PIAA CLASS AAAA Parkland's win a walk in the park



Penn State recruit Austin Scott set a state rushing record in the 34-12 victory.
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) -- Austin Scott rushed for 251 yards and five touchdowns Saturday to lead Parkland to a 34-12 victory over Woodland Hills in the PIAA Class AAAA championship game.
Scott's rushing yards set a record for all PIAA championship games, and his season total of 3,859 yards easily give him the state rushing record. The previous single-season record was 3,089 yards set in 1995 by James Mungro of East Stroudsburg.
Scott, a Penn State recruit, scored a touchdown on the game's first play, sweeping to the right, finding the corner, then sprinting almost untouched 61 yards into the end zone. Chris Rossman's PAT kick was wide left, giving Parkland (14-1) a 6-0 lead.
It was the second year in a row Woodland Hills (14-1) lost in the title game. Last year, the Wolverines were beaten 21-7 by Neshaminy.
Game-breaker
Trailing 12-6 late in the second quarter, Scott took a pitch in the backfield, then stopped and threw 36 yards over the middle to Vice Smolczynski. Two plays later, Scott swept to the right, broke a tackle in the backfield, reached the corner and ran 14 yards into the end zone, giving the Trojans a 13-12 lead with 3:05 left in the half.
The Trojans extended their lead in the third quarter, with a big Scott run up the middle and a 24-yard pass from Phil Searfoss to Chuck McIntosh, who came back to the ball to make the sliding catch at the Woodland Hills 5-yard line. Scott took the handoff on the next play, bounced off a defender in the backfield, got hit again near the right sideline and stretched for the pylon and the touchdown, giving Parkland a 20-12 lead with 1:59 left in the quarter.
Scott put the game away with two fourth-quarter touchdowns, including a 53-yarder, bouncing around the right side of the line, then sprinting through the defense and into the end zone to make it 27-12 with 10:21 left. With 1:29 left he powered his way into the end zone from 6 yards out for the game's final score.
Parkland defensive end Travis Decker had 21/2 sacks for the Trojans.
Woodland Hills used two big plays to take a second-quarter lead. First, Justin Oliver wrestled a catch away from Trojan defensive back Sean Reed on the right sideline, then ran 68 yards for a touchdown to tie the game 6-6.
After forcing Parkland into a three-and-out, Ryan Mundy caught the punt at midfield, found a seam, broke three tackles and ran 50 yards into the end zone for a 12-6 lead.