2022 - GAME 4

  SAINT JAMES 41, @ Greensboro 6 
 
STJ         20      21        0        0            41

GRE         0        0        0        6              6


THURSDAY September 8, 2022   Robert Lucky Field, Greensboro   Game Conditions:  Cloudy, muggy   Game Temperature:  82   Wind:  negligible



Saint James scored six touchdowns on its first six possessions; four via K.J. Jackson passes and two via Cosner Harrison runs as the Trojans built a 41 point halftime lead and cruised to a 41 - 6 victory over the homestanding Greensboro Raiders in a game which was moved from Friday to Thursday night in anticipation of steady and possibly heavy rain throughout the day and night Friday.



SCORING SUMMARY

STJ   (1)  10:21   Beard 21 pass from Jackson             (Redden kick)    7 - 0
STJ   (1)    7:20   Houser 29 pass from Jackson           (Redden kick)  14 - 0
STJ   (1)    2:57   Wright 5 pass from Jackson                (kick failed)   20 - 0
STJ   (2)    9:44   Harrison 4 run                                   (Redden kick)   27 - 0
STJ   (2)    6:39   Harrison 18 run                                 (Redden kick)   34 - 0
STJ   (2)    2:27   Holloway 21 pass from Jackson       (Redden kick)   41 - 0
GRE (4)    2:35   Lewis 32 run                                           (run failed)   41 - 6



G
AME RECAP  (as best we could - could not obtain a proper Greensboro player roster)

Greensboro won the opening toss but elected to defer to the second half.  Saint James got off to a great start as Wils Johnson returned the short kickoff to the Trojan 42.  K.J. Jackson, who had as much time as he needed to pass throughout the first half (until the reserves took over), completed a 25 yarder to Cooper Wright on first down.  After an incomplete pass, Cosner Harrison picked up the first 14 of his *** yards for another first down, and then Jackson found Ethan Beard for a quick strike touchdown of 21 yards on the fourth scrimmage play of the game.  Wynston Redden's extra point, which almost hit highway 14 outside the stadium, gave Saint James a quick 7 - 0 lead.

The Raiders were unable to garner any net positive yardage, and a short punt was fielded by Riley Britton just inside the 50 yard line.  Three plays later, the Trojans had doubled their lead.  Harrison picked up 25 yards on consecutive runs, and then Jackson lofted a pass to a wide open Clint Houser in the far corner of the endzone, sunken a bit for drainage purposes, for a 29 yard touchdown pass and Redden's second kick did reach highway 14 which fortunately was devoid of traffic at the time giving Saint James a 14 - 0 lead.

A tricky kickoff forced a lateral return which was stopped by the Trojans at the Raiders' own 6 yard line.  Two plays gained two yards, and a fake punt attempt gained some yardage, but Saint James stopped the runner 2 yards short of a potential first down and left the Trojans with a very short field at the 14 yard line.  Harrison ran for 9 on first down, and then Cooper Wright caught his second pass of the game, this one in isolation in the endzone for a 5 yard touchdown.  The Redden extra point hit the upright, but Saint James was up by 20 points barely 9 minutes into the contest.

Greensboro appeared to be on their way to another three and out, but a bad snap on the punt was grabbed and desperation apparently inspired the Raider kicker as he took the ball and found plenty of running room all the way to midfield for their first down of the season.  However, after several incompletions, Greensboro turned the ball over on downs once more and Saint James started the second quarter with first down at their own 45.  Harrison ran for 11 on first down into Raider territory.  On the next play, Cole Anderson took a handoff and darted 25 yards into an opening down to the 21.  From there, three consecutive Harrison runs had the Trojans in the endzone once more and the Redden extra point boosted the lead to 27 - 0 early in quarter number 2.

A Ziggy Holloway interception on a deep pass attempt on the first play of the next series gave the Trojans a quick possession.  Holloway was rewarded with a 21 yard pass to move the ball into Raider territory, and once again three Harrison runs resulted in another touchdown, the final carry an 18 yarder, and a 34 - 0 lead after the Redden extra point.

Greensboro was again stuck deep in their territory, and turned the ball over again on downs at the Raider 14.  However, this time the Trojan offense started in reverse.  Holding penalties on consecutive plays pushed the ball back to the 32, and a rare sack of quarterback Jackson left Saint James with a second down and 41 from the 45 yard line.  No sweat.  Jackson called his own number on a run, as he had on one of the holding plays, and made up nearly half of the yardage rushing down to the 21 yard line.  On third down, Jackson connected with Holloway over the middle who made a fine catch at the first down line and swirved into the endzone for the sixth consecutive touchdown.  The Redden extra point meant the end of the night for the offensive starters, and many of the defensive ones as well.

The Trojans actually got another chance to score after Brayden Corley intercepted his second pass in as many weeks, but the conservative Trojans merely downed the ball more than content with their 41 point halftime lead.

As has been the case in two of the three previous games, a running clock of some kind was instituted for the second half.  With a lightning threat not terribly far away, the quarters were also shortened to 8 minutes each.  The Raiders moved the ball on the first possession of the third quarter, and appeared to have a 71 yard touchdown run down the far sidelines until Jimmy Dickens ran down a potential scorer.  Several plays later, on fourth down from the Trojan 13, Paxton Wingard blitzed and was credited with a solo sack back at the 19 yard line keeping the potential shutout in order.

Chase Perry did complete his first pass of the season, a 5 yarder to Andrew Shalayda, but Saint James punted, its only punt of the evening, on the first play of the rapidly moving second half.  Ty'quan Lewis broke loose on a 32 yard touchdown to break up the shut out, and neither team was in an overly big hurry to run plays - just in a big hurry to run up the grass knoll to the dressing rooms.  Two Trojan running plays for 10 yards and game over!  Saint James improved to 3 - 1 overall and 2 - 0 in the region with another region game upcoming - Homecoming against a distantly familiar foe - the Southside Selma Panthers.

Thanks to the NFHS broadcast replay for helping create the stats.

Notable - both Jackson and Harrison surpassed the 4000 career yard mark in passing and rushing respectively in this game.  Jackson has 4075 yards passing and Harrison has 4032 yards rushing.



SIDELINE STATISTICS - GAME FOUR  (very approximate)

SAINT JAMES 
   RUSHING  22 attempts  178 yards   2 TDs  (8.32 yards per carry)

                                5   Harrison             12 / 125  (2 TDs)    21   Anderson             1 / 25       1   Jackson            3 / 18
                              31   Phillips                 3 /  14                   15   Perry                    1 / - 2     35   Williams          2 / - 2

                              PASSING      7 completions  11 attempts  0 INTs   124 yards  4 TDs

                                1   Jackson               6 - 9 - 0   119 yards  4 TDs
                              15   Perry                   1 - 2 - 0       5 yards

                              RECEIVING

                                6   Holloway             2 /  42  (1 TD)       7   Houser            1 / 29  (TD)  12   Wright            2 /  27     (1 TD)
                                2   Beard                   1 /  21     (TD)     22   Shalayda         1 /   5

                              TOTAL YARDS:  302

                              KICKS:      XP  5 / 6      FG   0 / 0
                              2 POINT CONVERSIONS:  0 / 0
                              KICKOFFS:  7  (56,56,54,54,54,45,40)             PUNTS:   1  (35)
                              KO RETURNS:  2  (17,6)                                  PUNT RETURNS:   2  (0,0)
                              FIRST DOWNS:   13  (9 rushing, 4 passing)
                              THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS:   2 / 4
                              FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS:  0 / 0
                              FUMBLES:  0
                              INTERCEPTION RETURNS:  2  (0,9)
                              TURNOVER MARGIN:  + 2
                              POINTS OFF TURNOVERS:  7
                              ACCEPTED PENALTIES:   3 / 25 yards
                              TIME OF POSSESSION:  could not determine

GREENSBORO    RUSHING    17 attempts  153 yards  1 TDs  (9.00 yards per carry)
                              PASSING        1 completion  9 attempts  2 INTs  3 yards  0 TDs
                              TOTAL YARDS:  156

                              KICKS:      XP  0 / 0      FG   0 / 0
                              2 POINT CONVERSIONS:  0 / 1
                              KICKOFFS:  2  (34,37)                                     PUNTS:  2  (27,31)
                              KO RETURNS:  7  (unavailable)                      PUNT RETURNS:  0
                              FIRST DOWNS:  4  (4 rushing)
                              THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS:  1 / 7
                              FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS:  1 / 2
                              POINTS OFF TURNOVERS:  0
                              ACCEPTED PENALTIES:  1 / 10 yards
                              TIME OF POSSESSION:  could not determine


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