GAME 10:  ST. JAMES 41, Saint Jude 6

STj                 0       0       6       0          6
 
STJ              14      21      6       0        41

SCORING SUMMARY:  (St. Jude names not yet available)

STJ   (1)    5:53   Armstrong 25 run                             (Darneille kick)       7 - 0
STJ   (1)    4:46   Adams 25 pass from Armstrong       (Darneille kick)     14 - 0
STJ   (2)  11:21   Webber 5 run                                    (Darneille kick)     21 - 0
STJ   (2)    8:49   Webber 55 run                                  (Darneille kick)     28 - 0
STJ   (2)    7:46   Brown 3 pass from Armstrong          (Darneille kick)     35 - 0
STJ   (3)    7:13   Pappas 5 run                                          (kick failed)     41 - 0
Stj     (3)    0:11   # 14 30 pass from # 10                           (pass failed)     41 - 6

November 4, 1994.  Carlisle Field.   Game Conditions:  Mostly high clouds   Game Temperature:  64  Wind:  SE, < 5

St. James scored touchdowns on each of their first five possessions and cruised to a 41 - 6 victory over the visiting St. Jude Pirates to conclude the 1994 regular season.

The Pirates failed to pick up a first down on the game's opening possession, but a fine punt pushed the Trojans all the way back to their own 37 to begin their first drive.  Mark Berry, John Searcy, and Hunter Pappas alternated the first six carries of the game and picked up 44 yards between them.  A holding penalty on Will Webber's first carry of the game pushed the ball back, but on the next play quarterback Cade Armstrong called his own number on his first carry and went the distance, 25 yards, for the initial score.  Jason Darneille's extra point, his first of five consecutive, gave the Trojans a 7 - 0 lead midway through the first quarter.

The Trojans were immediately primed to score again as Brian Brown recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff at the Pirate 28.  After a 3 yard carry by Webber, Armstrong attempted his first pass of the game and he found Daniel Adams for a 25 yard touchdown, and the extra point made the score 14 - 0 still in the opening quarter.

St. Jude began driving with the passing game, getting near midfield, until Pappas picked off the first of four Trojan interceptions at midfield and returned it to the Pirate 45.  Seven plays later, on the second play of the second quarter, Webber ran 5 yards for a touchdown and the Darneille kick gave St. James a 21 - 0 lead.

Failing to take advantage of a good kickoff return, St. Jude punted again and the Trojans had the ball on their own 45.  On the first play, Webber took a handoff off the right side and was absolutely untouched as he barrelled 55 yards into the endzone for his second touchdown and a 28 point lead for St. James, still early in the second quarter.

The Pirates continued to self-implode as another kickoff was fumbled and recovered by a host of Trojans at the St. Jude 6.  After a half the distance penalty, where St. Jude had 14 men on the field, Armstrong tossed his second touchdown pass of the game, this one a 3 yarder to Brian Brown, and St. James was in control with a 35 - 0 lead.

St. Jude again drove near midfield, but an interception by Armstrong was returned to the Pirate 37 to stop that drive and it was the end of the night, very early, for most of the Trojan starters.  Alan Olsen, brought up from the Junior Varsity, was called on to quarterback.  The second string offense could not overcome a clipping penalty and a sack on fourth down, but Justin Perelle intercepted a Pirate pass on the last play of the half to prevent any scoring by the opponent.

Pappas, Berry, and Webber made a cursory appearance for the St. James offense to start the second half, as the Trojans drove 65 yards exclusively on the ground, with Pappas earning the touchdown with the final 5.  Another callup from the junior varsity, Jake McMillan, attempted the extra point but missed, but the Trojans had scored
touchdowns on 6 of their first 7 possessions on their way to a 41 - 0 lead.

St. James had another good chance to score on their next drive, after a 16 yard punt return and a 15 yard late hit penalty gave them first down at the Pirate 23.  Darneille was given a series at quarterback, but the Trojans lost a net of 8 yards to turn the ball back over.  The Pirates finally put together four good plays against the Trojan defensive reserves.  Passes of 10 and 17 yards, and a 12 yard run, were followed by a 30 yard touchdown pass just before the end of the quarter.  A two point conversion pass on a fake extra point fell short, but the Trojans were still up by 35 with 1 quarter and 1 play to go.

With a fourth quarter running clock, the Trojan reserves drove the length of the field, only to have a touchdown on fourth down from the Pirate 4 to be negated by a holding penalty, and an incomplete pass on fourth down from the 13 gave St. Jude the ball with one last chance to score.  However, Danny Patterson intercepted the fourth pass of the evening at the Trojan 41 with just over 2 minutes remaining, giving St. James enough time with the running clock to allow game time to expire in four plays as the Trojans looked forward to their first home playoff game in nine years one week away.

ST. JAMES      RUSHING    49 attempts  288 yards  4 TDs  (5.88 yards per carry)

                        21   Webber       6 / 76  (2 TDs)     35   Reid             9 / 58                17   Pappas        6 / 40  (1 TD)
                        69   Berry          4 / 35                   12   Armstrong    3 / 31  (1 TD)    20   Searcy         3 / 28
                        32   Jinks           7 / 22                   44   Patterson      6 / 13                11   Darneille     1 / - 2
                        81   Olsen          4 / - 13 

                        PASSING      4 completions  7 attempts  0 INTs  53 yards  1 TD  (1 sack of, - 17 yards)

                        12   Armstrong        3 - 3 - 0   36 yards  (1 TD)
                        81   Olsen               1 - 3 - 0   17 yards
                        11   Darneille           0 - 1 - 0

                        RECEIVING

                        19   Adams        1 / 25  (TD)          80   Bell            1 / 17                 34   Brown             2 / 11  (1 TD)

                        TOTAL YARDS:   341

                        KICKS:  XP  5 / 6             FG  0 / 0
                        2 POINT CONVERSIONS:  0 / 0
                        KICKOFFS:   7  (48,42,50,52,58,EZ,46)                   PUNTS:   0
                        KO RETURNS:  2  (9,15)                                        PUNT RETURNS:  1  (16)
                        INTERCEPTION RETURNS:  4  (5,15,37,0)
                         FIRST DOWNS:   18  (15 rushing, 3 passing)
                        FUMBLES:  0
                        TURNOVER MARGIN:  + 6
                        PENALTIES:  3 / 35 yards
                        TIME OF POSSESSION:  30:06

SAINT JUDE    RUSHING    19 attempts  66 yards  0 TDs  (3.47 yards per carry)
                        PASSING       6 completions  14 attempts  4 INTs  84 yards  1 TD  (2 sacks of, 8 yards)
                        TOTAL YARDS:  150

                         KICKS:  XP  0 / 0                FG  0 / 0
                        2 POINT CONVERSIONS:  0 / 1
                        KICKOFFS:  2  (34,42)                                          PUNTS:  3  (47,19,31)
                        KO RETURNS:  6  (9,10f,15,19,4f,13)                    PUNT RETURNS:  0
                        FIRST DOWNS:   10  (5 rushing, 5 passing)
                        FUMBLES:  2, lost 2
                        PENALTIES:  5 / 40 yards
                        TIME OF POSSESSION:  17:54

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