by Whisenhunt and it was returned near midfield as
the half was winding down. Gavin ran for 13 on first down
and several plays later Fett connected with Brock Woodham for a 15
yard gain and a first down at the Hornet 25. After a
timeout, Fett tossed a pass over the middle to Turner Davis who
bulldozed his way through potential tacklers the final 5 yards for
another touchdown. The extra point gave Saint James a 35 - 7
halftime lead.
Neither team fared well on their opening third quarter
possessions. Bullock County had to fall on a fumbled
attempted handoff on fourth down, and the Trojans had a case of
badsnapitis on consecutive plays, high snaps to both quarterback
on third down and punter on fourth down which gave the Hornets
great field position starting at the Trojan 36. Luke
Sturdivant wrestled away a pass reception from a Trojan defender
for a 31 yard gain down to the 5 yard line, and two plays later
virtually the same play was repeated as freshman quarterback
Dominick Graves lifted the high pass to Sturdivant for a 7 yard
touchdown. The extra point attempt was blocked, but the
Hornets had cut the lead to 35 - 13.
A nice kickoff return by Brock Woodham led to first down runs of
15 by Gavin and 13 by Andrew Sadie. The drive stalled
however, and Wachowitz was called on the kick a 40 yard field goal
on the opening play of the fourth quarter, which he converted, and
Saint James now led 38 - 13.
A Hornet pass was intercepted on a fine diving play by Woodham to
give Saint James great field position at the Hornet 24.
Gavin was called on four times in a row, and his fourth carry of 2
yards gave him his second touchdown of the evening and wrapped up
the Trojan scoring after the extra point attempt was
blocked. Nevertheless, the lead was pushed to 44 - 13.
Bullock County added a late breakaway touchdown on against the
Trojan defensive reserves as Je'Derrius Flintroy caught a short
pass from Graves and rumbled 64 yards for a touchdown. He
also scored on a fake extra point kick attempt on a conversion run
to follow up and wrap up the scoring at 44 - 21. Saint James
traveled back up highway 110 looking forward to what could be
their toughest region test of the season - a visit down the other
direction of Vaughn Road to McLemore Field in a Capital City
Conference matchup against Montgomery Academy the following week.
SIDELINE STATISTICS GAME THREE
SAINT
JAMES RUSHING 45
attempts 130 yards 3
TDs (2.89 yards per carry)
3
Gavin
25 / 136 (2 TDs) 4
Whisenhunt
5 / 45 (1 TD) 27
Sadie
2 / 18
21
Blankenship 1 / - 2
14
Harris
1 / -
5
5 Harrison
1 / - 6
23
Craft
5 / -
9
18
Carter
1 /
-18
8
Fett
4 / -26
PASSING
5 completions 9 attempts 0 INTs 105
yards 2 TDs
8
Fett
5 - 9 - 0 105 yards 2 TDs
RECEIVING
87
Shalayda
2 / 52 (1 TD)
84
Davis
1 / 25 (1 TD)
44
Woodham
1 /
15
4
Whisenhunt 1 / 13
TOTAL
YARDS: 235
KICKS: XP 5 / 6
FG 1 / 1 (40 made)
2
POINT CONVERSIONS: 0 / 0
KICKOFFS: 8
(56,52,55EZ,46,48,47,47,48) PUNTS: 1
(18)
KO RETURNS: 4 (0fc,13,35,29)
PUNT RETURNS: 2
(0TD,3)
FIRST
DOWNS: 16 (10 rushing, 5 passing, 1
penalty)
THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS: 5 / 12
FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS: 2 / 4
FUMBLES: 3, lost 1
FUMBLE RETURN: 1 (3)
INTERCEPTION RETURNS: 2 (4,0)
TURNOVER
MARGIN: + 2
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: 0
ACCEPTED PENALTIES: 1 / 5 yards
TIME
OF POSSESSION: 26:38
BULLOCK CO
RUSHING 28 attempts 120
yards 1 TD (4.29 yards per carry)
PASSING 7 completions
13 attempts 2 INTs 119 yards
2 TDs
TOTAL
YARDS: 239
KICKS: XP 1 / 2
FG 0 / 0
2 POINT
CONVERSIONS: 1 / 1
KICKOFFS:
4 (23,31,47,34)
PUNTS:
2 (bk-9,40)
KO
RETURNS: 7 (11,9,23,0,14,0,21)
PUNT RETURNS: 0
FIRST
DOWNS: 9 (7 rushing, 2 passing)
THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS: 3 / 8
FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS: 0 / 2
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: 0
FUMBLE RETURNS: 1 (0)
FUMBLES:
4, lost 2
ACCEPTED
PENALTIES: 7 / 42 yards
TIME OF
POSSESSION: 21:22
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