“I think it was just them being resilient and knowing that it is a long, four quarter ball game. Caldwell behind the line of scrimmage and the junior had an impressive 21-yard run all the way to the end zone with 10:24 remaining. I’m really proud of our guys and how they played today,” Sims said.Īfter a pair of punts, the Trojans entered the final quarter on offense and trailed 13-7. “Hats off to our defense, we made the plays when we needed to, and we fixed the mistakes we needed to in the second half. The Park Hill defense, along with an intentional grounding and sideline infraction penalty on the offense, led to the Hawklets setting for another field goal. Park Hill started the second half with the ball and went three and out before Rockhurst marched down the field to the Trojans’ 8-yard line. Rockhurst added a field goal and Park Hill turned it over on downs right before the first half ended to head into the locker room trailing 10-7, after a pair of penalties and a sack kept the Trojans from gaining a fresh set of downs on their final drive. The Park Hill offense responded with an eight-play, 72-yard scoring drive that was capped off with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Kendrick Bell to James Noel.

The Hawklets drove down the field to open the district contest with a short passing touchdown to take a 7-0 lead with 6:03 remaining in the opening quarter. In the first half, there were no punts and both teams had two offensive possessions each – not counting Rockhurst’s one-play, end of half drive when they regained possession with one second remaining and kneeled the ball.

Now it is more of getting them to really understand this is how you win games in the playoffs,” Sims said. “When you get to the postseason, the season starts over, and I know all of these guys have that mentality. Despite recent struggles, Park Hill didn’t let its season come to an end in the Trojans’ first win-or-go-home game with Coach Sims. 24 before they stepped on the turf at Park District Stadium in the Class 6 District 4 Quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon, Oct. The Trojans hadn’t won a game since Sept.

Andy Sims’ first playoff game as head coach for the Park Hill football team is officially under his belt when he helped the Trojans snap a 4-game losing streak with a come-from-behind 21-13 victory over Rockhurst.

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