The Park Hill offense responded with an eight-play, 72-yard scoring drive that was capped off with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Kendrick Bell to James Noel.
The Hawklets drove down the field to open the district contest with a short passing touchdown to take a 7-0 lead with 6:03 remaining in the opening quarter.
In the first half, there were no punts and both teams had two offensive possessions each – not counting Rockhurst’s one-play, end of half drive when they regained possession with one second remaining and kneeled the ball. Now it is more of getting them to really understand this is how you win games in the playoffs,” Sims said. “When you get to the postseason, the season starts over, and I know all of these guys have that mentality. Despite recent struggles, Park Hill didn’t let its season come to an end in the Trojans’ first win-or-go-home game with Coach Sims. 24 before they stepped on the turf at Park District Stadium in the Class 6 District 4 Quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon, Oct. The Trojans hadn’t won a game since Sept. Andy Sims’ first playoff game as head coach for the Park Hill football team is officially under his belt when he helped the Trojans snap a 4-game losing streak with a come-from-behind 21-13 victory over Rockhurst.
