Parkland Shuts Out Pleasant Valley to Win District Title

Parkland defeats Pleasant Valley 37-0 Friday night at a home game in Orefield, capturing the District 11 Class AAAA title.

  Parkland Trojans defeated Pleasant Valley 37-0 Friday night, capturing the District 11 Class AAAA title.  It's the team's third district title since 2002. After a shaky 0-2 start to the season (with losses to Delaware Valley and Easton), it looked like it might be a dismal season for Jim Morgans and his Parkland High School football squad. But instead of accepting what might have been a disappointing year, the kids came through and wound up being described as the Valley's most "potent" football team, turning around and culminating the district season with 10 consecutive wins, including the drubbing of visiting Pleasant Valley at the district's Orefield stadium. From the beginning Friday, it was all Parkland, as Pleasant Valley found …

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Parkland Defeats Whitehall, 52-23

The Trojan football team brings its record to 3-2 with the victory.

  The Parkland High School football team defeated Whitehall, 52-23, Friday night to bring its record to three wins and two losses.  

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Photos from Friday's Parkland-Easton Football Game

Easton Red Rovers beat Parkland Trojans 35-28 in Friday night game at the Parkland stadium in Orefield.

Tim Moncman Joins Parkland Football Coaching Staff

Former Liberty head coach returns to Lehigh Valley Conference.

Blue Eagles Take Down Parkland, 63-27

Trojans end their season; Nazareth plays Easton for the district title.

Nazareth Area High School walloped Parkland Friday night, 63-27, in the semi-final game of the Districts 2-4-11 subregional championship. Parkland (9-3) had given the Blues Eagles (11-1) their only loss of the regular season, but the rematch favored Nazareth. Nazareth was the Lehigh Valley Conference champ and the No. 1 seed; Parkland was No. 2. Next, Nazareth takes on Easton's Red Rovers Saturday at Nazareth for the Class 4A District title.

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Parkland Victorious in First Round of Playoffs

Parkland's football team beat Stroudsburg's Mounties, 38-10.

Parkland beat Stroudsburg High School, 38-10, Friday night in the first round of the PIAA Class 4A, District 2-4-11 championships. Nazareth's Blue Eagles won the Lehigh Valley Conference title and beat Delaware Valley in its District game last night. That sets up a re-match between the Trojans and Blue Eagles next week. The Trojans are 9-2 for the season and Nazareth is 10-1. But Parkland gave Nazareth its only loss, beating them 47-20 in the regular season.

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Trojans Beat Zephyrs 22-13

Parkland football makes it into the playoffs.

The Trojans kept their football season alive Friday night by beating Whitehall 22-13. Both teams were fighting for the spot in the District 2-4-11, Class 4A sub-regional playoff, but Parkland, now 8-2 overall, took the hard-fought victory earning itself a playoff spot next week, at home. Trojan quarterback Rob Dvoracek went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season last night. Read an account of the game on The Morning Call.

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Rich Trotta: Parkland's Mascot Is Fearless Trojan

An injury kept Rich Trotta from playing football this fall for Parkland High School, but it hasn't kept him out of the action.

A year ago, Rich Trotta enjoyed the camaraderie associated with being part of the Parkland High School Trojan football team. He had played the sport for 11 years, as a wide receiver and linebacker for the North Whitehall Athletic Association, then with the Parkland School District’s middle and high schools.  Then, the unthinkable happened. He sustained a neck injury that sidelined him, taking him out of commission for wrestling last winter and football this season. The injury may have been enough to end the career of other young athletes, but not Trotta's. He kept his ties with the football team by stepping into the role of the fearless Trojan mascot this fall.     “Lots of people asked me to do it,” said Trotta, a senior. “I got the job …

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Parkland Conquers Nazareth, 47-21, at Homecoming Game

The Trojans beat the previously undefeated Blue Eagles 47-21 at Friday nights homecoming football game.

The Trojans went into Friday night’s football game with a 4-2 Lehigh Valley Conference standing. They were facing Nazareth’s undefeated Blue Eagles with a 6-0 record. But it was also homecoming for Parkland High School and the crowd helped cheer the Trojans to a 47-21 victory. It was a battle of Lehigh Valley heavyweights, according to The Express-Times, but Parkland out-muscled the Blue Eagles. The homecoming festivities continue tonight with the homecoming dance where the king and queen will be crowned.  

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Parkland Beats Allen, 57-13

Trojans football dominated Allen high School Oct. 7, placing Parkland 4-2 for the season.

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