All games kick off at 7 p.m.
Thursday’s game
Evangel Christian at Benton
WHERE: Newman-Mason Field at Tiger Stadium
RECORDS: Evangel 5-1, 5-0 1-5A; Benton 2-4, 1-3
LAST WEEK: Evangel def. Captain Shreve 71-25, Benton def. Haughton 48-40
LAST YEAR: Evangel won 33-32
EVANGEL NOTES: Eagles have won five in a row … Evangel and Parkway only teams without a district loss … Eagles ranked No. 10 in LSWA Class 5A poll … LSU commit Peyton Houston has completed 114-of-172 passes for 2,070 yards and 21 TDs with three interceptions, per MaxPreps.
BENTON NOTES: Tigers have won two in a row … Malachi Zeigler has completed 101-of-170 passes for 1,672 yards and 15 TDs with five interceptions, per stats kept for the Benton Tigers Sorts Network broadcast … Case Austin has 20 catches for 639 yards, an average of 31.9 yards per catch.
Friday’s games
Haughton vs. Airline
WHERE: M.D. Ray Field at Airline Stadium
RECORDS: Haughton 1-5, 1-4 1-5A; Airline 3-3, 1-3
LAST WEEK: Haughton lost to Benton 48-40; Airline lost to Parkway 48-43
LAST YEAR: Airline won 56-13
HAUGHTON NOTES: Bucs have lost four in a row … Three of Haughton’s losses have been by 10 points or less … Bucs averaging 31.8 points per game… Taylor Weathersby has completed 107-of-175 passes for 1,674 yards and 16 TDs with seven interceptions … Ethan Johnson has 71 catches for 1,046 yards and eight TDs.
AIRLINE NOTES: Vikings looking to end three-game slide … Airline’s losses have been by a combined 17 points … LSU commit Kenny Darby has accounted for 1,112 total yards (839 receiving, 253 rushing) … Chase Williams has completed 127-of-186 passes for 1,701 yards and 15 TDs with four interceptions.
Parkway vs. Huntington
WHERE: Independence Stadium
RECORDS: Parkway 6-0, 4-0 1-5A; Huntington 3-3, 2-2
LAST WEEK: Parkway def. Airline 48-43, Huntington def. Byrd 34-28
LAST YEAR: Parkway won 49-22
PARKWAY NOTES: Panthers received votes in LSWA Class 5A poll … Parkway averaging 55.7 points per game and allowing 24.5 … Kaleb Williams has completed 93-of-122 passes for 1,599 yards and 24 TDs with two interceptions … Gary Burney has 40 catches for 729 yards and eight TDSs … LB Brady Prine leads the defense in tackles with 58.
HUNTINGTON NOTES: Raiders have won three of last four … Huntington averaging 33.5 points per game and allowing 45.3 … Justin Whitaker has passed for 1,511 yards and rushed for 318, per MaxPreps … Adrian Johnson has 45 catches for 672 yards and five TDs.
Northwood vs. Bossier
WHERE: Memorial Stadium
RECORDS: Northwood 5-1, 2-1 1-4A; Bossier 3-3, 1-2
LAST WEEK: Northwood def. BTW 48-8, Bossier lost to Loyola 56-26
LAST YEAR: Northwood won 48-6
NORTHWOOD NOTES: Falcons looking for third straight win … Northwood’s only loss was to undefeated and Class 4A No. 1-ranked North DeSoto 52-26 in Week 3 … Falcons averaging 48.0 points per game and allowing 22.5 … Nick Cervantes has passed for 858 yards and rushed for 190, per MaxPreps … Kyran Johnson has rushed for 754 yards on 111 carries and scored 11 TDs.
BOSSIER NOTES: Bearkats have lost three of last four … Bossier averaging 36.3 points per game and allowing 32.5 … Montrevell Lewis has accounted for 1,911 total yards (999 rushing, 912 passing) and 26 TDs (20 rushing, 6 passing) … Jaylen James has 25 catches for 259 yards.
Arcadia vs. Plain Dealing
WHERE: Plain Dealing Stadium
RECORDS: Arcadia 2-4, 2-1 1-1A; Plain Dealing 0-5, 0-4
LAST WEEK: Arcadia def. Glenbrook 35-8, Plain Dealing lost to Cedar Creek 60-6
ARCADIA NOTES: Hornets have won two of last three … Arcadia averaging 41.7 points in last three games … Hornets’ district loss was against Jonesboro-Hodge 49-44.
PLAIN DEALING NOTES: Lions ended three/game scoreless streak last week … Jerry Harris and Jonathan-Baker Shepard were named Lions of the Week last week … Harris returned a fumble 40 yards for a TD … Baker-Shepard was praised by coaches for his play on defense.