Bulls fall 42–13 to IMG Junior National; Manatee comes next

Parrish Community got an 83-yard kickoff return from Juanmiguel Genao-Tordesillas and a ten-tackle night from Denver McDonald. It could not get its first win. IMG Academy Junior National beat the Bulls 42–13 in Parrish on Friday, October 16, leaving two regular-season chances to break through.

The Bulls fell to 0–8. IMG’s Junior National squad improved to 2–4, ending a four-game losing streak of its own. This was the Junior National team, a separate squad from IMG’s National program.

McDonald, a senior defensive back, led Parrish’s reported tackle totals with eight solo stops and two assists, according to the game statistics posted on MaxPreps. Junior Ty Baker added six tackles, five of them solo, including one for a loss.

Genao-Tordesillas supplied the Bulls’ longest listed kickoff return of the night at 83 yards. Jacoby Thomas added 27 yards on two returns. Together they accounted for 110 return yards.

On the other side, IMG’s posted defensive totals included six tackles for loss and two sacks. Massimo Piattelli and Trent Kulczewski recorded one sack apiece.

Parrish’s 13 points matched its combined output from the previous three games: seven against Sarasota, none against Palmetto and six against Sumner. The Bulls last reached 13 against Bayshore on September 4.

Now comes a return to district play. Parrish, 0–2 in the district, hosts Manatee on Friday, October 23, at 7 p.m. The Bulls then finish the regular season at Plant City on October 30, with kickoff listed for 7:30 p.m.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]