Cruz Parsons
Cruz Parsons
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Signal Hill, Calif.
High School: Long Beach Poly
Position: QB
Major: Accounting
Bats/Throws: 5

2007 (Junior):
Started seven games under center ... Saw action in two others ... Threw for 1,198 yards and 11 touchdowns ... Also added 84 yards on the ground ... Passing yardage total was tenth most in a single season in school history ... Went five straight games without throwing an interception ... Had three games with two touchdown passes ... Threw at least one touchdown in eight of the nine games he appeared in ... Had the team's longest run (46 yards) in the season-opening win over Assumption (9/7) ... Was 12-of-20 for 188 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Pace (9/14) ... Registered a 10-of-15 performance for 200 yards and a touchdown in the win over C.W. Post (9/22) ... Was 9-of-16 for 186 yards and two scores in the win over St. Anselm (10/6) ... Added another score on the ground in the win over the Hawks ... Went 17-of-29 for 235 yards and a touchdown in the loss at Bryant (10/13) ... Was 6-of-10 for 76 yards and a score and added 42 yards on the ground in a win Merrimack (11/3).

2006 (Sophomore):
Appeared in one contest before suffering a season-ending injury.  

2005 (Freshman):
Saw action in seven contests during his freshman season, making three starts ... In seven games was 71-for-136 for 823 yards, 13 TDs and six interceptions ... Also rushed for 136 yards and one touchdown ... Set a school record with six TD passes in a 41-6 win over St. Anselm in his first career start ... Had 316 yards of total offense (275 passing, 41 rushing) in the win over the Hawks ... Threw two TD passes in the 24-12 setback at Bryant ... Accounted for five touchdowns in the 48-28 season-ending win over Merrimack ... Went 18-for-33 for a career-high 270 yards with four TD passes in the win ... Also had a 20-yard TD scamper.

At Long Beach Poly High School:
Named to the All-C.I.F. Team during junior and senior years ... 2004 CIF-SS Division I Champions ... Received All-Moore League Team accolades in 2003 ... Named MVP in senior season after posting 28 TDs and only nine interceptions.

Personal:
Born Anthony Cruz Parsons, March 20, 1987 in San Jose, Calif. ... Son of Freddie Parish, Anthony Parsons and Sylvia Parish.