ROCK HILL When they discuss this year's Northwestern-South Pointe game 10 years from now, it will be remembered as, "The Quarter."

Trojans quarterback Justin Worley threw five touchdown passes in a 4-minute, 50-second stretch of the third quarter on Saturday, turning a 20-7 deficit to city rival South Pointe into a comfortable 42-20 victory in a game televised nationally on ESPNU.

"Their defense is good. It's strong; they got a weightlifting class all the kids take," South Pointe coach Bobby Carroll said. "We ain't got there yet.

"They were just bigger and stronger than us up front."

On the other sideline, Northwestern coach Jimmy Wallace couldn't have been more pleased.

A first half that was mostly forgettable and that had his squad playing from behind turned into a dominating start to the season.

"We tried to protect, we tried to sit in there," Wallace said. "Obviously, I'm proud of our offense and our defense just hung in."

However, the spotlight switched to Worley.

"We just had to get a little more protection up front," Worley said. "I just didn't have time to throw deep in the first half. We made some adjustments at halftime and came back out."

Trailing after 20 unanswered South Pointe points, Northwestern (1-0) shucked its first-half game plan.

Halfway through the third quarter, Worley finally took a chance and connected. Brandon Lewis took a slant and turned it into a 47-yard catch-and-run to the red zone.

Two plays later, Worley withstood star South Pointe defensive lineman Jadeveon Clowney grabbing him around the legs and tossed a soft 18-yarder to a wide-open Stewart Hunt for the touchdown.

The Trojans stayed away from the Stallions' dangerous returners and lofted the next kickoff high and to the right, aiming for the second line of coverage.

The gamble paid off when James Jackson couldn't hold onto the ball, which left Northwestern's Tony Porter room to jump on the ball.

Sensing the momentum, Worley connected on another long pass to reach the 3, then screened to LaThomas Long around right end.

Two touchdowns in 1:25 equaled the Trojans' first lead since the first quarte.

Nicholas Cousar of Northwestern intercepted Tay Hicklin, Cousar's second recovered turnover of the game, and returned deep into South Pointe land.

Worley stepped in and quickly found Lewis for a 24-yard score.

Following another Stallions turnover, Worley completed a 50-yard pass, then a 4-yard touchdown to Robert Joseph.

Still not through, Worley arched a 57-yard pass to Lewis on his first play of the next series for the 42-20 lead.

Five touchdowns, all in the air, 4:50. Worley didn't miss a pass and threw for 251 of his 310 yards in the second half.

The Stallions (1-1) hardly made a peep afterward. A running team that had seen its proud defense gashed so quickly, South Pointe quietly ran out the clock.

"We're not very effective throwing the football," Carroll said. "We can't protect the quarterback real well yet. We're still young and dealing with this offense, and that's something we¹ve got to work on."

Each defensive front line controlled the first half. A first-quarter fumble by South Pointe gave the Trojans a 7-0 first-quarter lead. But Northwestern turnovers (Worley also threw two first-half interceptions) got the Stallions going.

Two Landon Ard field goals and two quick-strike touchdowns gave South Pointe a comfortable advantage halfway through the third, but then the Trojans woke their slumbering offense.

One long pass turned to two, two turned to four and suddenly there were five touchdowns softly glowing from the scoreboard.

"We just can't turn the ball over so many times in one quarter," Carroll said. "Cannot do that. But we¹re a young team, and we're still learning."