Football Game Preview: Parish Episcopal Panthers vs. Bishop Lynch Friars + Official Tickets

Parish Episcopal is a perfect 10-0 against Bishop Lynch since October of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Panthers will face off against the Friars at 5:00 p.m. Parish Episcopal knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Bishop Lynch likes a good challenge.

Parish Episcopal is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Bishop Lynch to the tune of 66-28 last Friday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Friars are ranked 248th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Marcus Hanish

Rushing Yards

11/07/25 @ Bishop Lynch	149
10/23/25 vs Prestonwood Christian	100
10/17/25 vs Liberty Christian	108
10/10/25 @ Trinity Christian	101

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Parish Episcopal to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marcus Hanish, who rushed for 149 yards and three scores on only 15 carries, and also picked up 51 receiving yards. Hanish's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Jaxon McKinney, who rushed for 168 yards and a pair of TDs on only eight carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Parish Episcopal was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 473 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Parish Episcopal's defense and their 3.5 sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Connor Corwin, Brooks Lloyd, and Nile Cail, who each picked up one sack apiece. Parish Episcopal got some further help from Corwin: he picked up a sack, made seven total tackles, and defended two passes.

Parish Episcopal pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points over those games. As for Bishop Lynch, they now have a winning record of 6-5.