Thursday’s games
All games kick off at 7 p.m.
Huntington vs. Airline
WHERE: M.D. Ray Field at Airline Stadium
RECORDS: Huntington 3-6, 3-4 1-5A; Airline 6-3, 4-3
LAST WEEK: Huntington lost to Natchitoches Central 33-14; Airline def. Byrd 48-17
LAST YEAR: Airline won 59-54
HUNTINGTON NOTES: Huntington is No. 29 in the select Division I power rankings (top 24 in final rankings make playoffs) … Raiders have lost three straight and four of last five … Justin Whitaker has completed 154-of-246 passes for 2,228 yards and 24 TDs with four interceptions; he has also rushed for 495 yards.
AIRLINE NOTES: Airline is No. 17 in the non-select Division I power rankings (top 16 in final rankings host first-round games) … Chase Williams has completed 172-of-245 passes for 2,285 yards and 18 TDs and seven interceptions … Zeus Arthur gained 174 yards on four receptions last week … Terrence Hays rushed four times for 96 yards.
Bossier vs. North DeSoto
WHERE: Griffin Stadium
RECORDS: Bossier 4-5, 2-4 1-4A; North DeSoto 9-0, 6-0
LAST WEEK: Bossier def. Woodlawn 42-20; North DeSoto def. Loyola 63-49
LAST YEAR: North DeSoto won 70-0
BOSSIER NOTES: Bossier No. 23 in non-select Division II power rankings … Montrevell Lewis has rushed for 1,322 yards on 190 carries and scored 26 TDs; he has passed for 1,208 and seven TDs … Jaylen James has caught 30 passes for 365 yards … JoJo Rachel has 18 catches for 345 yards.
NORTH DESOTO NOTES: North DeSoto is No. 1 in non-select Division II power rankings and in the LSWA Class 4A poll … Griffins have clenched share of district title … Braelyn Latin has rushed for 1,013 yards on 127 carries and scored 20 TDs … Kenny Thomas (117-823) is the school’s all-time leading rusher.
Friday’s games
Parkway vs. Evangel Christian
WHERE: Rodney Duron Field
RECORDS: Parkway 9-0, 7-0 1-5A; Evangel Christian 7-2, 7-0
LAST WEEK: Parkway def. Benton 58-42, Evangel Christian lost to Lafayette Christian 24-22
LAST YEAR: Evangel Christian won 45-43
PARKWAY NOTES: Parkway is No. 2 in the non-select Division I power rankings (top four in final rankings receive first-round playoff byes) … This game is for the District 1-5A championship … Kaleb Williams has completed 142-of-196 passes for 2,182 yards and 32 TDs with two interceptions … Gary Burney has 55 catches for 911 yards and 11 TDs … Antonio Gladney had six catches for 131 yards last week … LB Brady Prine leads the defense with 81 total tackles … Dallas Loche has five interceptions.
EVANGEL CHRISTIAN NOTES: Evangel is No. 12 in the select Division I power rankings … Eagles had seven-game winning streak snapped last week … Evangel averaging 51.9 points per game despite season low last week … Peyton Houston has completed 177-of-253 passes for 3,098 yards and 35 TDs with three interceptions; he has also rushed for 757 yards and nine TDs … Charley Abraham has 66 catches for 882 yards and five TDs … Johnny Casey has 36 for 780 yards and 11 TDs … Demarkus Evans has 35 for 741 yards and 11 TDs.
Natchitoches Central vs. Benton
WHERE: Newman-Mason Field at Tiger Stadium
RECORDS: Natchitoches Central 5-4, 3-4 1-5A; Benton 2-7, 1-6
LAST WEEK: Natchitoches Central def. Huntington 33-14, Benton lost to Parkway 58-42
LAST YEAR: Natchitoches Central won 41-21
NATCHITOCHES CENTRAL NOTES: Natchitoches Central is No. 28 in non-select Division I power rankings … Owen Smith has completed 111-of-195 passes for 1,627 yards and 16 TDs … Kelton Howard has rushed for 1,245 yards on 175 carries and scored 14 TDs.
BENTON NOTES: Benton wrapping up first season under Head Coach Stephen Dennis … Tigers have lost three in a row … Malachi Zeigler has completed 154-of-265 passes for 2,543 yards and 22 TDs with eight interceptions … Case Austin has caught 33 passes for 943 yards and 11 TDs … Rydon McCormack has caught 29 passes for 464 yards … LB Beckett Moore leads the defense with 74 total tackles.
Haughton vs. St. Louis Catholic
WHERE: Lake Charles
RECORDS: Haughton 1-7, St. Louis Catholic 2-7
LAST WEEK: Haughton lost to Captain Shreve 65-44, St. Louis Catholic lost to Jennings 34-24
LAST YEAR: Haughton won 41-20
HAUGHTON NOTES: Haughton wrapping up second season under Head Coach Matthew Sewell … Taylor Weathersby has completed 164-of-272 passes for 2,693 yards and 24 TDSs with 10 interceptions … Brandon Craig has rushed for 1,165 yards on 191 carries and scored 16 TDs; he has caught 29 oasses for 685 yards and seven TDs … Ethan Johnson has caught 93 passes for 1,322 yards and 10 TDs.
ST. LOUIS CATHOLIC NOTES: St. Louis Catholic’s victories were against Washington-Marion 48-26 in Week 4 and South Beauregard 17-7 in Week 8 … St. Louis Catholic averaging 25.6 points per game and allowing 27.9.
Pickering vs. Plain Dealing
WHERE: Plain Dealing Stadium
RECORDS: Pickering 4-5, Plain Dealing 0-8
LAST WEEK: Pickering def. Ringgold 32-28, Plain Dealing lost to Lincoln Prep 49-0
LAST YEAR: Pickering won 48-0
PICKERING NOTES: Pickering has won three of its last four after 1-4 start … Red Devils are in District 4-2A … Pickering averaging 25.1 points per game and allowing 23.4.
PLAIN DEALING NOTES: Plain Dealing wrapping up first season under Head Coach Jerry Byrd Jr. … Sophomore LB Cade Byrd and two-way player Ja’marion Baker-Shepard were named Players of the Week by coaches … Plain Dealing Middle School closed the season with a 20-0 victory over Benton.