Airline vs. Haughton
WHERE/WHEN: Haughton, 7
RECORDS: Airline 6-3, 3-2 1-5A; Haughton 7-2, 4-1
LAST WEEK: Airline def. Byrd 36-20, Haughton def. Parkway 45-17
LAST YEAR: Airline won 35-17
AIRLINE NOTES: Vikings No. 16 in Class 5A power rankings … QB Jordan Gladney passed for 160 yards, rushed for 53 and scored two TDs last week … Defense did a good job of keeping Byrd’s running game in check
HAUGHTON NOTES: Bucs No. 12 in 5A power rankings … Lavonta Gibson is averaging 108.3 yards rushing per game … Bucs have won four in a row
Southwood vs. Parkway
WHERE/WHEN: Bobby Marlow Field at Preston Crownover Stadium, 7
RECORDS: Southwood 0-9, 0-5 1-5A; Parkway 4-5, 2-3
LAST WEEK: Southwood lost to Captain Shreve 47-20, Parkway lost to Haughton 45-17
LAST YEAR: Parkway won 48-6
SOUTHWOOD NOTES: Cowboys have lost 17 in a row … Southwood averaging 13.1 points per game and allowing 39.5 … Closest game was 28-22 loss to Pineville in Week 1
PARKWAY NOTES: Panthers No. 24 in 5A power rankings … Parkway trailed Haughton just 21-14 at the half … Junior QB Amani Larry has accounted for 1,545 yards (1,133 passing, 412 rushing)
Benton vs. BTW
WHERE/WHEN: BTW, 7
RECORDS: Benton 9-0, 6-0 1-4A; BTW 1-8, 1-5
LAST WEEK: Benton def. Woodlawn 20-0, BTW lost to Northwood 48-6
LAST YEAR: Did not play
BENTON NOTES: Tigers No. 1 in Class 4A power rankings … Benton has clinched share of 1-4A title, its third in the last four years … TJ Anderson leads team in tackles with 43, Jordan Myles second with 41, Cole Horton third with 36, Sidney Smith fourth with 34 and Sam Simmons fifth with 31
BTW NOTES: Lions’ lone win was over Bossier 28-20 in OT in Week 7 … BTW averaging 14.4 points per game and allowing 36 … Two of Lions’ district losses were by seven points or less
Northwood vs. Bossier
WHERE/WHEN: Bossier, 7
RECORDS: Northwood 7-2, 5-1 1-4A; Bossier 2-7, 0-6
LAST WEEK: Northwood def. BTW 48-6, Bossier lost to Minden 35-16
LAST YEAR: Bossier won 41-33
NORTHWOOD NOTES: Falacons No. 7 in Class 4A power rankings … Northwood has won four in a row … Sophomore QB Luke Bogan one of area’s top passers
BOSSIER NOTES: Bearkats have lost seven straight … Bossier averaging 22.2 points per game and allowing 41.7 … Bearkats were within two TDs of Minden in the fourth quarter
Homer vs. Plain Dealing
WHERE/WHEN: Plain Dealing, 7
RECORDS: Homer 2-7, 1-4; Plain Dealing 3-6, 1-4
LAST WEEK: Homer lost to Haynesville 36-14, Plain Dealing lost to Lincoln Prep 60-25
LAST YEAR: Plain Dealing won 28-14
HOMER NOTES: Pelicans have lost four in a row … Homer averaging 22 points per game and allowing 30
PLAIN DEALING NOTES: Lions No. 22 in Class 1A power rankings … Senior RB Shavolyea McKinney has rushed for 857 yards on 138 carries and scored 10 TDs; he had 120 on 21 carries and two TDs last week … Lions had 206 yards rushing against Lincoln Prep
