SHREVEPORT -- Brandon Harris had a lot of hype surrounding him entering Saturday's Battle on the Border matchup with Marshall.

He definitely lived up to it.

The 6-foot-3, 186-pound LSU pledge threw for 280 yards and ran for 64, accounting for four total touchdowns in Bossier City Parkway's 62-19 rout of Marshall at Independence Stadium.

Parkway (2-0) rolled up 572 total yards: 344 passing, 228 rushing.

The Panthers scored 28 points in the game's first 14 minutes to take control of the contest. Parkway led 42-0 with three minutes left in the first half when Marshall scored its first touchdown on Jaque Kuykendall's 95-yard kickoff return.

Kuykendall was one of Marshall's few bright spots. He ran 13 times for 113 yards in addition to his kickoff return touchdown. Sophomore quarterback Justin Hart completed 10 of 14 passes for 155 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions, the second of which Parkway sophomore C.J. Morgan returned 74 yards for the touchdown that gave the Panthers their 42-0 second-quarter lead.

Hart's touchdown throws both came in the fourth quarter. Hart found fellow sophomore Deondre Osborne for a 17-yard touchdown strike 10 seconds into the fourth before hitting Mitchell Leonard for a 58-yard touchdown halfway through the fourth to make the score 55-19.

Osborne had a solid second half to finish with seven carries for 38 yards and two catches for 45 yards and the touchdown.

Five different Parkway receivers had at least 52 receiving yards. Louisiana Tech commit Brodrick Jefferson caught five passes for 79 yards, while Cory Hamilton snagged four passes for 67 yards. William McKnight, Deonte Hawkins, and Austin Roth each caught a touchdown pass, with Hawkins' covering 57 yards from reserve quarterback Keondre Wudtee for the game's final tally in the closing minutes.

McKnight also scored on a 19-yard first-quarter run.

Marshall visits No. 4 Whitehouse on Friday.

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Battle on the Border

Bossier City Parkway, Marshall

Independence Stadium, Shreveport

Marshall -- 0 7 0 12 -- 19
Bossier City Parkway -- 21 21 6 14 -- 62

First Quarter
BCP -- William McKnight 45 pass from Brandon Harris (kick) -- 11:16
BCP -- Harris 19 run (kick) -- 6:50
BCP -- McKnight 19 run (kick) -- 5:18
Second Quarter
BCP -- Austin Roth 20 pass from Harris (kick) -- 9:28
BCP -- Harris 17 run (kick) -- 6:38
BCP -- C.J. Morgan 74 interception return (kick) -- 3:11
MAR -- Jaque Kuykendall 95 kickoff return (Emanuel Acuna kick) -- 2:54
Third Quarter
BCP -- Demetrius McAtee 27 run (kick failed) -- 8:09
Fourth Quarter
MAR -- Deondre Osborne 17 pass from Justin Hart (kick failed) -- 11:50
BCP -- Jarod Hamilton 8 run (kick) -- 9:52
MAR -- Mitchell Leonard 58 pass from Hart (kick failed) -- 5:56
BCP -- Deonte Hawkins 57 pass from Keondre Wudtee (kick) -- 3:44

MAR                  BCP
First Downs                 15                       26
Total yards                  365                     572
Rushes-Yards           48-210               28-228
Passing yards              155                    344
Penalties-Yards          4-25                    1-15
Fumbles-Lost               3-1                      2-2
Interceptions lost  
         2                        0
Punts-Avg.                  3-27.3                  0-0

 

 

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