Parkway had an amazing bounce back game against Marshall (TX) high school with a 45-21 victory at the 4th annual Battle of the Border. The young Panther team shined with an offensive showcase in the second half despite a flag happy performance by the officials.
Parkway’s offensive effort was led by William McKnight who was a leviathan against Marshall’s defenders, collecting 3 touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) with 160 all-purpose yards. McKnight’s stellar performance was a mix of power and pure speed. Performing his best Calvin Johnson impression, McKnight leaped high to grab a pass and burned his defenders for a long 62-yard touchdown in the 3rd quarter. McKnight’s two rushing touchdowns came from a powerful a goal line push and 5-yard TD run where would be tacklers struggle to wrap up last year’s 1-5A All-District Offensive Athlete.
Other key players contributed to the Parkway offensive explosion. Jared Lancaster caught a game high 7 passes for 129 yards. Demetrius McAtee helped soften up the defense with strong, running burst for a total of 95 yards. Wudtee had an impressive bounce back game after giving up 6 turnovers in his first start against Calvary. The inexperience Wudtee showed his potential by throwing for an impressive 15-of-18 289 yards and firing a laser pass to McKnight for an impressive touchdown. He also had two goal line rushing touchdowns to make a total of 3 TD on the day. Overall, the Panthers had a total of 541 yards against Marshall with a well-balanced attack- 252 rushing, 289 passing.
Defensively, the Panthers were solid once again and their shutdown secondary showed why QBs think twice before going for the long ball against them.Parkways C.J Morgan had a stellar interception against John Love to protect the end zone after Marshall gained some favorably field position on a punt that bounced off a Parkway player. Dante Williams came close to having a pick six after C.Js interception, but dropped it in mid stride. Another interception was waved off by pass an interference call. Parkways defensive ends, although outsized by Marshall’s offensive line, brought great pressure to the Marshalls QB and caused havoc to the running game all day. Defensive lineman Kyle Still got to the know Marshalls quarterback pretty well after getting a monster sack on 3rd downdespite having to square off with a much bigger guard. Hunter Huckaby had a strong performance and led the team in a string of 3 and outs. Hunter is also credited with making a big tackle for loss that caused Marshall to punt.
It was a much needed win for the inexperience Parkway squad and they look to pull a win in their first home game against Arkansas High this Friday at Preston Crownover Stadium.
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