The St. Thomas football team entered halftime of Saturday’s Week 4 contest with a 35-0 lead over non-conference opponent. Wisconsin Eau-Claire.

St. Thomas running back Josh Parks had a huge first half for the Tommies, running the ball 58 yards on 11 carries, and scored his third and fourth touchdowns of the season with a 4-yard run touchdown run in the first and a 3-yard run in the second. Running back Tom Loeffler ran for 60 yards on seven carries and had scored on a 1-yard run late in the second.

Parks also threw his first passing touchdown of the season with a 14-yard connection with quarterback Jacques Perra.

Perra completed 15 of 23 passes for 224 yards and a touchdown to Emitt Peisert late in the second quarter.

Defensive back Sam Gerrety led the Tommies defense to a strong push in the first half. Gerrety had two interceptions in the first half.

This is the Tommies second and final non-conference game of the regular season.

Matt Curry can be reached at curr1523@stthomas.edu