What was said by a number of the Parkland leaders during halftime of last Friday's game against Northampton seemed to spark the Trojans in the second half.

After a first half that included four turnovers and two punts for the Trojans, and a 43-22 play discrepancy in favor of the Konkrete Kids, Parkland knew they were a better team than the scoreless first 24 minutes indicated.

"A couple of our leaders stepped up, and we realized our performance in the first half was unacceptable," said quarterback Tim Baranek. "It was almost not a dominance, but us shooting ourselves in the foot with miscommunication, not making the correct reads [and] throwing dumb passes. We knew that that's not our style, so we had to step it up."

And despite a slow start to the second half that began with another punt and lost fumble, the Trojans rattled off four straight touchdowns for the 28-0 win at Northampton High School.

The win was the Trojans' first of the season after starting off with defeats to Delaware Valley and Easton.

"A win is a win for us," said Baranek. "We expect more than one win on a season of course. So we want to get back right away just working hard, and look to get this season rolling."

Baranek responded in the second half after throwing two interceptions in the second quarter one with just seconds remaining in the half as the Trojans drove all the way to the Northampton 21-yard line.

On the Trojans' third possession of the second half, Baranek started the drive with a 22-yard strike to wide receiver Andrew Fuehrer. Two plays later, it was Baranek who picked up and ran for a 15-yard touchdown with 1:19 to play in the third after his receivers were locked up.

"I knew we needed a score as a team," said Baranek. "I tried to make a play for my team. The line did a great job with protection. I saw the receivers were covered so I saw a hole and just ran."

Just minutes later Baranek went to work once again. After five previous runs in the drive, Baranek faked a handoff to running back Jarel Elder and proceeded to take the snap up the middle for a 45-yard touchdown scamper, giving the Trojans a 14-0 lead with 8:20 to play.

The Konkrete Kids wouldn't go away quietly, though. On the team's next drive that included a crucial fourth down conversion in Parkland territory, the Konkrete Kids were stationed on the 10-yard line looking for a breakthrough.

But the Trojans' defense remained poised, and on a second-and-goal, it was Eli Redmond intercepting a Nick Cook pass and returning it to the opposition's 39-yard line.

"Our defense played huge for us," said Baranek. "Our offense when we were slow and we weren't looking good the defense played hard and they kept their heads in it. All the credit goes to them."

Redmond then scored four plays later to make it 21-0, which was followed up by an Elder 18-yard rushing touchdown four seconds later after the Konkrete Kids failed to cover up the kickoff.

The Trojans scored on four straight drives over the span of 10:44 stretching from the third into the fourth quarter.

"I think our offense, when we get in the rhythm and we're consistent and we're all getting a good motivated feeling and a drive going, I think that's when we can be the most dangerous," said Baranek. "And sometimes being a new offense and the adjustments to a whole new scheme is something none of us are really that used to. [We're] just getting better and better each week at it I think we can be very effective with the fast scoring."

Baranek (82), Elder (68) and Redmond (45) combined for 195 yards rushing for the Trojans. Elder also caught four passes for 42 yards, while Jarey Elder tallied 73 receiving yards on four catches.

The Trojans will next host Liberty on Friday night while they look to get back to .500. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.