A few quick hits for Friday’s matchup between the Houston Tigers (0-1) and St. James Tigers (1-0):
ABOUT ST. JAMES: The Tigers had 316 yards total offense in a 49-22 season-opening victory against Cuba. …Running back Jesse Hays had 22 carries for 123 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown run. …Sophomore Brett Karnes was 6-of-15 passing for 111 yards and a touchdown. He also had 11 carries for 58 yards. …Garrett Ubben only carried the ball five times for 11 yards, but three were touchdowns. …HHS coach Billy O’Neil said St. James runs its offensive sets from spread, pro and trip formations. He said St. James throws mostly from the spread.
TIGER TIDBITS: This year’s team captains are seniors Devin Coulter, Trevor Merckling, Lueck Wright and Austin Keeney. …HHS coach Billy O’Neil said a broken play led to Coulter’s second-quarter interception. He said three of the players who should have ran patterns instead blocked opponents. Salem picked off the pass and scored one play later for a 28-0 halftime advantage. …There were no seroius HHS injuries in Week 1. Senior Nathaniel Alkire missed part of a first-half series with an arm injury that required a quick trip to the ambulance on the sidelines. O’Neil said it was diagnosed as a broken blood vessel, and Alkire returned.
St. James roster:
no player year ht wt pos
1 Thomas Casto Sophomore 5-11 170 WR/LB
2 Jacob McKinney Freshman 5-9 145 WR/DB
3 Cody Birkner Senior 5-9 150 WR/DB
4 Derek Rubey Sophomore 5-10 155 WR/DB
6 Jake Money Junior 5-8 155 WR/DB
7 Brett Karnes Sophomore 5-10 170 QB/DB
8 Richard Byfield Junior 5-10 150 WR/DB
12 Danny McCarthy Junior 5-6 125 WR/DB
13 Max McCarty Freshman 5-8 130 WR/DB
17 Daniel Davis Senior 5-10 145 RB/LB
18 Gage Melton Sophomore 5-8 150 QB/LB
20 James Hall Sophomore 5-10 150 WR/DB
21 Jacob Grant Freshman 5-7 145 WR/DB
23 Mileek Ginn Senior 6-0 150 WR/DB
24 Jason Arden Freshman 5-9 140 WR/DB
29 Steve Huffman Sophomore 5-8 150 WR/LB
31 Jonathon Stater Freshman 5-9 145 WR/DB
32 Cameron Orlando Junior 5-9 150 WR/LB
33 Tryten Perron Freshman 6-0 155 WR/DB
35 Justin Taft Sophomore 5-7 155 RB/LB
37 Garrett Ubben Junior 5-10 160 RB/LB
39 Theon Hope Freshman 5-11 155 WR/DB
40 Jarred Yates Freshman 5-10 165 WR/DB
41 Collin Smith Freshman 5-5 140 WR/DB
42 Jesse Hayes Senior 5-8 170 RB/LB
44 Clayton Williams Freshman 5-10 165 WR/LB
46 Daniel Tune Freshman 5-8 155 RB/LB
47 Dawson Lynch Freshman 5-5 140 RB/DB
50 Seth Gibson Senior 5-9 230 OL/DL
51 Dillon Gray Freshman 6-0 170 OL/DL
53 Marcus Bradshaw Junior 5-10 190 OL/DL
55 Derek Hale Junior 6-0 190 OL/DL
56 Josh Burns Freshman 5-10 170 OL/DL
60 Cordell Albin Senior 6-0 275 OL/DL
63 Tyler Saxbury Freshman 5-8 180 OL/DL
65 Devon Figueroa Sophomore 5-9 170 OL/DL
66 Cody Dilly Sophomore 5-9 165 OL/DL
67 Brandon Bauer Freshman 5-9 165 OL/DL
69 Dakota Dixon Sophomore 5-11 220 OL/DL
71 Cody Yamnitz Sophomore 6-0 240 OL/DL
72 Haden Crawford Junior 5-9 210 OL/DL
77 Keith Spencer Sophomore 5-9 215 OL/DL
78 Sam Williams Sophomore 5-11 235 OL/DL
79 Jacob Taft Freshman 5-8 175 OL/DL
80 Jimmy Snook Freshman 5-9 150 WR/DB
81 Jamal Hawkins Senior 5-10 175 WR/DB
82 Alex Harrop Sophomore 6-1 155 WR/DL
83 Michael Phillips Sophomore 5-8 145 WR/LB
84 Tyler Glidden Sophomore 5-7 145 WR/DB
86 Josh Miller Sophomore 5-10 145 WR/LB
87 Addison Conway Senior 6-6 180 WR/DB
88 Noah Bartle Junior 6-4 175 WR/DB
90 Tyler Davis Freshman 5-11 175 WR/LB
View the HHS-St. James game streamed live over the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 6:40 p.m. at www.houstonherald.com/live.