The Homecoming dance wasn't until Saturday night at Parkland High School, but that didn't stop running back Jarel Elder from breaking out some moves on the sidelines near the end of last Friday's football game.

"That's the ice cream and cake [dance]," said Elder. "My little brother showed me that one. We decided we had to do it today."

The Trojans had plenty to celebrate in a 41-7 win over the Patriots.

Elder and backfield mate Eli Redmond both crossed the 100-yard mark, the defense was dominant again and the Trojans posted their fifth straight win to stay within a game of Easton in the LVC race.

"We knew we had to come out here and play our game," Elder said. "If we play our game our potential is up there, and we know we can play with anybody in the LVC. Defense came out and played and our offense was spotty at times, but we got it done. Our line executed and gave us (himself and Redmond) holes and we just hit it."

As good as the offense has been this season, the defense has seemingly sparked the offense into putting up points on the scoreboard.

Head coach Jim Morgans had referred to the sloppy first half in the Northampton game on September 14, as a statement by the defense. The offense had trouble moving the ball and didn't score any first half points, but the defense consistently gave them good field position and chances to score.

Parkland (5-2, 5-1 LVC) went on to win that game begin a win-streak that they'll bring into Week 8.

That Trojans defense held Freedom to 113 yards of total offense, and forced five turnovers en route to victory. The only Patriots score came off a Parkland fumble.

"Each game we look at it as we want to run to the ball and don't stop until we hear the echo of the whistle," said defensive lineman Shaun Heist. "All our coaches are strict on us about that and we just try to come out as hard as we can."

With the Freedom defensive score, this marked Parkland's third defensive shutout of the season. The Trojans have only given up a mere 44 points during the current five-game winning streak.

Tim Baranek and Eli Redmond ran for touchdowns in the first quarter. The Patriots offense did not record a first down their first six possessions, and only had one the entire first half.

Heist, Zach Gurinowich, Naze Haddad, David Barber, Xavier Roden and Paul Tajiri were a big reason why. The front seven were seemingly always wreaking havoc in the Freedom backfield on every snap.

After Jacob Young picked up a fumble and returned it 49 yards for a Freedom touchdown, Parkland scored the next 27 points.

Zach Owen hit two field goals (22 and 30 yards) to give Parkland a 20-7 advantage heading into halftime.

Jarel Elder did the rest, single-handedly adding the next three touchdowns. He found a hole and sprinted 57 yards for the opener of the second half. A fumbled exchange picked up by Tanner Stengel on Freedom's next series, led to a one yarder by Elder.

The biggest highlight of the night may have been Elder's third touchdown. Brian Uliana connected with Petey Hernandez for a nine-yard completion, Elder ripped the ball away and took off for 55 yards, his third touchdown of the quarter.

Elder's brother Jarey added an interception, and Redmond blocked a first quarter punt that led to the Baranek TD.

Parkland now heads into its final three games having a favorable schedule. The Trojans head to Bethlehem to take on the Golden Hawks of Bethlehem Catholic Saturday night.

"As a team we're definitely feeling really confident," said Heist. "Even with that confidence, we definitely feel that each team is a challenge, and it's another step to our goal of getting higher and higher. We're going to keep working hard and expecting the best out of each team."