The Parkway Panthers fell to the East Ascension Spartans 48-32 Friday night in Gonzalez.
Parkway dropped to 4-4. East Ascension, No. 4 in the non-select Division I power rankings, improved to 7-1.
The Panthers led 25-21 at the half. But the Spartans took the lead in the third quarter after an interception. They extended the lead to 42-25 with 11 minutes left in the game.
Damian Decaldecal’s 4-yard touchdown run and Thad Smith’s PAT got Parkway within 42-32 with 7:24 left in the game.
Parkway got a stop and moved to the East Ascension 48 but an interception ended the drive. The Spartans scored on a long run with 1:43 remaining.
A 38-yard pass from Bryston McCoy to Gary Burney set up Parkway’s first touchdown, a 1-yard run by Decaldecal.
After the Spartans went up 14-6, McCoy passed 16 yards to Tristan Sedberry for a touchdown. The try for two failed.
After East Ascension scored to go up 21-12, Decaldecal scored on an 8-yard run. Smith’s extra-point kick got Parkway within 21-19.
The Panthers took the 25-21 lead on a 1-yard sneak by McCoy. Parkway had a chance to get more points but missed a 30-yard field-goal attempt just before the half.
McCoy came up just short of his third game of 400 or more yards passing. He completed 28-of-47 for 385 yards.
Burney caught 10 passes for 144 yards. Sedberry had eight catches for 108 yards. Gabe Gray had seven for 83.
Decaldecal rushed for 155 yards on 26 carries.
Kaden Pugh led the defense with 12 total tackles including three for loss and one sack. He also forced a fumble. Dallas Loche had eight total tackles. Gabe Soileau and Cam Davis had seven each.
Parkway hosts Byrd Friday. The Yellow Jackets (1-7, 1-3) defeated Evangel Christian 28-24 Friday night.
Northwood 44, Bossier 10: The Bearkats dripped their third straight game at Jerry Burton Memorial Stadium.
Bossier fell to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in District 1-4A. Northwood improved to 4-4 and 3-1 with its third straight win.
Bossier has been dealing with injury issues. Star quarterback Montrevell Lewis has been out since early in the season. Backup Shante Wells suffered a knee injury against BTW last week.
Bossier, No. 33 in the non-select Division II power rankings, hosts Woodlawn Friday. The Knights (0-8, 0-4) lost to BTW 44-0 Friday night.
Buckeye 42, Plain Dealing 6: The Lions got behind early in the home loss to the Panthers.
Plain Dealing dropped to 1-7. Buckeye improved to 3-5.
The Panthers jumped out to a 21-0 lead. The Lions scored on a 38-yard fumble return to cut the deficit to the 21-6. Buckeye added two more touchdowns for a 35-6 halftime lead.
Plain Dealing visits Homer Friday. The Pelicans defeated Green Oaks 40-8 Friday night.