2021 -
GAME 10
SAINT JAMES 42, Trinity 35 
STJ
14 14
7 7
42
SCORING SUMMARY
STJ (1) 11:37 Harrison 56
run
(kick blocked) 6 -
0
STJ (1) 9:10 Beard 63
pass from K.J. Jackson
(Harrison run) 14
- 0
TPS (1) 7:39 Letner 69
pass from
Stanley
(Flowers kick) 14
- 7
STJ (2) 8:09 Houser 10 pass
from K.J.
Jackson
(Huff kick) 21
- 7
TPS (2) 6:00 M.
McClinton 60 pass from
Stanley (Flowers
kick) 21 - 14
TPS (2) 2:55 Letner 3
run
(Flowers kick) 21 - 21
STJ (2) 2:00 Harrison 44
run
(Huff kick) 28 - 21
STJ (3) 1:15 Jackson 7
run
(Huff kick) 35 - 21
TPS (4) 9:05 Letner 3
run
(Flowers kick) 35 - 28
STJ (4) 7:30 Beard 64
pass from K.J.
Jackson
(Huff kick) 42 - 28
TPS (4) 3:26 Pittman 15
pass from
Stanley
(Flowers kick) 42 - 35
October
29, 2021 Carlisle Field - SENIOR
NIGHT Game Conditions: Cloudy, dreary,
windy, occasional mist Game
Temperature: 54 Wind W 10 - 15 mph
Saint James scored two touchdowns in the first three minutes of
the game and never trailed in the highest scoring game of the
series all time as the K.J. Jackson threw for three touchdowns,
ran for another, and Cosner Harrison picked up two touchdowns of
his own as the Trojans completed their seventh 9 - 1 regular
season with a 42 - 35 defeat of the visiting Trinity Wildcats.
Trinity won the opening coin toss but opted to defer giving Saint
James the first possession. Ethan Beard started with a nice
kickoff return of 37 yards to the Trojan 44. One play later
Saint James was on the scoreboard as Cosner Harrison took a
handoff up the middle, broke into the secondary and broke away
from the last line of the Trinity defense grabbing for shirt with
little success, and 56 yards later Saint James was up 6 - 0 as the
extra point was deflected.
The Trojan defense responded with a quick three and out and Beard
fair caught a punt at his own 35. After a 2 yard Harrison
run, K.J. Jackson lofted the first of his three touchdown passes
to a wide open Beard on a post pattern and less than 3 minutes
into the game the Trojans were up by two touchdowns.
Harrison bolstered the lead to a full 14 with a two point
conversion run.
Despite an out of bounds kick, it appeared Trinity would be
stifled on their second drive as well. However, on third
down, quarterback Coleman Stanley tossed a sideline pass to Chase
Ledner who niftily avoided two potential tacklers on the Wildcat
sidelines and outraced chasing defenders for a 69 yard catch and
run touchdown. Grayden Flowers made the first of what would
be all five of his extra point attempts and the Trojan lead was
cut in half to 14 - 7 with still plenty of first quarter time
remaining.
Trinity returned the favor with an out of bounds kick and Saint
James was driving again. A 26 yard catch by Clint Houser
erased penalty yardage accrued on a Harrison run. Later,
however, the drive stalled on third and short inside the Wildcat
15 with a penalty. Saint James attempted to convert a fourth
down and 5 from the Trinity 17, but Harrison was one yard short on
his drive and Trinity had held. After one first down, the
Wildcats were forced to punt again to the Trojans to effectively
end the opening quarter, and Saint James had great field position
after the punt traveled only 10 net yards. Jackson was lucky
to recover a fumbled snap on the opening play of the second
quarter, but several plays later he converted a huge fourth down
and 10 with a 13 yard scramble. Later a Jackson touchdown
run by wiped out by a holding penalty, but a pass interference
penalty gave Saint James new life. Several plays later,
Jackson found Clint Houser in the endzone on a 10 yard slant for a
score, and the Huff extra point returned the lead to 14 at 21 - 7.
Saint James was the benefactor of instant good field position as a
fumble after a short pass reception was recovered by Jonathan
Harris at the Trinity 26. The next three plays netted minus
three yards, so Huff was called in to attempt a 46 yard field goal
on a very windy field, and the kick failed. Trinity struck
quickly. Ladner ran for 5 on first down and a 15 yard face
mask penalty quickly advanced the ball to the 40. On the
next play, Stanley lofted a similar pass, headed in the other
direction, to Mac McClinton who avoided tacklers on a 60 yard
jaunt to the endzone, and Flowers' extra point cut the lead again
to 7 with still half, exactly, of the second quarter remaining.
A holding penalty negated most of a nice Houser kickoff return,
and the Trojans were forced to punt deep in their own
territory. A short punt was fielded by Norris Pemberton on a
high bounce and he returned the kick all the way to the Saint
James 21. McClinton picked up 18 yards on first down, and
Letner was rewarded with the final 3 for the touchdown and the
extra point tied the game at 21. A short kickoff was fair
caught by Bradley Thomas at the Trojan 34, and Saint James yearned
for one more touchdown before halftime. They were rewarded
as Harrison ran for 7 yards, a pass interference penalty on a deep
ball earned 15 more yards, and then Harrison broke loose on a 44
yard touchdown scamper just 55 seconds after allowing the game to
be tied. Huff's extra point at the "two minute warning" gave
the Trojans their 7 point lead back, and they would never be
caught again.
The Trojans actually had to take a five yard delay of game penalty
to start the second half despite a rousing presentation for the
first scholarship for a college student who had survived cancer
from the Nolan Fields "Fly With Fields" Foundation. The
Wildcats could not convert a first down, and then Saint James -
known for their frequent very short drives in the 2021 season -
embarked on a 17 play drive which ate up over 8 minutes of the
third quarter. Bradley Thomas converted a key fourth down
and 5 with a 12 yard pass reception which was followed by a
Harrison 11 yard run. Three plays later, Jackson called his
own number off right tackle for a 7 yard score and Saint James had
their 14 point lead back at 35 - 21 nearing the end of quarter
number 3.
Trinity then followed suit with an 11 play drive of their
own. Ladner scored on his second three yard touchdown of the
night and the lead again closed to 7 points with just over 9
minutes remaining. It didn't stay close for long.
After an endzone kickoff, Harrison rushed for 14 yards on first
down and 2 on the following play. Jackson again found his
favorite deep receiver Beard who outraced tiring Trinity chasers
for a 64 yard touchdown to push the lead back to 14 at 42 - 28.
The Wildcats added a touchdown on their next drive which covered
80 yards as Stanley threw his third touchdown pass of the evening,
a 15 yarder to Lucas Pittman, and the score was 42 - 35 with still
3:26 remaining. Saint James could not convert a first down
after Houser returned a perhaps surprisingly deep kickoff to the
31, and the ensuing punt, only the second Trojan punt of the game,
gave Trinity a last chance at their own 31 yard line with 80
seconds remaining. McClinton caught a 12 yard pass for a
first down at the Trinity 43, but two plays later Saint James
Senior Clayton Craft picked off a Stanley pass for the biggest
turnover of the season and he 'gave himself up' after returning
the ball well into Wildcat territory. With Trinity having
only one time out remaining, Saint James was able to run out the
clock for a very satisfying win. Now they turned their eyes
to a different first round playoff opponent than they expected,
the Anniston Bulldogs. Anniston, like Saint James, was atop
their region but was discovered to have used an ineligible player
which resulted in two forfeit losses in their region, pushing them
back to the fourth seed earning the right to travel to Carlisle
Field. Playoff time!
SIDELINE
STATISTICS - GAME TEN
SAINT
JAMES RUSHING 38
attempts 223 yards
3 TDs (5.87
yards per carry)
5
Harrison
23 / 199 (2 TDs) 1
Jackson 11 / 23 (1 TD)
23
Craft
2 /
1
7
Houser 2
/ 0
PASSING
10 completions 17 attempts 0 INTs 222
yards 3 TDs
1
Jackson
10 - 17 - 0 222 yards (3 TDs)
RECEIVING
2
Beard
5 / 158 (2 TDs)
7 Houser 4
/ 52 (1 TD)
6
Thomas
1 / 12
TOTAL
YARDS: 445
KICKS: XP 4 / 5
FG 0 / 1 (46 missed)
2
POINT CONVERSIONS: 1 / 1
KICKOFFS: 7
(53,OB,47,45,49.35.EZ) PUNTS:
2 (18,21)
KO RETURNS: 4 (37,21,0fc,24)
PUNT
RETURNS: 1 (0fc)
FIRST
DOWNS: 18 (10 rushing, 7 passing, 1 penalty)
THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS: 4 / 10
FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS: 2 / 3
FUMBLES: 1, lost 0
INTERCEPTION RETURNS: 1 (17)
TURNOVER
MARGIN: + 2
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: 0
ACCEPTED PENALTIES: 10 / 97 yards
TIME
OF POSSESSION: 27:52
TRINITY
RUSHING
27 attempts 93 yards 2 TDs (3.44 yards per
carry)
PASSING
10 completions 17 attempts 1 INT 216 yards 3 TDs
TOTAL
YARDS: 309
KICKS: XP 5 / 5
FG 0 / 0
2 POINT
CONVERSIONS: 0 / 0
KICKOFFS: 6
(53,OB,56,26,EZ,53)
PUNTS: 3 (30,43,40)
KO
RETURNS: 5 (14,12,15,24,2)
PUNT RETURNS: 1 (13)
FIRST
DOWNS: 14 (8 rushing, 3 passing, 3 penalty - 10 FD in
fourth quarter)
THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS: 4 / 10
FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS: 1 / 1
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: 0
FUMBLES:
2, lost 1
ACCEPTED
PENALTIES: 5 / 44 yards
TIME OF
POSSESSION: 20:08
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