GAME 2:  Highland Home 29, St. James 24

H H            0     15     14       0        29

STJ          15       3       0       6        24

SCORING SUMMARY:

STJ  (1)  10:30   Herring 53 pass from Cole                     (McIntyre kick)       7 -  0
STJ  (1)    4:35   Herring 16 run                                               (Cole run)     15 -  0
H H  (2)    8:05   June 6 run                                                    (run good)     15 -  8
H H  (2)    5:07   June 10 run                                                 (kick good)     15 - 15
STJ  (2)    0:00   Webber 28 FG                                                                     18 - 15
H H  (3)  11:22   Foster 76 run                                                (run good)      18 - 23
H H  (3)    2:32   June 10 run                                                 (run failed)      18 - 29
STJ  (4)    3:12   Herring 6 run                                               (run failed)      24 - 29

September 8, 1995  Carlisle Field.   Game Conditions:  Partly cloudy, rather dry  Game Temperature:  78   Wind  SE 4

Bo June scored three touchdowns, and Jermaine Foster rushed for nearly 100 yards, including a 76 yard run on the first scrimmage play of the second half, as the Highland Home Flying Squadron overcame an early 15 point lead on their way to defeating St. James 29 - 24 in the Trojans' 1995 home opener.

The Trojans dominated the first quarter, holding Highland Home to only 4 scrimmage plays and no net yardage.  After Highland Home was offsides on their opening kickoff, Leigh Kennedy returned the next kickoff to the Trojan 34.  A Mark Berry run of 9 yards and a Sequon Herring run of 4 gave the Trojans their initial first down, and on the next play St. James went for the bomb as Rob Cole found Herring open past the defense for a 53 yard catch and run touchdown.  Jeff McIntyre's extra point gave the Trojans a quick 7 - 0 lead only 90 seconds into the game.

The domination continued as the Trojans tried a surprise onside kick which was drilled into a Squadron upback and fallen upon by Will Webber at the Squadron 49.  This time the drive was exclusively on the ground, and considerably more time-consuming, as Berry, Herring, and Cole swapped carries.  Herring picked up his second touchdown by carrying in on third and four from the Highland Home 16.  An offside penalty on the extra point moved the ball halfway to the goal line, and Cole called his own number on a quarterback off tackle for a two point conversion run, giving the Trojans a 15 - 0 lead before Highland Home had run an offensive play.

The Squadron returned the kickoff to decent position, but a penalty, two short runs, and an incomplete pass netted no yards.  The Trojans were driving again, thanks to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, but a clipping penalty on the next play more than offset the gained yardage.  After a short punt was downed just inside Highland Home territory, the Squadron began to move the ball despite another penalty and a near fumble.  A face mask penalty against St. James moved the ball inside the Trojan 40, and a 20 yard pass play several plays later moved the ball inside the 20.  Three consecutive runs by Bo June, of 17, 1, and 2 yards gave Highland Home their first score.  A well-converted two point pitch and run cut the St. James lead to 15 - 8.

The Trojans could not move on their next possession, and to avoid a sure punt block the kick was shanked and downed short of midfield.  A 34 yard carry on third down and 7 put Highland Home in scoring position, and on the next play June carried in from just outside the 10 yard line for his second touchdown.  A false start on another two point conversion attempt pushed the ball back, so the Squadron settled on the feet of Jermaine Foster for the kick, and the score was tied at 15 late in the first half.

A nice kickoff return by Herring gave the Trojans 59 yards to cover in about 3 minutes.  Herring picked up 11 yards on third down to keep the drive alive, and a few plays later after a quarterback sack, St. James began gaining medium yardage on running plays and calling timeouts.  With 15 seconds and a time out remining, on fourth and 7 from the Squadron 34, Herring ran for 12 yards and the first down but had to use the final timeout.  From the 22, Cole connected with Jay Robertson on an 11 yard pass which stopped the clock momentarily to move the chains, and then Cole downed the ball with less than 1 second remaining to set up a Will Webber field goal.  The kick from 28 yards was good as the Carlisle Field buzzer was sounding, and St. James had an 18 - 15 lead at halftime.

But not for long.  The Squadron returned the Trojan kickoff to their own 24, and on first down, Jermaine Foster was given a simple handoff up the middle.  Apparently he had greased himself during the break because six different Trojans grabbed him, but could not bring him down, and he finally broke loose 76 yards to open the second half with a touchdown.  A two point conversion run on a fake extra point pushed the lead back over to Highland Home by 5, at 23 - 18.

Once again, mostly on the legs of Herring and Cole, St. James moved down the field, but a penalty slowed their progress.  A reverse play on fourth down and 5 at the Highland Home 33 was stopped for a loss, and the Squadron drove again.  June and Foster carried most of the way, with a few short passes thrown in.  Foster carried for 20 yards to set up first and goal just inside the Trojan 10, and on the next play June picked up his third touchdown of the night.  This time, a two point run was stopped at the line of scrimmage, but Highland Home was up by two possessions at 29 - 18 late in the third quarter.

A sizable kickoff return was mostly negated by a holding penalty, as was a pass play later in the drive.  A quarterback sack on the final play of the third quarter pushed the Trojans back inside their own 30.  After the quarter break, St. James tried some no-huddle offense, with no success.  However, their punt was followed four plays later by one of the Squadron's.  Again, no-huddle meant no-offense, with an illegal motion penalty and a sack thrown in, but McIntyre's 45 yard punt at least pushed Highland Home back somewhat at the fourth quarter heat timeout.  On the next play, a fumbled snap was recovered by Jason Smith at the Squadron 27, and despite another penalty at the 1 yard line, Herring carried in from the 6 for a touchdown.  Berry tried a two point run to cut the lead to three, but was unsuccessful.  However, St. James still had 3:12 remaining and were within a touchdown at 29 - 24.

The Squadron had 9 men ready to field an onside kick, but instead St. James opted for a deep kick which was returned only as far as the Highland Home 14.  St. James stopped June on first down for a yard loss, but on second down, he broke through the gambling defense for a 75 yard trot, and was only tackled because he was run down from behind by a less tired defender.  St. James began calling timeouts, but 2 June runs gave Highland Home a first down at the Trojan 1.  The Squadron failed to score on the first play, but a delay of game penalty coupled with the Trojans' last time out allowed the Squadron to kneel down for their second win in as many games.

SIDELINE STATISTICS  - GAME TWO

ST. JAMES      RUSHING    44 attempts  188 yards  3 TDs  (4.27 yards per carry)

                         10   Herring         19 / 107  (2 TDs)    20   Berry             12 / 44         21   Webber          3 / 24
                         17   Smith             3 /    6                  44   Robertson         1 /  4         12   Cole               3 /  3

                        PASSING     4 completions  10 attempts  0 INTs  64 yards  1 TD  (3 sacks of, - 18 yards)

                         12   Cole            4 - 10 - 1   83 yards   1 TD

                        RECEIVING

                         10   Herring          2 / 60  (1 TD)        44   Robertson        2 / 23

                        TOTAL YARDS:  271

                        KICKS:  XP  1 / 1                     FG  1 / 1
                        2 POINT CONVERSIONS:  1 / 2
                        KICKOFFS:  4  (11,45,55,49)                               PUNTS:  4  (21,16,34,45)
                        KO RETURNS:  5 (11,1,30,23,17)                        PUNT RETURNS:  0
                        FIRST DOWNS:   16  (13 rushing, 2 passing, 1 penalty)
                        FUMBLES:  0
                        TURNOVER MARGIN:  + 2
                        PENALTIES:  8 / 76 yards
                        TIME OF POSSESSION:  29:39

H HOME          RUSHING   29 attempts  292 yards  4 TDs  (10.07 yards per carry)
                        PASSING      3 completions  5 attempts  0 INTs  37 yards  0 TDs   (no sacks of)
                        TOTAL YARDS:  329

                         KICKS:  XP  1 / 1                FG  0 / 0
                        2 POINT CONVERSIONS:  2 / 3
                        KICKOFFS:  5  (42,39,49,46,46)                          PUNTS:  2  (24,33)
                        KO RETURNS:  4  (0f,27,19,3)                            PUNT RETURNS:  0
                         FIRST DOWNS:   13   (10 rushing, 2 passing, 1 penalty)
                         FUMBLES:  4, lost 2
                        PENALTIES:  8 / 46 yards
                        TIME OF POSSESSION:  18:21

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