Saints march past Spartans
Courtesy of The Bastrop Enterprise
NATCHEZ, Miss. — Seven different players crossed the goal line as the Trinity Episcopal Saints streamed to a 54-8 season-opening victory over Prairie View on Friday night.
Trinity, the defending MAIS Class 1A state champion, needed just 86 seconds to get on the board as Jake Winston gathered in a 25-yard touchdown pass from Givonni Dent.
It remained 6-0 until Dent scored on a 14-yard keeper with 5:42 remaining in the first period. Zach Marshall’s first of six PATs put the Saints up 13-0.
Just over three minutes later, Kent King scored on a 50-yard burst to give the Saints a 19-0 first quarter cushion.
Scoring twice during a span of one minute, 20 seconds late in the second quarter, Trinity put the game out of reach at the half.
Daniel Dunaway powered his way into the endzone from three yards away and Dent flipped a 19-yard TD strike to Tanner Cage to put the Saints in command 33-0.
Trinity added three defensive touchdowns in the second half.
Eric James and Tip McKenzie returned interceptions for touchdowns from 30 and 60 yards out, respectively, as Trinity opened up a 47-0 third quarter spread.
Prairie View broke up the shutout early in the fourth quarter on a 25-yard pass to Curtis Blakely from Cody Smith. Garrett Laird ran the 2-point conversion.
Dent, who had a hand in four touchdowns, closed out the scoring with a 75-yard fumble return with 3:30 remaining.
Trinity rushed for 205 yards on 22 carries, an average of 9.3 yards per pop. King led the way with 145 yards and a touchdown on 13 attempts. Dent accounted for 105 yards of total offense (72 passing, 33 rushing).
Sam Spires was a bright spot offensively for the Spartans with 64 yards on seven carries.
Blakely topped the Spartans’ tackle chart with six stops.
Prairie View’s home opener is Friday at 7 p.m. with Porter’s Chapel providing the opposition.
Courtesy of The Bastrop Enterprise
NATCHEZ, Miss. — Seven different players crossed the goal line as the Trinity Episcopal Saints streamed to a 54-8 season-opening victory over Prairie View on Friday night.
Trinity, the defending MAIS Class 1A state champion, needed just 86 seconds to get on the board as Jake Winston gathered in a 25-yard touchdown pass from Givonni Dent.
It remained 6-0 until Dent scored on a 14-yard keeper with 5:42 remaining in the first period. Zach Marshall’s first of six PATs put the Saints up 13-0.
Just over three minutes later, Kent King scored on a 50-yard burst to give the Saints a 19-0 first quarter cushion.
Scoring twice during a span of one minute, 20 seconds late in the second quarter, Trinity put the game out of reach at the half.
Daniel Dunaway powered his way into the endzone from three yards away and Dent flipped a 19-yard TD strike to Tanner Cage to put the Saints in command 33-0.
Trinity added three defensive touchdowns in the second half.
Eric James and Tip McKenzie returned interceptions for touchdowns from 30 and 60 yards out, respectively, as Trinity opened up a 47-0 third quarter spread.
Prairie View broke up the shutout early in the fourth quarter on a 25-yard pass to Curtis Blakely from Cody Smith. Garrett Laird ran the 2-point conversion.
Dent, who had a hand in four touchdowns, closed out the scoring with a 75-yard fumble return with 3:30 remaining.
Trinity rushed for 205 yards on 22 carries, an average of 9.3 yards per pop. King led the way with 145 yards and a touchdown on 13 attempts. Dent accounted for 105 yards of total offense (72 passing, 33 rushing).
Sam Spires was a bright spot offensively for the Spartans with 64 yards on seven carries.
Blakely topped the Spartans’ tackle chart with six stops.
Prairie View’s home opener is Friday at 7 p.m. with Porter’s Chapel providing the opposition.
