Olathe ? Anthony Parks caught seven passes for 115 yards, including a touchdown, and intercepted Lawrence High quarterback Tommy Mangino on the Lionsâ final possession of FridayâÂÂs 21-19 loss to Olathe East at the Olathe District Activity Center.

Imagine what he would have done if he was healthy.

Parks, the Hawksâ starting slot back, broke a rib in a 35-14 loss to Olathe North on Oct. 18, but started at wide receiver against the Lions because fellow junior Tyler Mills was injured.

âÂÂHim being out kind of put the load on my back, which I happily accepted Ãi¿½” more passes to me,â Parks said.

Those passes were there because LawrenceâÂÂs defensive backs gave Olathe East a six- or seven-yard cushion on nearly every play. Olathe East coach Jeff Meyers said he expected Lawrence to allow short passes to prevent the big play.

Hawks quarterback Derek Diehl took advantage of the Lionsâ lax coverage near the line of scrimmage. He hit Parks for five passes of less than 10 yards, three of which resulted in first downs.

Diehl also connected with Parks for two big gains: a 44-yard pass on the Hawksâ first scoring drive, and a 35-yard touchdown that started as a short pass on the left sideline.

Parks caught the ball, bounced off LHS defenders Brian Seymour and Brandon McAnderson and raced to the end zone.

âÂÂGive him the ball and heâÂÂs a kid who can make moves,â Meyers said. âÂÂHeâÂÂs a good enough receiver that if they played him one-on-one, we were going to try to take that as much as we could.âÂÂ

Parksâ lone mistake was a blown coverage assignment on Lawrence receiver Ryan Engel on the first play of the fourth quarter.

Just after Meyers told the Hawks to anticipate a pass, Mangino found Engel wide open. Engel scored on the 85-yard play, bringing Lawrence to within eight points, 21-13. The extra point attempt was blocked.

âÂÂI kind of lost track of the wide receiver,â Parks said. âÂÂHe was a lot faster than what I thought.

âÂÂHe has great wheels. Mangino threw a great pass, right on point. There was nothing I could do about that.âÂÂ

Parks atoned for his mistake with the clinching interception, a diving grab at the Olathe East 29-yard line.

He attributed his 11th pick of the season to the defensive linemen.

âÂÂThey put great pressure on the quarterback,â Parks said. âÂÂMangino got drilled the first time he tried to pass the ball. I mean, who would want to stay in and take that hit over and over.âÂÂ

Parks took his biggest hit of the game after the interception, even though he wasnâÂÂt touched by a Lion on the play.

âÂÂThat last shot by my own player, actually Ãi¿½” Damian Smith Ãi¿½” was a good shot,â Parks said. âÂÂHe got me in the kidney, but IâÂÂll be all right for next week.âÂÂ