Happy Valley topples Buffaloes
Published 9:19 am Friday, November 1, 2024
Larry N. Souders / Star Correspondent The Warriors’ Tyler Berry (44) powers his way into the Buffaloes’ end zone for the final score of the first half, giving Happy Valley a 32-0 lead heading into the locker room.
Larry N. Souders / Star Correspondent Happy Valley’s Mason Davis (3) cuts back as a pair of Warrior blockers seal the edge against two West Greene defenders for a first down early in the second quarter.
Larry N. Souders / Star Correspondent The Warriors’ Tyler Bailey (7) breaks free for a 28-yard touchdown run, giving Happy Valley a 24-0 lead with 5:11 left in the second quarter.
Larry N. Souders / Star Correspondent Warriors quarterback Lane Parker (1), somewhere in the middle of this pile, scores on a keeper up the middle from 3 yards out for his second touchdown at the 7:03 mark of the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders / Star Correspondent The Warriors’ Andrew Ellis (60) bursts through the West Greene line, grabs a handful of Skylar Shelton’s (1) jersey, and drags him down for a 2-yard loss early in the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders / Star Correspondent The Warriors’ Tyler Berry (44) takes a handoff from Lane Parker (1) and charges through a hole opened by his front line for a Happy Valley first down midway through the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders / Star Correspondent The Warriors’ Jamie Esterline (5) hauls in Happy Valley’s only pass of the first half for 47 yards and a first-and-goal at the 1-yard line with just 30 seconds left in the second quarter.
Larry N. Souders / Star Correspondent The Warriors’ Jamie Esterline (5) hauls in Happy Valley’s only pass of the first half for 47 yards and a first-and-goal at the 1-yard line with just 30 seconds left in the second quarter.
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Star Correspondent
MOSHEIM – Sophomore quarterback Lane Parker scored a pair of first-half touchdowns, and Happy Valley closed out the 2024 regular season with a conference 1-2A win, 38-0, over West Greene.
Sophomore Parker stepped in when quarterback Gabe McDougald fell ill and played a stellar game.
Parker capped off Happy Valley’s first drive—an eight-play, 50-yard series—with a touchdown, making it 8-0 after Jamie Esterline added the two-point conversion. Following a three-and-out by West Greene, Parker led a seven-play, 57-yard drive with a 12-yard scoring run, pushing the lead to 16-0 with Tyler Berry adding the conversion.
“When I first came on the field I was really nervous,” Parker said. “But after the first play, I was OK, and my nerves calmed down. I just put my foot in the ground, and they kept running past me. This feels great. Coach talks about the 2016 team, and it’s good that we finished with the same record.”
In the second quarter, junior running back Tyler Bailey scored on a 28-yard run. With under a minute remaining in the half, Parker connected with Esterline on a 47-yard pass down to the Buffaloes’ 1-yard line. Berry scored the touchdown and the two-point conversion for a 32-0 halftime lead. Happy Valley improved to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in Region 1-2A.
The second half was played with a running clock, and in the fourth quarter, Parker scored again on a 7-yard run to seal the victory.
“I’m so proud of these guys,” Warriors head coach Jason Jarrett said. “Lane stepped up when Gabe couldn’t go, and we overcame adversity. We have answered the call every game. Finishing 7-1 is a big plus for us going into the playoffs, and I’m proud of how we finished the game. It was important to get off to a fast start, and we did that.”
Berry rushed 18 times for 81 yards, with Parker adding 59 yards on 12 carries. For the Warriors, it was the team’s third consecutive shutout, having surrendered just 59 points all season.
Happy Valley 38, West Greene 0
Happy Valley 16 16 0 6 – 38
West Greene 0 0 0 0 – 0
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
H – L. Parker 3 run (Esterline run), 7:03
H – L. Parker 12 run (Berry run), 2:02
Second Quarter
H – Bailey 28 run (Berry run), 5:11
H – Berry 1 run (Berry run), :30
Fourth Quarter
H – L. Parker 7 run (kick failed), 3:18
