Defense when it counts

When two teams combine for 97 points and more than 1,200 yards of offense, it's hard to find a lot of silver linings defensively. And in Parr Bowl III, where Palo Duro (coached by father Steve) beat Caprock (coached by son Seth) 55-42, neither father nor son had much reason to gloat about defensive performance.

PD gained 707 yards, and Caprock gained 506 yards. But PD's Parr thought his team's defense played a major role in the win.

"I'm going to say something that doesn't sound very smart, but I think our defense was the key to us winning the ball game," Parr said. "We got three stops in the beginning of the ball game and three stops to end the ball game. In between, it wasn't very pretty."

Palo Duro jumped out to a 40-14 lead in the second quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Dons intercepted a pass and held Caprock scoreless.