2020 -
GAME 7
SAINT
JAMES 52, Dale County 26 
STJ
7
24 14 7
52
SCORING SUMMARY
STJ (1) 1:40 Craft 31
pass from
Jackson
(H. Harrison kick)
0 - 7
D C (2) 10:02 Teal 24
run
(McSween
kick) 7 - 7
STJ (2) 8:37 C. Harrison
47
run
(H. Harrison kick) 14
- 7
STJ (2) 5:27 Russell 45
pass from C.
Harrison
(H. Harrison kick) 21
- 7
D C (2) 4:12 Marshall 38
run
(kick
blocked) 21 - 13
STJ (2) 2:08 Craft 23
pass from
Jackson
(H. Harrison kick) 28 - 13
STJ (2) 0:00 H. Harrison
36
FG
31 - 13
D C (3) 10:10 Teal 14
run
(pass failed) 31 - 19
STJ (3) 8:29 C. Harrison
27
run
(H. Harrison kick) 38 - 19
STJ (3) 0:32 Jackson 3
run
(H. Harrison kick) 45 - 19
STJ (4) 10:34 Beard 62 pass from Jackson
(H. Harrison
kick) 52 - 19
D C (4) 7:00 Marshall 1 run
(McSween kick)
52 - 26
October 8, 2020
Carlisle Field. HOMECOMING Game
Conditions: Cloudy, slightly muggy Game
Temperature: 80 Wind: none
Saint James celebrated Homecoming 2020 by crowning Tamya Bruce
during a rare Thursday night game where Cosner Harrison continued
his offensive brilliance by rushing for over 200 yards, again;
scoring two touchdowns, again; and generating a perfect passer
rating by completing his first pass attempt for a 45 yard
touchdown as Saint James withstood the whirling dervish known as
Dale County quarterback Ethan Teal while clinching a playoff spot
and setting their sights on trying to clinch a first round home
playoff game as they defeated the visiting Warriors 52 - 26.
Run on sentence anyone?
Saint James received the opening kickoff which was returned by Zac
Russell for 20 yards. However, Saint James cuold not convert
a first down and the Warriors took over on their own 42. The
running game, powered by quarterback Ethan Teal and halfback
Trashon Marshall, ate big chunks of yardage out of the Trojan
defense all night, especially on the first drive. A pass
interference penalty on a rare Dale County pass gave the Warriors
first down at the Trojan 23. Three plays later, on first
down from the 11, a handoff seemed to be fisted way back toward
the center of the field and was fallen upon by Teal 20 yards
behind the line of scrimmage. Dale County had several high
and fumbled snaps on their opening drive which they were fortunate
to maintain possession, However, after a penalty and an incomplete
pass, Teal had the ball knocked away from him and Saint James
recovered all the way out at the Trojan 47. Cosner Harrison
picked up nearly a tenth of his rushing yardage on the next play
(24). After a short run and a penalty, K.J. Jackson found a
perhaps unexpected receiver Clayton Craft beating a defender down
the field and making a great cradling catch just inside the goal
line for the first score of the evening. Holt Harrison's
first of seven consecutive extra points put the Trojans on the
scoreboard, finally, with less than two minutes remaining in the
opening quarter.
A muff on the ensuing kickoff gave the Warriors poor field
position and they punted four plays later. The Trojans gave
the ball right back to Dale County with a fumble right before the
end of the quarter. Marshall started the second stanza with
a pair of double digit runs. Two plays later, Teal called
his own number on a zigging 24 yard touchdown. The Tyler
McSween extra point promptly tied the score at 7 early in the
second quarter, but the deadlock would not last long.
Russell returned the kickoff to near midfield. Clint Houser and Harrison provided
modest runs, and on the next play Harrison headed toward the
near sidelines and crusised for a 47 yard run where the
defenders were simply outrun. Holt Harrison's extra point boosted the lead back to
7, and the Trojans would never be caught from there.
A
holding penalty, and a desperation scramble by Teal, the first
of several, did not produce a first down, and a short punt
gave the Trojans great field position at the Warrior 45.
It took Saint James only one play to capitalize. Jackson
pitched to Harrison in what looked like a similar play to the
previous touchdown with a pitch thrown in, but then Harrison
looked downfield and saw Russell had zoomed past his
defender. A near perfect pass landed in Russell's arms
and he raced into the endzone with a 45 yard touchdown
reception. The Harrison extra point gave Saint James a
21 - 7 lead midway through the second quarter.
After the first quarter ended 7 - 0 a scoring frenzy in the
second quarter (37 points worth) was not expected. Dale
County concluded their next four play drive with a 38 yard run
by Marshall after eluding several missed tackles. The
extra point was blocked, and in retrospect some may have not
realized at the time but the momentum halt of the blocked
extra point may have been the play of the game. However,
the Warriors had cut the lead back to one possession at 21 -
13 with still plenty of first half time remaining.
A personal foul penalty at the end of a no-yardage kickoff
return moved Saint James out to their own 46.
Consecutive Cosner five yard runs were followed up by an 18
yard pass to Ethan Beard, and the Trojans were on the Warrior
26. Harrison picked up 3 on first down, and on second
down Jackson tossed his second touchdown pass of the game,
again to a perhaps new favorite receiver, Clayton Craft, who
was wide open on a post pattern for a 23 yard touchdown to
match his number 23 jersey. The extra point gave Saint
James a two touchdown plus lead with still two minutes
remaining until halftime. Dale County again could not
convert a first down, and Saint James took over on their own
35 after a fair caught punt. A nice catch over the
middle for Bradley Thomas gave the Trojans their first 13
yards. Russell made a key reception and went out of
bounds for 9 yards. On third down, Harrison picked up
perhaps his mightiest run, a 23 yarder, ending out of bounds
at the Warrior 20 with just seconds remaining. Harrison
was called in to attempt a 36 yard field goal which he made,
and Saint James had an 18 point lead headed into halftime and
the joyous Homecoming celebration which followed during
halftime.
The Warriors needed a quick score to start the third quarter
and they got one less than two minutes into the half. A
16 yard Marshall run and a 9 yard Teal pass completion after a
decent kickoff return gave Dale County first down at the
Trojan 38. From there, Teal again displayed his running
prowess with consecutive runs of 15, 9, and 14 yards, the
final one for a touchdown. A two point conversion pass
was overthrown and incomplete, but the margin had been cut to
31 - 19 with plenty of time remaining.
Another fine return by Russell gave Saint James good field
position, and four more Harrison runs had the Trojans in the
endzone once more - with 20 and 27 yards on the third and
fourth play of the drives, and Holt Harrison was again lining
up for an extra point - which he converted, and Saint
James had a double point lead of 38 - 19 over the
Warriors. A 25 yard run by Marshall and a peculiar
yardage on a defensive pass interference penalty had Dale
County marching into Trojan territory again. However, a
holding penalty on what would have been substantial yardage on
a catch and run eventually led to a fourth down attempt at the
Trojan 22. An incomplete pass turned the ball over on
downs, and methodically moved 78 yards for another
touchdown. Runs by Harrison and Clint Houser and a
second nice catch by Bradley Thomas eventually led to Jackson
calling his own number up the middle for a 3 yard touchdown
run. The Harrison extra point gave Saint James a 45 - 19
lead with still third quarter clock available.
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Kevin Taylor made a
fine interception as he niftily covered his potential receiver
toward the endzone. A long arcing return only netted one
yard, but now it was time for Saint James to exhaust
clock. Or not. Harrison picked up 13 yards on what
would be his final two carries of the evening, putting him
just short of a 250 yard rushing performance with, oh yes,
that touchdown pass to boot. Speaking of touchdown
passes, the speedy Ethan Beard raced down the field on the
next play and caught up to a Jackson pass which led to a 62
yard touchdown and the Harrison extra point gave the Trojans
52 on the evening.
Despite a penalty on the kickoff, the Warriors could start
their next drive no better than their own 27. Defensive
substitutes were shuffled in regularly, and the Warriors
marched down the field for what would be the final score of
the game - a one yard run by Marshall. The extra point
resulted in the eventual final tally of 52 - 26. Houser
and Luke Moody were given handoffs by backup quarterback
Paxton Wingard, and the second squad swallowed valuable clock
time before turning the ball over on downs. Dale County
made no extra effort to score on their last possession, and
Saint James left the field with another playoff berth in hand
and their longest regular season road trip of the year, to
familiar foe Ashford, coming up in eight days.
GAME SEVEN SIDELINE STATISTICS
SAINT JAMES RUSHING 35 attempts
283 yards 3 TDs (8.06 yards per carry)
5
Harrison
22 / 249 (2
TDs)
20
Moody
3 / 25 7
Houser
5 / 17
1
Jackson
2 / - 1 (1 TD)
12
Wright
1 / - 2 44
Wingard
2 / - 5
PASSING
8 completions 11 attempts 0 INTs 216
yards 4 TDs
1
Jackson
7 - 10 - 0 171 yards 3 TDs
5
Harrison
1 - 1 - 0 45
yards 1 TD
RECEIVING
2
Beard
2 / 80 (1
TD)
23 Craft
2 / 54 (2 TDs)
3
Russell
2 / 54 (1
TD)
21
Thomas
2 / 28
TOTAL
YARDS: 499 (I tried to find one more)
KICKS: XP 7 / 7
FG 1 / 1 (made 36)
2
POINT CONVERSIONS: 0 / 0
KICKOFFS: 8
(42,28,51,32,41,45,41,39) PUNTS:
1 (24)
KO RETURNS: 5 (20,36,0,23,30)
PUNT RETURNS: 0
FIRST
DOWNS: 20 (13 rushing, 7 passing)
THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS: 1 / 4
FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS: 1 / 2
FUMBLES: 3, lost 1
FUMBLE RETURNS: 1 (0)
INTERCEPTION RETURNS: 1 (1)
TURNOVER
MARGIN: + 1
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: 14
ACCEPTED PENALTIES: 5 / 58 yards
TIME
OF POSSESSION: 21:14
DALE COUNTY
RUSHING 44 attempts 335 yards 4
TDs (7.61 yards per carry - Teal 22 /
160 Marshall 16 / 144)
PASSING
3 completions 7 attempts 1 INT 28 yards 0 TDs
TOTAL
YARDS: 383
KICKS: XP 2 / 3
FG 0 / 0
2 POINT
CONVERSIONS: 0 / 1
KICKOFFS: 5
(42,50,29,47,40)
PUNTS: 3 (27,21,29)
KO
RETURNS: 8 (4,7,16,0,16,17,10,6)
PUNT RETURNS: 0
FIRST
DOWNS: 17 (15 rushing, 2 penalty)
THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS: 3 / 8
FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS: 0 / 1
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: 7
FUMBLES:
2, lost 1
FUMBLE RETURNS: 1 (0)
ACCEPTED
PENALTIES: 7 / 60 yards
TIME OF
POSSESSION: 26:46
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