Bristol Herald Courier | Jim Talbert | Photo Credit: BHC
HONAKER, Va. – Neither a Green Wave nor a downpour could stop a healthy band of Tigers as Honaker downed Narrows 42-6 in a non-district football game on Friday night.
Honaker sophomore quarterback Parker Lowe – who had been out since the first quarter of the first game with a broken collarbone – picked up where he left off in his return as he threw for 264 yards and five touchdowns.
“We obviously missed him,” said Honaker coach Aaron Lowe, Parker’s father. “The kids missed him. His not being there was huge in our style of offense.”
Meanwhile, the defense of the Tigers (2-5) turned in one of their best performances of the year.
The win snapped a five-game losing streak and set up a big game next week as the Patrick Henry Rebels (5-2) come to Fuller Field.
Honaker wasted no time getting on the scoreboard Friday after receiving the opening kickoff.
Parker Lowe completed four passes to three different receivers in a drive that covered 57 yards in four plays and took just 1:22.
The last 30 yards was a pass to Jeremiah Rose for the touchdown. While he was happy to have his son back at the helm of the Tiger offense, Aaron Lowe was elated with the effort of his team.
Honaker had last week off and used the time to get well and do some extra preparation for Narrows.
“Our kids did a really good job the last two weeks of preparing and going back to the basics and the fundamentals,” the coach said. “The most important thing was fixing us and that was what we had to do. We got a lot of people back that have had injuries and that always help.”