Parkway North Gets Healthy Road Win Against Longhorns

Head Football Coach Bob Bunton said his team had been reeling for a month, after losing Donavin Newsom to a knee injury suffered in the first half of the team's opening . Thursday, Newsom returned to the lineup on both sides of the ball, and the result had Parkway West reeling, as the visiting Vikings ran past the Longhorns 35-7.

Senior co-captain Jovonte Suber, who emerged during Newsom's absence as North's leading rusher and was the starter Thursday, continued doing the job, running in a pair of scores. Newsom eased into action and found his stride early in the second half. He stopped a play five yards behind the line of scrimmage on defense, and two plays later after a change of possession, darted 58 yards for a touchdown.

Bunton praised his team's intensity after the game, calling the defensive effort a "suffocation". The Longhorns could not take advantage of scoring opportunities inside the 20 yard-line, including a drive extended in the 3rd quarter by a successful Sean Roskamp fake punt.

At 4-3, Parkway North now gets some extra time to heal ahead of next week's Homecoming game with and to hit the road Friday to do some district scouting.

"It's a cutthroat district...you go Central, , Webster...we know that," Bunton said. "That's why we really wanted to get to 4-3. We'll be ready. This is the best part of the season right now."

NOTES

Newsom's recovery included regular contact with the staff at the University of Missouri, where he gave a verbal pledge over the summer. He was in Columbia for MU's game against Western Illinois and also had a chance to talk with team doctors.

Sophomore linebacker David Baranski was the West star on defense, with two sacks and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.

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