LITTLE ROCK — Greenwood Coach Rick Jones calls senior wide receiver/outside linebacker Drew Morgan a difference maker.
The was certainly evident Friday night at War Eagle Stadium in Little Rock.
Morgan accounted for 202 yards running and receiving, and 2 touchdowns, in Greenwood’s 34-21 7A/6A-Central victory over Little Rock Parkview.
Morgan, who has orally committed to Arkansas State, caught 15 passes for 154 yards and 1 touchdown and rushed 9 times for 58 yards and another score.
The Bulldogs (5-0, 2-0 7A/6A-Central) secured their 29th consecutive victory when Morgan swept 6 yards for a touchdown with 4:42 remaining in the game.
Greenwood snapped a 21-21 tie after three quarters on a 5-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Houston Kennedy to senior wide receiver Cole McAllister with 11:33 to play.
The touchdown came one play after Morgan had a 57-yard reception from junior quarterback Jabe Burgess.
“He’s a difference-maker, there’s no doubt about it,” Jones said of Morgan. “It’s just a matter of finding ways to get him the ball.”
Burgess finished 21 of 27 passing for 264 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Parkview (2-3, 0-2) was led by senior tailback Rashaad Earls, who ran 22 times for 142 yards and 1 touchdown.
But Caelon Harden, Parkview’s standout senior quarterback, was limited to 6 rushing yards on seven carries.
Harden, who also starts at safety, sprained his ankle late in the second quarter and was limited the remainder of the game.
Senior Alex Butler replaced Harden at quarterback and gave Parkview a 21-14 lead after a 46-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Tevin Jackson with 1:12 left in the first half.
It was 21-21 at halftime on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Burgess to Morgan with 18 seconds remaining in the second quarter.
Parkview had two chances to take the lead in the third quarter, but Harden was intercepted at the Greenwood 11 by junior safety Taylor Hasley at 3:25 and by junior Jonathan Clemons in the end zone for a touchback at 1:31.
“They’re a real good ball club, and you can’t make those type of mistakes against a real good ball club,” Parkview Coach William Hardiman
Sports, Pages 26 on 09/29/2012