Indians end season with big plays, high emotion
Jacksonville says good-bye to 15 seniors
LARRY KRANTZ

HENDERSON - On paper, it should have been one of those games that meandered toward the final gun because neither team had anything tangible to play for.

Instead, the Jacksonville Indians closed out the 2007 football season with a 41-25 win against the Henderson Lions in a game filled with big plays and emotion.

Senior quarterback Paxton Lindsey threw a touchdown and ran for another as the Indians scored on five of seven first-half possessions to ring up a 34-0 halftime lead, then could only watch as the Lions rallied in the second half.

Henderson scored on four straight possessions to start the second half, including recovering an onside kick to start.

The Lions got as close as 34- 17 before Indians running back Chris Hall scored the second of his two touchdowns on fourthand 1 from the Henderson 29. Hall also scored on a 4-yard run early in the first quarter.

Jacksonville's leading rusher this season, Hall finished with a total of 424 yards and five touchdowns on 82 carries.

Jacksonville receiver/defensive back Kelvin Hall finished with four catches for 79 yards, but his biggest catch didn't come on offense, and his biggest play wasn't a catch.

Jacksonville quarterback Paxton Lindsey looks for a receiver while Joe Villavisencio tries to offer pass protection. Lindsey, a senior, was a versatile player for the Indians this season, lining up as quarterback and receiver. With the 41-25 win over Henderson, Jacksonville finishes the season with a 3-7 record, 2-5 in District 12-4A.

Kelvin Hall intercepted a pass in the end zone as the Lions tried to rally back in the first half. Hall's interception killed a 10-play, 61-yard drive with 5:06 remaining in the first half.

Just before the half ended, Jacksonville recovered a fumble on a botched Henderson hook-and-ladder play, where the original receiver tries to lateral to another player by design.

The lateral sailed high into the air and Jacksonville recovered with six seconds remaining.

As time ran out, quarterback Kyle Stacy heaved the ball down the home sideline where it bounced off of Kelvin Hall's shoulder pad and into the waiting arms of receiver Terrance Canady, who was standing in the end zone.

The l Jacksonville Indians gather after Friday night's game for a farewell photo. PHOTOS: MIKE CUMMINS, SPORTS PHOTOS USA

It was just that kind of night for Jacksonville, which couldn't buy a break in its first four District 12-4A games.

Kelvin Hall finished his Jacksonville career with 702 yards and four touchdowns on 47 receptions. The next closest receiver, Clint Copeland, finished with 15 catches.

Stacy, a junior, finished the season completing 48 of 85 passes for 527 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions.

Lindsey finished 62 of 131 for 747 yards five touchdowns and eight interceptions.

Both quarterbacks started multiple games this season as Jacksonville struggled to find a good fit between quarterback and playbook.

Lindsey and Kelvin Hall are among the 15 departing seniors from this year's team. The other seniors include Ryan Diers, Courtney White, Colten McCown, Brent Colvin, Jimere Palmer, Bo Cruz, Leon Jones, Rickey Campbell, Ryan Crews, Ryan Arrington, Joe Villavisencio, Chad Leinback and Matt Rowe.

Game		Stats
SCORING BY QUARTER
Jacksonville	21	13	0	7	-- 41
Henderson	0	0	17	8	-- 25

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarter JACKSONVILLE -- Courtney White 30 pass from Paxton Lindsey (kick failed), 9:02 JACKSONVILLE -- Chris Hall 4 run (Hall run), 6:17 JACKSONVILLE -- Lindsey 9 run (Kyle Stacy kick), 1:34

Second Quarter JACKSONVILLE -- Jonathan Brown 6 run (run failed), :22 JACKSONVILLE -- Terrance Canady 39 pass from Stacy (Stacy kick), :00

Third Quarter HENDERSON -- Joseph Price 7 run (Dalton Orr kick), 10:57 HENDERSON -- Hunter Skelton 25 pass from Tyrell Jenkins (Orr kick), 5:32 HENDERSON -- FG: 39, Orr, 4:18

Fourth Quarter JACKSONVILLE -- Chris Hall 29 run (Stacy kick), 11:52 HENDERSON -- Jenkins 1 run (Price run), 8:37

	Team Stats
	Jacksonville	Henderson
First Downs	18	18
Rushes-Yds.	40-141	26-23
Passing Yds.	192	289
Comp.-Att.-Int	11-15-0	23-42-1
Punts-Yds.	3-34.3	5-35.8
Fumbles-Lost	3-2	5-2
Penalties-Yds.	9-95	9-86

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING -- Jacksonville: Chris Hall 11-79, Antwone Johnson 8-31, Jonathan Brown 9-26, Paxton Lindsey 11-14, Kyle Stacy 1-(minus-9); Henderson: Telvin Fryman 5-8, Joseph Price 3-7, Dusty Jordan 3-5, Tyrell Jenkins 14-4, Tobias Washington 1-(minus-1). PASSING -- Jacksonville: Lindsey 9-12-0 140, Stacy 2-3-0 52; Henderson: Jenkins 23-42-1 289. RECEIVING -- Jacksonville: Kelvin Hall 4-79, Courtney White 3-48, Clint Copeland 2-13, Terrance Canady 1-39, Johnson 1-13; Henderson: Hunter Skelton 5-72, Cramer Hurt 5-66, Weldon Davis 4-78, Torin Hart 3-19, Price 2-26, Jordan 2-13, Fryman 1-13, Justin Horton 1-2.

graphic: Cherokeean Herald

2007		Season
Final Statistics
SCORING BY QUARTERS
JHS	47	48	33	51 -- 179
Opponents	51	130	68	67 -- 316
	RUSHING
	Att	Total	Avg	Lg	TD
Chris Hall	82	424	5.17	34	5
J. Brown	26	119	4.58	27t	2
P. Lindsey	55	72	1.31	20	1
Kyle Stacy	47	71	1.51	14	0
Z. Jones	3	44	14.67	35	0
F.Almendariz	19	44	2.32	7	2
A. Johnson	8	31	3.88	8	0
Q/ Womack	10	24	2.40	11	0
J. Chappelle	14	23	1.64	9	1
D. Hamilton	2	15	7.50	10	0
Kelvin Hall	2	15	7.50	10t	1
Don Mosley	4	12	3.00	7	0
C. Copeland	2	12	6.00	7	0
C. White	2	1	0.50	2	0
T. Canady	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
R. Diers	2	-2	-1.00	1	0
Total	279	904	3.24	35	12
Opponents	435	2145	4.93	76	22
	PASSING
	Comp	Att	Int	Yds	TD
Kyle Stacy	48	85	3	527	4
Kelvin Hall	1	1	0	48	1
C. Copeland	0	2	0	0	0
Total	111	219	11	1,322	10
Opponents	122	225	17	1,705	16
	RECEIVING
	Rec	Yds	Lg	Avg	TD
K. Hall	47	702	66.t	14.9	4
C. Copeland	15	106	25t	7.1	1
T. Canady	10	97	39t	9.7	1
D. Sessions	8	121	20	15.1	1
D. Hamilton	7	75	18	10.7	0
C. Hall	7	31	11	4.4	1
C. White	6	112	48t	18.7	2
F. Almendariz	4	26	10	6.5	0
C. Hamlett	3	21	9	7.0	0
A. Johnson	2	25	13	12.5	0
Q. Womack	1	4	4	4.0	0
J. Brown	1	2	2	2.0	0
Total	111	1,322	66t	11.9	10
Opponents	122	1,705	59t	14.0	16
	graphic:	Cherokeean Herald