Parker senior Jeremiah Beaman is known for stopping opponents from scoring touchdowns.

On Thursday night, he scored the biggest touchdown of the game against Ramsay in the Birmingham City Schools Stop The Violence Classic at Birmingham’s Legion Field.

Beaman caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from Malik Muhammed in the fourth quarter, and the Thundering Herd (2-0) held on for a 20-17 victory. On Beaman’s catch, Muhammed faked a run and threw a jump pass to Beaman, who then raced into the end zone for the touchdown.

“It was a perfect play our OC called that was meant to happen,” Beaman said. “They were sending everybody to stop the run. They underestimated me and I was able to slip behind the line and make the catch.”

Added Parker coach Frank Warren, “We have been waiting to run that play at the right moment, and we knew they were keying on the run. Malik was able to jump and hit him behind Ramsay’s defensive line.”

Scoring summary: Parker’s A’Mari Brundige started the scoring with a 76-yard run with 6:17 to go in the first quarter, but the extra point was blocked. Ramsay’s William Murray kicked a 20-yard field goal in the final minute of the quarter to make the score 6-3.

Parker took a 10-7 lead just before halftime when Na’eem Offord caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from Muhammed and Quederrius Sterling’s extra point made it 13-3 at halftime.

Ramsay (1-1) scored early in the second half, as Jmarcus Jones score on a 3-yard run to make it 13-10.

Muhammed hooked up with Beaman with 8:29 to go in the fourth quarter to push the lead to 20-10. Ramsay’s Tremell Washington answered with a 32-yard run to make it 20-17, but the Rams could get no closer. Washington’s TD run was a fourth-and-10 play.

By the numbers: Parker ran 26 times for 146 yards and 95 passing yards, for a total 241 yards of total offense. The Thundering Herd also had 10 penalties for 95 yards. … Ramsay ran 24 times for 236 yards and passed for 135 yards, for a total of 371. Ramsay had nine penalites for 60 yards.

Injury report: Ramsay quarterback Kameron Keenan left the game with an apparent arm injury it the second half. Ramsay senior Ashton Ashford, the Rams’ top running back, didn’t play.

Stat sheet: Parker – Muhammad finished 5-for-11 passing for 95 yards and two TDs. … Brundidge ran 10 ties for 116 yards and his TD. … Beaman finished with 10 tackles and two sacks. His only catch went for a touchdown. … Ramsay – Kameron Keenan completed 7-of-11 passes for 96 yards. … Jayden Martin had nine catches for 124 yards. … Washington had 12 rushes for 114 yards. … QB Reese contributed 13 tackles and two sacks.

Coachspeak: “It was a hard-fought game. Ramsay is a championship team. We have to get better.” — Warren

“I think we played hard. I have to get the team prepared better. I have to get back to coaching the way I coach. Without our star running back, we knew this wasn’t going to be an easy game. Jayden (Martin) did a great job in his place. Washington gave us a spark after our quarterback went down in the second half, but I feel good about this team.” – Ramsay coach Ronnie Jackson

They said it …: “They played hard, but we were able to hang in there and get the win.” – Brundidge

“We played a little lower standard than we usually play. We didn’t play Parker football early in the game.” – Beaman

What’s next?: Parker plays at Jackson-Olin next week, and Ramsay visits Jasper.