All games kick off at 7 p.m.
Thursday’s game
Benton vs. Leesville
WHERE: Wampus Cat Stadium, Leesville
RECORDS: Benton 0-4, Leesville 2-2
LAST WEEK: Benton lost to Captain Shreve 59-48, Leesville lost to Pineville 28-21
LAST YEAR: Leesville won 48-28
BENTON NOTES: Down 38-7, Tigers scored 41 points in the second half last week … Tigers have lost eight straight starting with Week 7 of last season … Malachi Dupree has completed 66-of-117 passes for 1,065 yards and nine TDs, per Benton Tigers Sports Network … Case Austin has 12 catches for 336 yards and three TDS … Rydon McCormack has 15 for 122 and 2.
LEESVILLE NOTES: Leesville a member of District 3-4A … Leesville’s win was over Many 48-15 in Week 3 … Tigers’ other losses were to Sam Houston 44-35 and Tioga 56-20 … Trel Broom has completed 46-of-87 passes for 812 yards and six TDs with one interception, per MaxPreps … Sophomore Grant Braxton has rushed for 519 yards on 73 carries and scored nine TDS.
Friday’s games
Captain Shreve vs. Airline
WHERE: M.D. Ray Field at Airline Stadium
RECORDS: Captain Shreve 3-1, 3-0 1-5A; Airline 3-1, 1-1
LAST WEEK: Captain Shreve def. Benton 59-48, Airline lost to Evangel Christian 51-49
LAST YEAR: Airline won 69-68
CAPTAIN SHREVE NOTES: Gators tied with Parkway and Evangel Christian for first in the district … All-State running back Jamarcea Plater rushed for 261 yards and four TDS last week … Jackson Gaskin completed 12-of-18 passes for 243 yards and two TDs.
AIRLINE NOTES: Vikings had 17-game regular-season winning streak snapped last week … Airline were about to go up 15 in the fourth quarter when Eagles returned a fumble 99 yards for a TD … Vikings had three interceptions last week … Braylon Jackson returned one for a TD … Kenny Darby has 39 catches for 588 yards and five TDs.
Bossier vs. Southwood
WHERE: Independence Stadium
RECORDS: Bossier 2-2, 0-1 1-4A; Southwood 2-1, 0-1
LAST WEEK: Bossier lost to BTW 42-41, Southwood lost to Loyola 56-0
LAST YEAR: Bossier won 16-14
BOSSIER NOTES: Bearkats led 41-34 late in last week’s game but BTW scored a TD and two-point conversion in final seconds to win it … Sophomore QB Montrevell Lewis accounted for 450 yards (205 passing, 245 rushing) and six TDs (five rushing) last week; he has scored 15 rushing TDs on the season.
SOUTHWOOD NOTES: First-year Cowboys Head Coach De’Aumante Johnson, a former Plain Dealing star, was the head coach at Bossier in 2021 and 2022 … Cowboys broke a 46-game losing streak with a 16-15 victory over Arcadia in their season opener … Cowboys defeated North Caddo 50-28 in Week 3.
Haughton vs. Natchitoches Central
WHERE: Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches
RECORDS: Haughton 1-3, 1-2 1-5A; Natchitoches Central 1-3, 0-3
LAST WEEK: Haughton lost to Huntington 42-28, Natchitoches Central lost to Parkway 69-40
LAST YEAR: Natchitoches Central won 28-25
HAUGHTON NOTES: Bucs looking to end two-game slide … Haughton averaging 29.8 points per game and allowing 44.8 … Taylor Weathersby has passed for 881 yards and 10 TDs with five interceptions … Bradon Craig has rushed for 454 yards on 64 carries and scored five TDs … Ethan Johnson has 40 catches for 659 yards and six TDs.
NATCHITOCHES CENTRAL NOTES: Chiefs looking to end three-game slide … Natchitoches Central averaging 39.8 points per game … Chiefs allowing an average of 58 points in three district games … Owen Smith has completed 53-of-81 passes for 993 yards and nine TDS with two interceptions … Six Chiefs have more than 100 yards receiving.
Parkway vs. Byrd
WHERE: Lee Hedges Stadium
RECORDS: Parkway 4-0, 2-0 1-5A; Byrd 1-3, 0-2
LAST WEEK: Parkway def. Natchitoches Central 69-40, Byrd def. John Ehret 33-0
LAST YEAR: Parkway won 46-35
PARKWAY NOTES: Panthers looking for second straight 5-0 start and third in the last four years … Parkway averaging 58.5 points and allowing 20 … Kaleb Williams has completed 78 percent of his passes for 978 yards and 17 TDs … Damian Decaldecal has rushed for 399 yards and five TDs … Gary Burney has 29 catches for 428 yards and seven TDs … Antonio Gladney has 14 for 399 and five.
BYRD NOTES: Yellow Jackets ended three-game slide last week … Byrd averaging 34.7 points in its last three games … Collin Deere rushed for 175 yards and two TDS last week … Carter Maxie rushed for 128 and two … Jackets held John Ehret to 102 yards total offense.
Plain Dealing vs. Glenbrook
WHERE: Apaches Stadium, Minden
RECORDS: Plain Dealing 0-3, 0-1 District 1-1A; Glenbrook 2-2, 1-1
LAST WEEK: Plain Dealing lost to Haynesville 70-0, Glenbrook lost to Cedar Creek 31-8
LAST YEAR: Glenbrook won 63-0
PLAIN DEALING NOTES: Lions looking to end three-game slide … Plain Dealing hasn’t scored since season opener against Ringgold … Lions looking for continued improvement under first-year Head Coach Jerry Byrd Jr.
GLENBROOK NOTES: Apaches looking to bounce back from last week’s loss … Turnovers hurt Glenbrook last week … Apaches trailed 24-0 at the half against Cedar Creek … Cedar Creek Head Coach Jacob Angevine praised QB Ryan Reagan in postgame comments to the Lincoln Parish Journal … Darron Hollingsworth had his best game with six catches for 77 yards; he has 17 for 144 on the season.