Football Recap: Americas Piles Up the Points Against Parkland

Americas won the last time they faced Parkland and things went their way on Friday too. The Trail Blazers breezed past the Matadors to the tune of 34-7. The Trail Blazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 27 points or more this season.

Americas got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Camron Johnson out in front who rushed for 132 yards and three TDs on only 15 carries. Johnson's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards. Maurice Edwards was in the mix too, providing Americas with two touchdowns.

Americas didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Parkland to a completion percentage of just 31.8%. The team can thank Isaiah Alferez for the heroic effort on defense: he. Americas has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.63 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.63 in their last three games.

Jose De La Rosa

Total Tackles

10/24/25 @ Parkland	11
10/10/25 @ Bel Air	11
10/03/25 vs El Dorado	7
09/26/25 vs Parkland	2
09/18/25 @ Franklin	3
+ 3 more games

Americas' defense didn't let Jesse Molina, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Jose De La Rosa was especially locked on to Parkland's QB and sacked him twice. With that strong performance, De La Rosa is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.

Americas is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.8 points over those games. As for Parkland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Americas is set to face off against their familiar foe El Dorado at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,051 yards in their previous games. Meanwhile, Parkland will square off against rival Bel Air at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.