Parkville Football Holds on to Defeat Patapsco 21-20

Parkville quarterback Hannes Lauterbach had a touchdown run in the fourth quarter to give his team the win
-photo courtesy of Rick Currier-

Parkville improved to 2-0 after a comeback win over Patapsco. Knight quarterback Hannes Lauterbach had a 15-yard touchdown run in the final five minutes for the 21-20 win.

Lauterbach connected with receiver Allen Gillis to give the Knights an early 7-0, but the team had to overcome special team miscues that gave Patapsco a 20-7 lead in the second quarter.

Parkville tried to sneak an onside kick after the Gillis touchdown, but it was recovered by Patriot John Martin. That set up a 22-yard touchdown run by Patapsco quarterback Josh Cornish.

Then Semaj Moyd recovered a Parkville muffed punt for a Patapsco touchdown. Moyd had two fumble recoveries on the day.

On the issuing kickoff, Justin Patterson of the Patriots recovered an unintentional onside kick when the kickoff went high & short and the ball didn’t go out of bounce. Patapsco also sniffed out a fake punt during the quarter.

Parkville finally got a break on special teams when Jayden Cooper returned a kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown.

Lauterbach and his offense were able to move the ball but couldn’t score until the final five minutes. Patapsco’s defense forced four turnovers, including a Dashon Matthews interception before the half. Hunter Malloy and freshman Brandon Diggs had key tackles for the Patriots. Diggs recovered a fumble late in the fourth quarter.

Cornish and the Patapsco offense had a chance in the final minute, but Knight defender Ghermani Kemp broke up a fourth down pass intended for receiver Nick Adkins to give Parkville the win. The Knights defense was also led by Darain Alexander, Try Chaffin, Hadden Uzzell and Tyler Hopp.

Parkville started off with a 30-8 win over Woodlawn. The Knights will look to improve to 3-0 as they play at Hereford next week. Patapsco falls to 0-2 after losing to Overlea last week. The Patriots will play at Randallstown next Friday.