M A
7
27 0
7 41
October 16, 1987 McLemore
Field. Game conditions: Cool, mostly
clear Temperature 60, dropping to 45 Light Wind
Montgomery Academy
scored four touchdowns in the second quarter to pull away - the
midpoint of their state championship march - mostly on the legs of Hamp
Greene, as the Eagles soundly whipped the Trojans 41-0 at McLemore
Field.
St. James was
stopped on their first drive, despite being able to return a rare
Greene kickoff which did not reach the endzone, and Greene took charge
on the first two Eagle plays from scrimmage, rushing for 35 and 12
yards down to the Trojan 7. From there, the Trojan defense
stiffened, but Greene carried in several potential tacklers on fourth
down from the one. He then booted one of his many extra points of
the season to give MA a 7-0 lead.
The Trojans
converted one first down, but punted again. M A traveled 72 yards
in 9 plays; the final play of the drive being a 3 yard touchdown by
Greene on the opening play of the second quarter. His kick
doubled the lead to 14-0. St. James picked up another first down
on a defensive penalty, but punted once more. A 5 play 53 yard
drive was boosted by a personal foul penalty. On first down from
the Trojan 11, Rick McBride called his own number from the quarterback
slot and swept 11 yards for a touchdown and a 21-0 lead.
The Eagles blocked
the next Trojan punt attempt, which was recovered at the 7 yard
line. McBride scored 2 plays later from 2 yards out, and the
Eagles were in command with a 28-0 lead. With less than 90
seconds remaining in the half, the Trojan effort to simply run out the
clock failed, as Eagle Robert Johnson (yes, the same one who would
become St. James head coach), recovered a fumble at the Trojan
19. Greene was called in for his final non-kicking play of the
game from the 5 yard line, and ran for the touchdown with 26 seconds
remaining. However, he missed the extra point, a rarity for the
season, and the lead was a comfortable 34-0 at halftime.
Greene, with 104
yards rushing and 31 yards on returns, was held out for the second
half, as were many of the Eagle first teamers. The Trojans forced
fumbles in St. James territory on both of MA's first drives of the
second half, but could pick up little yardage of their own.
After a short punt,
Jeffrey Brewer was the main man on a 9 play 74 yard drive which led to
the final score of the game. On third down from the 11, Brewer
scored on the third play of the fourth quarter, and Greene's kick gave
him a 23 point performance for the game (3 touchdowns and 5 extra
points), finalizing the score at 41-0.
In the last minute
of the game, St. James' Matt Thomas intercepted a pass at the Trojan
22, but as luck would have it, a fumble on a pass completion turned the
ball back over on the next play, and the running clock was allowed to
expire as the Eagles clinched a city championship and began their
stretch run to the 1987 state championship.
ST. JAMES RUSHING: 29 carries 5 yards 0 TD (< 1 yard per carry)
34 Parker
9 / 24
32
Dunning 5 /
10 17
Brewster
5 / 4
33
Freeman 2 / - 1
11
Allen
8 / - 32
PASSING: 6 attempts 3 completions
0
interceptions 18 yards 0 TDs (3 sacks of, 20 yards)
11
Allen
3 - 6 - 0 18 yards
RECEIVING:
33 Freeman 1 /
17
84
Nave
2 / 1
TOTAL YARDS: 23
MONT ACAD
RUSHING 45 attempts 319 yards 6 TDs
(7.09 yards per carry)
PASSING 4
attempts 2 completions 1 interception 18
yards 0 TDs (1 sack of, 4 yards)
TOTAL YARDS: 337
KICKS: XP 5 / 6
FG 0 / 0
KICKOFFS: 7 (52,50,EZ,EZ,EZ,50,EZ)
PUNTS: 0
KO RETURNS: 1 (7)
PUNT RETURNS: 2 (35,8)
FIRST DOWNS: 13 (12 rushing, 1 passing)
FUMBLES: 2, lost 2
PENALTIES: 4 / 21 yards
TIME OF POSSESSION: n/y/a