Parks Scores Four Touchdowns as Mansfield Wins Clash of Champions

Mansfield 52, Elkins 27

MANSFIELD — Quarterback Jubal Parks rushed for four touchdowns as Mansfield defeated Elkins 52-27 Friday in a matchup of defending state champions.

The Class 3A Tigers scored touchdowns on their first seven possessions and converted five two-point attempts. Mansfield improved to 2-2; Elkins, the defending Class 4A champion, is 2-1.

Running back Silas Burton opened the scoring with a 13-yard run. Elkins answered with Austin Born’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Treyton Whittle and Logan Farber’s extra point for a 7-6 lead.

Burton responded with a 73-yard touchdown run, and Colton Moore added the conversion. Josh Hamm’s 2-yard scoring run and Farber’s kick tied it 14-14 before Parks scored from 3 yards out. Moore’s conversion gave Mansfield a 22-14 first-quarter lead.

Mansfield recovered the ensuing onside kick, setting up Parks’ 13-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter. Born connected with Brayden Walker for a 27-yard touchdown, cutting the margin to 28-21.

Moore gained 24 yards on fourth-and-one during Mansfield’s next possession. He finished the drive with a 1-yard touchdown and another conversion, sending the Tigers into halftime ahead 36-21. Mansfield had 339 rushing yards at the break, including 128 on six carries by Burton.

Elkins pulled within 36-27 when Ki’Onte Martin caught a deflected pass from Born for a 12-yard touchdown on fourth down with 8:31 remaining in the third quarter.

Parks answered with a 45-yard completion to Isaac Carson before scoring on a 6-yard run. Moore’s fourth conversion run extended the lead to 44-27.

Mansfield stopped Elkins on fourth down at the Tigers’ 10, then drove 90 yards for Parks’ fourth touchdown, a quarterback sneak with 4:31 remaining. Burton supplied the final conversion.

Born threw three touchdown passes. Martin finished with six catches for 102 yards and a touchdown, while Walker caught three passes for 74 yards and one score.

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

• Mansfield – Silas Burton 13-yard run (two-point run failed), Mansfield 6-0.
• Elkins – Treyton Whittle 4-yard pass from Austin Born (Logan Farber kick), Elkins 7-6.
• Mansfield – Silas Burton 73-yard run (Colton Moore two-point run), Mansfield 14-7.
• Elkins – Josh Hamm 2-yard run (Farber kick), tied 14-14.
• Mansfield – Jubal Parks 3-yard run (Moore two-point run), Mansfield 22-14.

2nd Quarter

• Mansfield – Parks 13-yard run (two-point run failed), Mansfield 28-14.
• Elkins – Brayden Walker 27-yard pass from Born (Farber kick), Mansfield 28-21.
• Mansfield – Moore 1-yard run (Moore two-point run), Mansfield 36-21.

3rd Quarter

• Elkins – Ki’Onte Martin 12-yard pass from Born on fourth down (kick failed), Mansfield 36-27.
• Mansfield – Parks 6-yard run (Moore two-point run), Mansfield 44-27.

4th Quarter

• Mansfield – Parks quarterback sneak (Silas Burton two-point run), Mansfield 52-27.

Players of the Game

• Jubal Parks, Mansfield QB: Four rushing touchdowns; completed a 45-yard pass to Carson to help set up his third touchdown.
• Silas Burton, Mansfield RB: Over 140 rushing yards; touchdown runs of 13 and 73 yards; one two-point conversion.
• Colton Moore, Mansfield FB: Over 100 rushing yards on 20 carries; one touchdown and four two-point conversions. Converted fourth-and-one with a 24-yard run.
• Austin Born, Elkins QB: Three touchdown passes, covering 4, 27 and 12 yards, to three different receivers.
• Ki’Onte Martin, Elkins WR: Six catches for 102 yards and a touchdown, including the deflected fourth-down scoring pass.