Highlights: On the only
Thursday night game of the year, Wayne Dunklin was the star, rushing 17
times for 133
yards,
catching 2 passes for 32 more yards, and intercepting a pass and
returning it 25 yards. Richard Steckley blocked a punt
for the Trojans setting up their only score, but after a short
kickoff any momentum was quickly lost as it was returned for
an
immediate touchdown. The Trojans were held to only 23 yards
offense,
6 yards rushing and 17 yards passing.
GAME 2 9-2-77 ST. JAMES 25, Hayneville 0
SCORING SUMMARY: (not available)
Highlights: Freddie Brown carried 15 times to lead the
Trojans with 72 yards rushing, and scored two touchdowns.
He
also added 2 interceptions. Robert Kelly at quarterback added 33
yards
rushing on 5 carries.
GAME 3 9-9-77 @ Montgomery Academy 21, St. James 0
SCORING SUMMARY: (not available)
Highlights: Lee Frye was
a one-man wrecking crew for the Eagles as he carried only 9 times for
161 yards rushing,
including touchdown runs of 75 and 28. John Hoffman added a
1 yard run late in the game for the margin of victory.
GAME 4 9-16-77 @ Highland Home 17, St. James 0
SCORING SUMMARY:
H H
----- Sankey 11 run
(kick
failed)
0 - 6
H
H ----- Sankey 8 run
(Sankey pass to Posey) 0 - 14
H
H ----- Jones 32 FG
0 - 17
Highlights: None available other than information in the scoring summary.
GAME 5 9-23-77 Trinity 40, St. James 0
SCORING SUMMARY:
TRI (1) -----
Scott 18 interception return
(kick
failed)
0 - 6
TRI (1) ----- Saint 44 run
(Rhodes
run) 0 -
14
TRI (3) ----- Ostenson 5 pass from Nunnto
(kick failed)
0 - 20
TRI (3) ----- Rhodes 13 run
(kick
failed)
0
-
26
TRI (4) ----- Bond 3 run
(Jordan kick)
0 - 33
TRI (4) ----- Lovelady 15 run
(Jordan kick)
0 - 40
Highlights: The
banged-up Trojans were soundly defeated by the Wildcats in their first
ever football meeting, after
Trinity chose to leave the Alabama Private School Association
prior to the school year. After an 0-4 start to the season,
their first win ever in the AHSAA was memorable as they ran
roughshod over the Trojans
who were quite shorthanded
from injuries the previous two games. It also marked the
third consecutive games the Trojans failed to score.
GAME 6 9-30-77 Houston Academy 21, St. James 0
SCORING SUMMARY: (not available)
Highlights:
Raider Bobby Moore caught touchdown receptions of 57 and 67 yards
to
lead the way as Houston Academy
blanked
the Trojans for the fourth consecutive week. Several days after
the
game, coach Bubba Sawyer was granted a
release
from his head coaching contract to allow him to return home to his wife
in
southern Alabama after a second
hospitalization.
Prior head coach Roger Lambert took over head coaching duties for
the
remainder of the season.
GAME 7 10-7-77 @ Isabella 28, St. James 0
SCORING
SUMMARY:
ISA
(2)
----- Allison 71 pass from Smith
(kick
good)
0 - 7
ISA
(3) ----- Wilson 65 run
(kick
good)
0 - 14
ISA
(3) ----- Smith 30 fumble return
(kick good)
0 - 21
ISA
(3) ----- Boswell 26 run
(kick
good)
0 - 28
Highlights:
Vince Smith threw a first half touchdown pass and recovered a
fumble
and returned it for a touchdown to
break
open a close game at halftime as the Trojans suffered their fifth
consecutive
shutout at the hands of the Isabella
Mustangs.
GAME 8 10-14-77 @ Catholic 18, St. James 7
SCORING SUMMARY:
CAT
(1)
----- Pappanastos 3 run
(kick failed)
0 - 6
STJ
(2) ----- Brown 1 run
(Kelly
kick)
7 - 6
CAT
(3) ----- Sullivan 19 run
(kick
failed)
7 - 12
CAT
(4) ----- Sullivan 55 run
(kick
failed)
7 - 18
Highlights:
St. James broke a 21 quarter scoreless streak on Freddie Brown's
1
yard touchdown plunge, and actually
held
a halftime over the Knights before Mike Sullivan scored on two long
touchdown
runs in the second half to give
Catholic
the 'home' win on the teams' shared field.
GAME 9 10-28-77 @ Marbury 13, St. James 7 (OT)
SCORING SUMMARY: (not available)
Highlights:
The Bulldogs managed to score a touchdown and convert an extra
point
on the final play of regulation time
to force an overtime period, and Marbury with the
momentum
managed a second touchdown to defeat the Trojans in a
most
painful manner on the road.
GAME 10 11-4-77 ST. JAMES 12, Alabama Christian 0
SCORING SUMMARY:
STJ (1) ----- Fowler 60 run
(kick
failed)
6 - 0
STJ
(4) ----- Vickery 48 run
(kick
failed)
12 - 0
Highlights: In a
game
where both teams were most likely thankful the season would be over
afterwards,
St. James ended
their
8 game losing streak, and extended the Eagles' losing streak to 17 over
the
better part of two seasons, with a 12-0 win
at
home. Mark Fowler and Vic Vickery provided the offense, with
Fowler
rushing 11 times for 112 yards and Vickery 16
times
for 103 yards, each scoring a long touchdown. Richard Sheckley
had
two interceptions on the defensive side.