Cavs fall to Parker

John Carroll Catholic High School fell to 0-2 in Class 5A, Region 4 action Friday night, losing to Parker 49-21 at Pat Sullivan Field.

The Cavs and Thundering Herd kept it close early on as Jharad Johnson connected with Ethan Cull on a near 40-yard touchdown pass to answer a Kambree Johnson to RaQuez Jackson touchdown for Parker. 

Parker continued to attack, taking a 28-14 lead into the half. 

Jeremiah Gibbs added two touchdowns for the Cavs, one in the first half and one in the second half. He finished the night with 85 yards rushing on 13 carries. Bad snaps and dropped passes plagued the Cavs though, thwarting any comeback possibility. 

“Parker’s really good. They have an athletic quarterback, but we just shot ourselves in the foot. We have to develop mental toughness for when things go bad. We made too many mistakes in critical parts of the game,” said John Carroll head coach Logan Colafrancesco.

Jharad Johnson completed 14-of-28 passed for 231 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. Cull led the receivers with four catches and 70 yards. John Carroll (2-2, 0-2 in region) will have a short turnaround this week, traveling to Lawson Field to take on Woodlawn (1-3, 0-2) on Thursday.

Woodlawn dropped its Friday game to Briarwood 38-20, ending a two-week scoring drought.

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