STJ
0
0
6 22
28
F A
21
7 7
6
41
SCORING
SUMMARY:
F A (1) 9:24 C. Westry 30
run
(J.
Williams kick) 0 - 7
F A (1) 5:36 B. Westry 27
yard fumble
return
(J.
Williams kick) 0 - 14
F A (1) 1:05 J. Williams 13
run
(J.
Williams kick) 0 - 21
F A (2) 10:59 J. Williams 58
run
(J. Williams
kick) 0 - 28
STJ (3) 6:27 Slayton 7
run
(kick
failed) 6 - 28
F A (3) 0:40 J. Williams 74
run
(J. Williams kick) 6
- 35
STJ (4) 8:05 Slayton 6
run
(Poe run) 14
- 35
STJ (4) 4:56 Poe 1
run
(Taylor kick)
21 - 35
STJ (4) 2:45 Ketzler 44 pass
from
Poe
(Taylor
kick) 28 - 35
F A (4) 2:00 J.
Williams 37
run
(kick blocked) 28 -
41
October
30,
2009 Rams Field Game
Conditions: Very
cloudy, windy Game Temperature: 78
Wind: SSE 20 - 25
Jeremy Williams accounted for 29 points on
four rushing
touchdowns and five extra points, and Cameron Westry and
Brendan Westry
each added touchdowns as Faith Academy built a solid 28 -
0 lead, but
then had to regroup as St. James cut the lead to as little
as 7 in the
fourth quarter before the Rams cashed out a 41 - 28
victory to conclude
their season.
The Rams moved quickly on their first possession as six
consecutive
runs, none less than 7-yard gainers, advanced the ball
from the Ram 37
to the goal line - the final 30 yards on a breakaway by
Cameron
Westry. Williams, who added all five of his extra
points he
attempted, gave the Rams an early 7 point lead.
Despite having a tremendous wind at its disposal and at
its back, St.
James could not make use of it early. The Trojans
did convert a
first down on the opening drive, but stalled at their own
40. A
punt snap was fumbled and after a lenghty scramble among
several
players was eventually picked up
by Brendan Westry and he returned 27 yards untouched for
the second
Faith touchdown. Williams' extra point gave the Rams
an early 14-
0 lead.
After a Trojan punt, Faith again traveled 77 yards on 7
plays, all of
them rushing plays and 5 of them double-digit
yardage. Williams
scored his first touchdown of the game from 13 yards out,
and his own
extra point gave the Rams a huge 21 - 0 lead with still
time remaining
in the first quarter. After finally entering Ram
territory, a bad
snap over quarterback Taylor Poe's head eventually led to
a recovery by
Faith, and on the next play they scored yet again. A
distraught
Trojan team allowed Williams to scamper 58 yards virtually
untouched
for Faith's fourth touchdown in 13 minutes of game
time. The 28 -
0 lead seemed impossible not only to overcome, but to even
threaten.
Neither team scored in the remainder of the first
half. The Rams
missed a field goal on their following opportunity midway
through the
second quarter. However, the Trojans seemed to get a
huge spark
when a potentially dangerous hit from behind by a Faith
player seconds
after the conclusion of a play was missed by all the black
and white
striped referees on the field, but few on either sideline
missed the
infraction. That non-call, plus an unsportsmanlike
conduct
penalty against St. James several plays later, motivated
the Trojans
enough to keep Faith out of the endzone the remainder of
the first half
and perhaps gave them a spark of life for the second
half..
Two plays after an endzone kickoff by Faith Academy,
Taylor Poe
connected on a crossing pattern with Taylor Wachs for a 43
yard
pickup. Four plays later, Nick Ostrye converted a
fourth down
with a 7 yard run. Similar 7 yard runs by Poe, John
Slayton, and
Slayton again had the Trojans finally on the
scoreboard. Forrest
Taylor's extra point was wide, but St. James had scored
for the first
time in nearly seven quarters, cutting the Ram lead to 28
- 6.
Fortune struck the Trojans as the ensuing kickoff into the
wind nearly
died and dove straight down into the fumbly fingers of
Williams.
Perhaps his only mistake of the evening was the ensuing
muff, and the
ball was pounced upon by Crawford Steinberg at the Ram
33.
However, on fourth down a desperation pass was intercepted
and returned
nearly 30 yards, only to have much of the Ram return
negated by a
penalty. From their own 12, the Rams travelled 88
yards in 7
plays. After overcoming a holding penalty, and just
one play
after what was so nearly a Trojan interception, Williams
broke loose
from the Faith 26 and swept down the far sidelines on his
way to a 74
yard score. Williams managed to retain enough breath
for the
extra point, and Faith appeared to have the game solidly
in control
with a 35 - 6 lead and only 12:40 remaining in game time.
After another endzone kick, the Trojans began moving the
ball in big
chunks on the ground as they had not prior in weeks.
Slayton,
Ostrye, and Poe all had positive runs, and a face mask
penalty gave the
Trojans first and goal on the Ram 6. Slayton carried
nearly
untouched for a score, and on almost exactly the same
play, Poe kept
from his quarterback position for a two point conversion
and St. James
was down 35 - 14 with just over 8 minutes remaining.
Forrest Taylor made use of the wind, a kindly bounce, and
a Rams "hands
team" expecting an onside kick to blast the ball through
the endzone,
only the second touchback on a kickoff generated by St.
James this
season. Backup Darian Williams appeared to have
perhaps sewn up
the game with a first down run three plays later, but he
lost control
of the ball and it was picked up by Ostrye and returned to
the Ram
20. After a one yard loss, Poe found his newest
threat,
quarterback mate Lee Ketzler, down the near sidelines on a
pass which
came up just four feet short of the endzone. Poe
carried in
easily on the next play for the touchdown, and after
Taylor's extra
point, the margin was down suddenly to 14 points in a game
where scores
were quick and time was still ample, with over 5 minutes
remaining.
A medium pooch kick was recovered, barely, by Faith
Academy, but
several plays later a punt high up into the howling wind
actually
traveled backwards 2 yards before being downed by the
Rams. Two
plays later, Poe again found Ketzler smartly between
two
defenders across the middle for a 44 yard catch and run
touchdown, and
the Trojans sideline was going wild while the Rams
sideline and fans
stared almost in disbelief as the 28 point lead just over
a quarter ago
had slipped to only 7 with still nearly 3 minutes
remaining in
regulation time.
This time, an onside kick was called for, but Mitchell
Lucas recovered
for Faith Academy at the Ram 49. The next two plays
gained 14
yards, and Williams was given the ball one more time to
break the 200
yard rushing plateau and he broke loose yet again for a 37
yard
touchdown to wrap up the scoring as Lucas' extra point
attempt was
blocked with exactly 2 minutes remaining and the Faith
lead back up to
13. A fine kickoff return by Slayton gave the
Trojans possession
at the 38, but on fourth down a desperation Poe pass was
intercepted by
Bracy Murray, and he was just five yards short of a 46
yard
interception return for a touchdown. With less than
90 seconds
remaining and St. James exhausted of time outs, the Rams
chose to run
out the clock on a game with a miserable start but a
highly energizing
and encouraging finish for the playoff bound Trojans.
GAME TEN SIDELINE
STATISTICS
ST.
JAMES
RUSHING 45
attempts 155 yards 3 TDs (3.44 yards per
carry)
20
Slayton 20 / 114 (2
TDs) 14
Poe
15 /
33 (1 TD)
19
Ostrye 8 /
31
6
Ketzler 1 / -
10
2
Adams 1 /
- 13
PASSING
4 completions 17 attempts 2
INTs 117 yards 1 TD (1 sack of, - 11
yards)
14
Poe
4
- 17 - 2 117 yards 1
TD (1 sack, - 11
yards)
RECEIVING
6
Ketzler 2 /
64 (1
TD)
10
Wachs
2 / 53
TOTAL
YARDS: 272
KICKS:
XP
2 / 3
FG
0 / 0
2
POINT CONVERSIONS: 1 / 1
KICKOFFS:
5 (34,27,EZ,28,11)
PUNTS: 3 (33,3,17)
KO
RETURNS: 5 (12,7,15,4,26)
PUNT
RETURNS: 0
FUMBLE
RETURNS 1 (14)
FIRST
DOWNS: 18 (13 rushing, 4 passing, 1 penalty)
FUMBLES: 2, lost 2
TURNOVER
MARGIN: - 2
POINTS
OFF OF TURNOVERS: 7
PENALTIES: 3 /
25
yards
TIME
OF POSSESSION: 28:09
FAITH
ACAD. RUSHING
36 attempts 367 yards 5 TDs (10.19 yards
per
carry) (Jeremy Williams 16 / 236)
PASSING
1 completion 3
attempts 0 INTs 15 yards 0 TDs (no
sacks of)
TOTAL
YARDS: 382
KICKS:
XP 5 / 6
FG
0 / 1 (35 missed)
2
POINT CONVERSIONS: 0 / 0
KICKOFFS:
7 (45,40,36,48,EZ,EZ,48)
PUNTS:
2 (32,- 2)
KO
RETURNS: 4 (11,0f,0,0)
PUNT
RETURNS:
1 (- 7)
INTERCEPTION
RETURNS: 2 (16,41)
FUMBLE RETURNS:
1 (27TD)
FIRST
DOWNS:
14 (13 rushing, 1 passing)
FUMBLES: 2, lost 2
POINTS
OFF OF TURNOVERS: 21
PENALTIES: 8 / 64
yards
TIME
OF POSSESSION: 19:51
@ Faith
Academy
41, St. James 28 