The Little Rock Parkview Patriots got an opportunity, and senior running back Camron Parker took full advantage.
Parker’s 72-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter sealed Parkview’s 20-6 victory over the Mountain Home Bombers at Scott Field on Friday night.
It came one play after Parkview linebacker Jonathan Hicks recovered a fumble by sophomore fullback Josh Newton at the Parkview 28. The recovery stopped Mountain Home’s last meaningful drive with three minutes left in the game.
“He just found a crease on that play, and that’s all he needed,” Parkview Coach William Hardiman said of Parker. “He’s so fast, you give him that, and first thing you know he’s 10 yards down the field.”
Hicks said he was delighted by Parker’s run.
“It makes me real happy when he can be a workhorse,” Hicks said.
Parker credited fullback Dominique Scott for the block that opened the game-clinching score.
“He blocked to the outside, and I just cut it back and took it to the house,” Parker said. “His block really opened the hole up.”
Parker led Parkview (1-2) with 19 carries for 192 mud-splattering yards and 2 touchdowns. It rained hard from late afternoon, well before kickoff, until midway through the third quarter.
“Their kids came to play in rough conditions,” Mountain Home Coach Benji Mahan said. “They made plays when opportunities presented themselves.”
Parkview scored on its first possession on Parker’s 12-yard run with 7:31 left in the first quarter.
Mountain Home (0-3) responded with a 10-play, 70-yard drive, capped by senior quarterback Drake Walker’s 2-yard keeper. Nick Wilhite’s extra-point attempt missed, and Parkview led 7-6.
Walker led Mountain Home with 19 carries for 61 yards, and completed 11 of 14 passes for 95 yards.
“Our quarterback’s really good,” Mahan said. “He’s our bell-cow.”
“I was afraid of their quarterback all night long,” Hardiman said. “He’s a heck of an athlete. I’ve seen him for three years, and I know he’s a tough kid.”BENTON 66, GREENBRIER 49
GREENBRIER - Senior quarterback Tarek Beaugard had almost 700 yards running and passing, and accounted for seven touchdowns, in Benton’s victory over Greenbrier.
Beaugard completed 33 of 48 passes for 575 yards and 5 touchdowns. He also rushed 13 times for 99 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Senior J.V. Davis caught 7 passes for 282 yards and 2 touchdowns. Drew Dyer had 11 receptions for 123 yards and 1 touchdown.
Sophomore Colton Nix had 8 catches for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Benton (2-1) finished with a 782-499 advantage in total offense over Greenbrier (1-2).
Benton led 38-35 at halftime and 52-42 after three quarters.
SILOAM SPRINGS 24, GRAVETTE 14
SILOAM SPRINGS - Chris Lamptonscored on two 1-yard runs and passed for another touchdown as Siloam Springs (1-1-1) defeated Gravette (0-3) in a nonconference game.
Lampton threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Zach Davis on Siloam Springs’ first possession before adding both of his touchdown runs in a the second quarter. Adrian Vazquez kicked a 36-yard field goal as Siloam Springs jumped out to a 24-0 lead going into halftime.
Siloam Springs managed just 71 yards in the second half.
Gravette’s Wyatt Banta threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Cody Heaton, and Cedric Duarte had an 8-yard touchdown run.VAN BUREN 49, LITTLE ROCK FAIR 14
Senior Bradley Eversole scored two touchdowns to lead a balanced attack for the Pointers in a nonconference game at Little Rock Fair.
Van Buren (1-2) also got touchdowns from seniors Andrew Martin and Tyrone Joseph, sophomore Ethan Hudspeth and Ian Whitmore.
The War Eagles fell to 1-2.
MORRILTON 38, SEARCY 7
SEARCY - A pair of rushing touchdowns by Sharaz Rhodes helped Morrilton jump out to a 20-point first-quarter lead as the Devil Dogs (2-1) picked up a victory over Searcy (1-2).
Tony Hawkins added a touchdown run for Morrilton in the opening quarter. A touchdown pass to Rayshod Criswell stretched the lead to 28-0 at the half.
A field goal by Jorge Rivero and a rushing touchdown by Jordan Ho gave Morrilton a 38-0 lead in the third quarter.
Searcy’s lone score came on a kickoff return.
WHITE HALL 40, SHERIDAN 14
WHITE HALL - White Hall (3-0) opened a 33-0 lead at halftime and never looked back against Sheridan. Kendrick Edgerson and Irvin Tisdale combined for five touchdown runs, with four of those coming in the first half. After Sheridan’s Braden Lunday scored on a 1-yard run to cut the deficit to 33-7 with 3:37 left in the third quarter, Edgerson put the game out of reach with a 76-yard touchdown run with 1:56 left in the quarter. Edgerson led the Bulldogs with 110 yards rushing on 10 carries.
Sports, Pages 27 on 09/21/2013