After dismantling Allen in the season opener last Friday night 56-6, the Parkland football team has its eyes set on their first Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Division opponent in Nazareth. It will be the first road test for the young Trojans.

“I was really happy with the effort and the performance of our guys Friday night,” said head coach Tim Moncman. “With the shortening of the preseason and having one less week to prepare, I thought that we would be a little behind the eight ball, but that wasn’t the case.”

Parkland (1-0) amassed 332 yards of total offense, and their defense gave up just 52 yards of total offense to the Canaries. Seven different Trojans scored touchdowns, including one from all three facets of the game (offense, defense, special teams) in a well-rounded victory.

“Defensively they flew to the ball, and offensively we wanted to work on the ground game, and you saw that with all the guys that touched the football,” said Moncman. “We want to be multi-faceted and give teams a lot to prepare for. There were some young guys all around the field that stepped up for us.”

The Blue Eagles fell to Pleasant Valley last weekend 43-25 after giving away a fourth-quarter lead.

The Nazareth football team runs through the arm and legs of senior two-way standout Travis Stefanik. The quarterback had his hand in three of the four Blue Eagle touchdowns last week, the only one he didn’t was an interception returned for a score.

Stefanik finished 18-for-30 for 210 yards and a touchdown. He also had 15 carries for 96 yards and two touchdowns. His favorite target on the night was wide receiver Nick Skirtich, who made four catches for 60 yards and a 32-yard touchdown reception.

“[Stefanik] does it all,” Moncman said. “He plays safety, quarterback, he’s long snapping. He’s one of the toughest kids I’ve ever seen. He’s tough to bring down and he makes things happen. We need all hands on deck to keep him in the pocket and corral him. Then he has [Julian] Liaci to throw to, who is a real burner.

“I told the kids it’s [Nazareth’s] home opener and they lost the first one, so they will be as hungry as can be, especially because it’s us. So we have to be focused and ready.”

This weekend can be looked at as a trap game for the Trojans, who hope to not look ahead to a revenge game against Liberty the following weekend. Liberty was the only team to defeat the Trojans during last year’s regular season.