Wednesday, June 3, 2026

High school football: First-round game capsules

by Russell Hedges
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All games kick off at 7 p.m.

Friday’s games 

Non-select Division I

Covington vs. Parkway 

WHERE: Bobby Marlow Field at Preston Crownover Stadium 

RECORDS: Parkway 9-1, Covington 6-4

SEEDS: Parkway No. 6, Covington No. 27

COVINGTON NOTES: Lions finished tied for fourth in District 6-5A with 1-3 mark … Covington fell to district champion St. Paul’s 34-14 last week … St. Paul’s had 307 yards rushing, per nola.com … Lions lost to Neville 44-13 in the second round last year … Matthew Fussell passed for 169 yards and two TDs last week.

PARKWAY NOTES: Panthers lost to Evangel Christian 55-27 last week in game that decided the 1-5A title … Parkway lost to West Monroe 35-14 in first round last year … Kaleb Williams has completed 154-of-225 passes for 2,413 yards and 34 TDs with just two interceptions … Gary Burney (62 catches, 1,060 yards), Antonio Gladney (54-758) and Gabriel Gray (19-326) are all averaging about 17 yards per catch … Damian Decaldecal leads team in rushing with 802 yards on 100 carries … LBs Brady Prine and Mark Copenhaver leads team team in total tackles with 89 and 74, respectively.

Airline vs. Westgate

WHERE: Westgate Tiger Stadium, New Iberia 

RECORDS: Airline 7-3, Westgate 6-4

SEEDS: Airline No. 16, Westgate No. 17

AIRLINE NOTES: Vikings defeated Westgate 42-16 in the second round of the playoffs last year at Airline … Airline has won four in a row … Kenny Darby caught eight passes for 145 yards in last year’s game; this season, the LSU commit has accounted for 1,757 total yards (1,148 receiving, 609 rushing) … Chase Williams has completed 194-of-282 passes for 2,545 yards and 20 TDs with seven interceptions.

WESTGATE NOTES: Tigers have won five in a row after 1-4 start … Westgate finished third in 4-4A at 4-2 behind select Division I No. 2 seed Teurlings Catholic and No. 10 St. Thomas More … Tigers closed regular season with 42-7 win over Comeaux … Westgate has averaged 39.6 points during win streak … Sophomore QB Noah Antoine passed for almost 200 yards and three TDs last week, per the Lafayette Advertiser.

NON-SELECT DIVISION II

Bossier vs. West Feliciana 

WHERE: Saints Stadium, St. Francisville

RECORDS: Bossier 4-6, West Feliciana 5-5

SEEDS: Bossier No. 22, West Feliciana No. 11

BOSSIER NOTES: Bearkats in the playoffs for the first time since 2021 … Sophomore QB Montrevell Lewis has rushed for 1,340 yards and 26 TDs and passed for 1,410 yards and seven TDs … Jaylen James has 31 catches for 370 yards … JoJo Rachal has 20 for 356 … Jamez Cobb has 19 for 431 … PK Bryan Tuyizere, a soccer player, has had an outstanding season.

WEST FELICIANA NOTES: Saints have won three in a row and four of last five … West Feliciana finished third in District 6-4A behind non-select Division II No. 5 seed Plaquemine and No. 6 Brusly … Tigers scored 58, 49 and 48 points in last three games … West Feliciana lost to No. 1 seed and eventual runner-up Franklinton 42-21 in second round last year.

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