All games except Plain Dealing-Haynesville (7:30) kick off at 7 p.m.
Thursday’s game
Benton vs. Captain Shreve
WHERE: Lee Hedges Stadium
RECORDS: Benton 0-3, 0-2 District 1-5A; Captain Shreve 2-1, 2-0
LAST WEEK: Benton lost to Huntington 59-57, Captain Shreve def. Natchitoches Central 42-36
LAST YEAR: Captain Shreve won 53-35
BENTON NOTES: Tigers looking for first win under new Head Coach Stephen Dennis … Malachi Zeigler has completed 46-of-83 passes for 692 yards and five TDs, per Benton Tigers Sports Network … Greg Chambers rushed for 118 yards on 18 carries and scored three TDS last week … Case Austin had three catches for 122 yards and two TDs.
CAPTAIN SHREVE NOTES: Gators have won two straight since season-opening loss to Ouachita Parish … Shreve has scored 98 points and allowed 70 in last two games … Jamarcea Player rushed for 142 yards and three TDS last week.
Friday’s games
Airline vs. Evangel Christian
WHERE: Rodney Duron Field
RECORDS: Airline 3-0, 1-0 1-5A; Evangel Christian 2-1, 2-0
LAST WEEK: Airline def. Union Parish 34-19; Evangel Christian def. Byrd 43-36
LAST YEAR: Airline won 47-42
AIRLINE NOTES: Vikings looking for 18th straight regular-season win … Chase Deon Williams has completed 57-of-82 passes for 881 yards and eight TDs … LSU commit Kenny Darby has caught 41 passes for 491 yard and four TDs, including three last week.
EVANGEL CHRISTIAN NOTES: Eagles have won two straight since season-opening 33-32 loss to Neville … Evangel averaging 46 points and allowing an average of 37 … Junior Peyton Houston, an LSU commit, has completed 62-of-95 passes for 1,008 yards and eight TDs with no interceptions; he has rushed for 414 yards and scored four TDs.
Booker T. Washington vs. Bossier
WHERE: Memorial Stadium
RECORDS: BTW 2-1, Bossier 2-1
LAST WEEK: BTW lost to Green Oaks 38-16, Bossier lost to Logansport 40-12
LAST YEAR: BTW won 38-6
BTW NOTES: Lions had two-game winning streak snapped last week … BTW’s wins were against Lakeview 56-0 and Bastrop 28-12, teams with a combined 0-6 record … Sophomore Devion Stewart had 440 yards passing and six TDS through first two games.
BOSSIER NOTES: Bearkats had two-game winning streak snapped last week … Montrevell Lewis has completed 36-of-49 passes for 483 yards; he has rushed for 326 yards on 61 carries and scored 10 TDs … Jaylen James has 16 catches for 184 yards.
Huntington vs. Haughton
WHERE: Prescott Field at Harold E. Harlan Stadium
RECORDS: Huntington 1-2, 1-1 1-5A; Haughton 1-2, 1–1
LAST WEEK: Huntington def. Benton 59-57, Haughton lost to Parkway 66-21
LAST YEAR: Huntington won 56-27
HUNTINGTON NOTES: Raiders had 613 total yards (359 passing, 254 rushing) last week, per stats kept by Benton Tigers Sports Network … Justin Whitaker has completed 55-of-84 passes for 799 yards and nine TDs with one interception, per MaxPreps … Adrian Johnson has 21 catches for 328 yards and four TDs.
HAUGHTON NOTES: Bucs fell behind 38-7 after the first quarter last week … Taylor Weathersby has completed 33-of-66 passes for 608 yards and seven TDs … Ethan Johnson has caught 27 passes for 486 yards and five TD … Brandon Craig has rushed for 326 yards on 45 carries and scored five total TDs.
Natchitoches Central vs. Parkway
WHERE: Bobby Marlow Field at Preston Crownover Stadium
RECORDS: Natchitoches Central 1-2, 0-2 1-5A; Parkway 3-0, 1-0
LAST WEEK: Natchitoches Central lost to Captain Shreve 42-36; Parkway def. Haughton 66-21
LAST YEAR: Parkway won 40-12
NATCHITOCHES CENTRAL NOTES: Chiefs have lost two straight since season-opening victory over Breaux Bridge … Natchitoches Central averaging 39.7 points per game … Chiefs have allowed 95 points in last two games against Evangel Christian and Shreve … Owen Smith has completed 42-of-64 passes for 842 yards and eight TDs with one interception, per MaxPreps … Four Chiefs have more than 100 yards receiving.
PARKWAY NOTES: Panthers looking for fourth straight 4-0 start … Kaleb Williams has completed 45-of-57 passes for 656 yards and 12 TDs with two interceptions … Gary Burney has 19 catches for 256 yards and four TDs … Damian DeCaldecal has rushed for 259 yards, including 135 last week, on 24 carries and scored three TDs.
Plain Dealing vs. Haynesville
WHERE: Red Franklin Memorial Stadium
RECORDS: Plain Dealing 0-2, Haynesville 3-0
LAST WEEK: Plain Dealing lost to Lakeside 52-0, Haynesville def. Homer 54-6
LAST YEAR: Haynesville won 51-0
PLAIN DEALING NOTES: Game is a District 1-1A opener … Lions have shown improvement over last season in Jerry Byrd Jr.’s first two games as head coach … Big plays by Lakeside hurt the Lions last week.
HAYNESVILLE NOTES: Tors ranked No. 1 in the LSWA Class 1A poll … Haynesville runner-up in non-select Division IV last two seasons … Tors averaging 44.3 points per game.