All games kick off at 7 p.m.
Thursday’s games
Airline vs. Natchitoches Central
WHERE: Turpin Stadium
RECORDS: Airline 4-3, 2-3 1-5A; Natchitoches Central 4-3, 2-3
LAST WEEK: Airline def. Haughton 36-28, Natchitoches Central def. Byrd 35-31
LAST YEAR: Airline won 76-52
AIRLINE NOTES: Vikings ended three-game slide last week … Airline No. 22 in non-select Division I power rankings … Chase Williams completed 15-of-19 passes for 217 yards last week … Kenny Darby has caught 70 passes for 961 yards and eight TDs … Max Tinkis has made 38-of-42 extra-point kicks.
NATCHITOCHES CENTRAL NOTES: Chiefs have won three in a row … Natchitoches Central averaging 38.4 points per game … Owen Smith has completed 94-of-150 passes for 1,507 yards and 15 TDs with six interceptions … Kelton Howard has 874 yards rushing and 360 yards receiving … Natchitoches Central No. 28 in non-select Division I power rankings.
Jonesboro-Hodge vs. Plain Dealing
WHERE: Plain Dealing Stadium
RECORDS: Jonesboro-Hodge 4-3, 2-1 1-1A; Plain Dealing 0-6, 0-5
LAST WEEK: Jonesboro-Hodge def. DeQuincy 21-7, Plain Dealing lost to Arcadia 47-0
LAST YEAR: Jonesboro-Hodge won by forfeit
JONESBORO-HODGE NOTES: Tigers have won four of last five; only loss was to No. 1 Haynesville … Jonesboro-Hodge No. 16 in non-select Division IV power rankings … Tigers averaging 23.9 points per game and allowing 34.1.
PLAIN DEALING NOTES: Lions had to forfeit last season’s game because they didn’t have enough healthy players to safely field a team … Freshman Tyrone Davis named Lion of the Week by coaches; Davis moved from TE to FB because of an injury to a teammate and gained 39 yards on nine carries last week; he also plays LB.
Friday’s games
Captain Shreve vs. Parkway
WHERE: Bobby Marlow Field at Preston Crownover Stadium
RECORDS: Captain Shreve 4-3, 4-1 1-1A; Parkway 7-0, 5-0
LAST WEEK: Captain Shreve lost to Destrehan 68-28, Parkway def. Huntington 30-19
LAST YEAR: Parkway won 52-33
CAPTAIN SHREVE NOTES: Gators have lost two in a row … Captain Shreve No. 18 in select Division I power rankings … Gators allowed 584 yards total offense last week … QB Jackson Gaskin passed for 202 yards and rushed for 105 last week … Jamarcea Plater has rushed for 1,135 yards on 138 carries … Cardarrian Devers has caught 31 passes for 674 yards and six TDs.
PARKWAY NOTES: Panthers No. 3 in non-select Division I power rankings … Kaleb Williams has completed 113-of-150 passes for 1,732 yards and 22 TDs with two interceptions … Gary Burney has caught 47 passes for 832 yards and 10 TDs … Antonio Gladney has 28 catches for 517 yards and nine TDs … LB Brady Prine leads the defense with 63 total tackles … DE Rod Johnson leads the team in sacks with 7.5.
Evangel Christian vs. Haughton
WHERE: Prescott Field at Harold E. Harlan Stadium
RECORDS: Evangel Christian 6-1, 6-0 1-5A; Haughton 1-6, 1-5
LAST WEEK: Evangel Christian def. Benton 59-0, Haughton lost to Airline 36-28
LAST YEAR: Evangel Christian won 55-27
EVANGEL CHRISTIAN NOTES: Eagles have won six in a row … Evangel No. 11 in select Division I power rankings … Peyton Houston has completed 135-of-199 passes for 2,480 yards and 26 TDs with three interceptions; he has also rushed for 587 yards and seven TDs … Three Eagles have more than 500 yards receiving led by Charley Abraham with 721.
HAUGHTON NOTES: Bucs have lost four games by 10 points or less … RB Brandon Craig averaging 248 yards from scrimmage over last three games and has scored 10 TDs … Ethan Johnson is averaging 12 catches for 188 yards in district play … Taylor Weathersby averaging 382 yards passing in last three games; he has completed 129 of 213 passes for 2,038 yards and 19 TDs.
Benton vs. Byrd
WHERE: Lee Hedges Stadium
RECORDS: Benton 2-5, 1-4 1-5A; Byrd 1-6, 1-4
LAST WEEK: Benton lost to Evangel Christian 59-0, Byrd lost to Natchitoches Central 35-32
LAST YEAR: Byrd won 37-21
BENTON NOTES: Tigers had two-game winning streak snapped last week … QB Malachi Zeigler has announced his commitment to SMU on social media … Zeigler has completed 107-of-191 passes for 1,784 yards and 15 TDs with six interceptions … Case Austin has caught 22 passes for 681 yards, an average of 31 yards per catch, while also playing defense.
BYRD NOTES: Yellow Jackets’ district losses have been by seven points or less … Byrd averaging 333.6 yards rushing per game … Collin Deere leads team with 991 yards on 151 carries; he has scored 10 TDs … Carter Maxie has rushed for 885 yards on 80 carries and scored 11 TDs.
Bossier vs. Minden
WHERE: W.W. Williams Sr. Stadium, The Pit
RECORDS: Bossier 3-4, 1-3 1-4A; Minden 3-4, 2-2
LAST WEEK: Bossier lost to Northwood 48-14, Minden def. Booker T. Washington 55-30
LAST YEAR: Minden won 41-2
BOSSIER NOTES: Bossier No. 16 in non-select Division II power rankings … Bearkats have lost four of last five … Montrevell Lewis has rushed for 1,140 yards on155 carries and scored 22 TDS; he has passed for 1,063 yards and six TDs … Jaylen James has caught 27 passes for 303 yards… Jamez Cobb has 11 catches for 209 yards.
MINDEN NOTES: Crimson Tide No. 16 in non-select Division II power rankings … Minden averaging 229.1 yards rushing and 123.7 passing per game … Caylien Aubrey leads team in rushing with 507 yards on 62 carries; he had 196 on eight last week, per stats kept for the KBEF-FM broadcast … Lucas Owens Jr. has rushed for 408 yards on 77 catches … Braxton Glover has made 31-of-34 extra-point kicks.