Topic: Football
Trinity vs. St. Xavier
Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium
Louisville, KY
September 30, 2016
© 2016 by Ron Harrison
Trinity improves their record to 7-0 and has now won 11 of their last 12 meetings with St. Xavier with a 35-13 victory tonight. Trinity dominated tonight and the Shamrocks ran a very efficient, methodical offense and controlled the clock with three long scoring drives of 80 yards or more. Trinity rolled up 287 yards on the ground against a staunch Tiger defense that had surrendered only 80 yards on the ground per game in their previous five contests. Trinity QB Spencer Blackburn also threw two touchdown passes tonight. While there are some very good football teams in Class 6A this year the Shamrocks appear to be playing at a different level at this time.
Trinity recorded 23 first downs and 388 yards of total offense. The Shamrocks were penalized six times for 50 yards and did not commit a turnover tonight. St. Xavier recorded 16 first downs and 224 yards of total offense. The Tigers were penalized six times for 44 yards and had one pass intercepted. St. Xavier had the misfortune of losing probably their number one “big play guy” Blake Roshkowski for this game and the rest of the season due to an ACL injury.
Roderick Thomas led Trinity’s ground game with 151 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries. Spencer Blackburn added 115 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. Spencer Blackburn completed 15 of 21 passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Noah Ellison caught five passes for 32 yards and two touchdowns.
Desmond Ridder led St. Xavier’s ground game with 72 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Sam Taylor carried the ball eight times for 37 yards and a touchdown. Desmond Ridder completed 14 of 21 passes for 111 yards.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Trinity | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| St. Xavier | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| TRINITY | - | Spencer Blackburn 17 yard run (Zach Williams kick) |
| TRINITY | - | Roderick Thomas 7 yard run (Zach Williams kick) |
| ST. XAVIER | - | Desmond Ridder 1 yard run (Owen Johnson kick) |
| TRINITY | - | Noah Ellison 8 yard pass from Spencer Blackburn (Zach Williams kick) |
| TRINITY | - | Noah Ellison 2 yard pass from Spencer Blackburn (Zach Williams kick) |
| ST. XAVIER | - | Sam Taylor 2 yard run (kick fails) |
| TRINITY | - | Roderick Thomas 25 yard run (Zach Williams kick) |
Selected Statistics (Abbreviated Statistics)
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Roderick Thomas | 26 | 151 | 5.8 | **** |
| Spencer Blackburn | 16 | 115 | 7.2 | **** |
| Jovan Smith | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | **** |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Spencer Blackburn | 21-15-0 | 101 | 2 | **** |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Noah Ellison | 5 | 32 | 2 | **** |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Desmond Ridder | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | **** |
| Sam Taylor | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | **** |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Desmond Ridder | 21-14-1 | 111 | 0 | **** |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
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Acknowledgements
A special thanks for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.