A large number of floats from different student-activity groups rolled through the track at Orefield Middle School stadium last Friday night highlighting the achievements of Parkland High School students.

The Trojan football team also paraded around the field in a 49-6 rout of Bethlehem Catholic.

The win is the sixth straight for Parkland (7-1 overall, 6-1 Lehigh Valley Conference), which stayed tied atop the conference standings with Whitehall and Easton.

The Trojans took a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter thanks in large part to explosive runs from the Redmond brothers.

Najee Redmond took a handoff from quarterback Devante Cross and broke a few tackles before he crossed the goal line from 19 yards out to cap the first drive that covered 66 yards.

On the next Golden Hawks possession, Julian Spigner took a quarterback-keeper for 38 yards and it looked as if Becahi would answer the Parkland score. But on the next play, Eli Redmond stepped in front of Spigner's pass and took it 62 yards for a touchdown.

The Golden Hawks got back into the game on their next drive. Spigner found Freddie Simmons in the corner of the end zone from four yards out over the outstretched arms of a Trojans defender to cap an 80-yard, 12-play drive.

Those were the last points that the dominant Parkland defense allowed, as the eleven players on the opposite side of the ball again came up big for the Trojans.

"We step it up every week and just have a lot of energy going," said senior defensive end David Barber. "We work hard and everyone just loves playing the game. We all push each other to the max."

Senior Legend Boyesen, voted to the homecoming court, caused and recovered a fumble when Bethlehem Catholic was threatening to tie the game on its next possession.

The turnover led to another Trojan score. Kareem Williams scrambled in from a yard out.

Head coach Jim Morgans said the first half was about big plays. None may have been bigger than the touchdown scored as the clock expired on the second quarter.

Eli Redmond took a pass on the right flat with a defender right on his hip. He broke a few tackles, cut inside and outside, and used his speed to break away from all Golden Hawks defenders before diving across the goal line for a 69 yard catch-and-run.

"We weren't real happy with how we were playing in the second quarter and then Eli went out and did something special on his own," Morgans said. "Him getting in the end zone was big."

From there, the Trojan defense allowed just one more first down, and the offense ran out the clock, helped by Williams rushing for 112 of his 151 yards in the third quarter. His five-yard score, combined with a two-yard keeper from Cross put the mercy rule into effect late in the third quarter.

The Parkland defense has allowed just 37 points over the six-game win streak. "Our defense has been consistent all the way through," said Morgans. "Even in the Easton game, they played well and gave us many opportunities to win."

Morgans also highlighted the offensive line that has paved the way for his potent offense to make plays to score.

Sophomore quarterback Nolan Ridgway put an exclamation point on the evening with a 77-yard run in the final quarter. Parkland now looks to the final two weeks of the regular season with games against Central Catholic and Emmaus. The Trojans travel to J. Birney Crum Stadium on Saturday night.