The Parklane Jamboree concluded last night in McComb with two varsity games mixed in with junior varsity action. Centreville and Brookhaven made the short trek to Parklane in preparation for next week’s regular season kickoff. A great crowd was on hand to assess the teams and sample concession favorites.
In the first match up Brookhaven hit the field against the Parklane Pioneers. Parklane, led by head coach Bo Milton, is expecting good things this season. With 9 starters returning on each side of the ball the Pioneers should be in the thick of things in District 2AAA-Div II in 2009. Parklane wasted little time moving the ball in the first of two 15 minute periods after Brookhaven went four and out. Running back Josh Armstreet broke a long run and senior quarterback Chance Schmidt broke a keeper down to the Brookhaven 12 yard line. Two plays later and Parklane was knocking at the door with a 1st and goal from the two yard line. The Cougar defense would stiffen as it forced three consecutive plays of minus yardage and on a 4th and goal Parklane went with a quarterback draw but came up one yard short.
(Above)Brookhaven's Chandler Rogers
Brookhaven’s junior quarterback Chandler Rogers hit wide receiver Tripp Jolly for 14 yards to allow some breathing for the Cougar offense. With solid running from Jennings Mills and short route completions Brookhaven moved down to the Pioneer 30 yard line but on 4th down Parklane’s Hunter Roy picked off a Chandler Rogers pass. The first quarter ended scoreless. Only three minutes into the second quarter Parklane’s Ben Kavanay hauled in a 37 yard touchdown pass from Chance Schmidt and with the PAT the Pioneers took a 7-0 lead. After a Brookhaven fumble Parklane established a drive that culminated with a 27 yard hookup between Josh Armstreet and sophomore quarterback Steven Swindle with 23 seconds remaining. The Pioneers took game one 14-0.
(Above)Parklane's Chance Schmidt
Centreville took the field against Parklane later in the evening as the defending AA State Champs looked to put the finishing touches on their preseason. The Tigers began on defense and like the Brookhaven Cougars had difficulty containing the passing game of Parklane. Behind sophomore Steven Swindle, who went the whole way in game two, Parklane methodically moved into Centreville territory with precision passing. With 8:40 remaining in the opening quarter Jordan Taylor brought in a 12 yard strike from Swindle in the corner of the end zone to put the Pioneers up 7-0. Four minutes later Centreville would answer as sophomore quarterback Cliff Hurst hit Tyler Towles for a 40 yard touchdown to tie things up at 7-7. The Parklane air attack continued as Swindle led the Pioneers to another score as Tanner McDaniel ran in from one yard out with 18 seconds left in the opening quarter to extend the lead to 14-7.
The Parklane lead grew to 21-7 when Swindle threw his second touchdown pass on a 13 yard hookup with Hunter Authement with 9:53 left in the contest. Centreville trimmed the deficit back to seven just one minute later when tailback Zach Sinclair broke a 65 yard touchdown sprint. Parklane would take game two 21-14 over Centreville.
Parklane will open the season next Friday night at Jackson Academy, Brookhaven will host Silliman and Centreville will travel to Oak Forest.
(Above)Centreville Quarterback Cliff Hurst
