With just a couple of minutes left in the game, Jaimin Parkinson removed his shoulder pads from underneath his jersey and asked for head coach John Tierney’s headset.
OUT OF MY WAY: Pinelands Regional senior running back Jaimin Parkinson tries to fight off a Monmouth defensive end to gain some positive yards during the first quarter of the Wildcats’ 40-0 victory Sept. 27. (Photos by David Biggy)
“I wanted to be Tierney for a minute or two,” said the senior running back, after accumulating 237 yards rushing and three touchdowns as the Pinelands Regional football team crushed Monmouth Regional, 40-0, on Sept. 27. “We were winning by so much, I figured I’d put the headset on and be a coach for a minute.”
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