MONTEZUMA — Mike Parkinson believes in Lynnville-Sully’s football team. The Hawks’ head coach knows it has been tough on the players as they’ve dropped the first four games of the season.
“We knocked on the door a couple times Friday night on offense. We just haven’t been able to finish drives,” Parkinson said of the Hawks’ 25-0 loss to host Montezuma in Class A District 7 action.
“I tell the kids to continue to push forward and stay positive. We played pretty well against a very good Montezuma team. We see progress.”
Montezuma’s Braves scored on two long touchdown runs — 86 yards by Mike Lyons and 64 yards by Mitch Stevens — to power their offensive output. Stevens was the workhorse for the Braves, gaining 239 yards on 34 carries and had two touchdowns. Logan Price had an 11-yard scoring run.
The Braves were up 6-0 after on quarter and led 18-0 at halftime. Lynnville-Sully held Montezuma to seven points in the second half.
“Our kids were feeling confident after the game. We’re working to have more consistency on both sides of the football,” Parkinson said.
Sage Ehresman returned to the field for Lynnville-Sully after an injury sidelined him for two weeks. Parkinson said Ehresman ran hard. He said Blake Wehrle, Noah Zylstra and Noah Engle each had strong showings in the game.
The Hawks (0-4) goes to Iowa Valley Friday.
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