Vikings Football Eyes Return Trip to Title Game in 2014 Season

Three points.

That’s all that stood between the Parsippany Hills Vikings football team and a sectional title in 2013. For returning players, the offseason has gone on too long, and the squad will now have its shot at glory.

Parsippany Hills’ road begins Saturday, at home, against West Morris Central – one of just two teams to beat the Vikings in the 2013 regular season. The team will look to its defense to once again be a stalwart after allowing an average of just 12.8 points per game last season. The offense did its part, too, picking up an average of 26 points per game.

But it was the 16-13 loss to Summit in the North II, Group III sectional title game at Kean University that has left an imprint on the group it so badly wants to erase. The team hits the field on Saturday. The 2014 season schedule follows.

• Saturday, Sept. 13, 1 p.m., West Morris Central (Home)
• Friday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m., Vernon (Away)
• Saturday, Sept. 27, 1 p.m., Pope John (Away)
• Thursday, Oct. 2, 3 p.m., Morris Hills (Home)
• Friday, Oct. 10, 7 p.m., High Point (Away)
• Saturday, Oct. 18, 1 p.m., Montville (Home)
• Saturday, Oct. 25, 2:30 p.m., Sparta (Home)
• Saturday, Nov. 1, 1 p.m., Chatham (Away)
• Friday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m., Roxbury (Away)