Note: The time for the Parkway-Marshall game is incorrect in the game capsule on Page 5 of today’s Press-Tribune. The 11 a.m. kickoff time listed below is correct.
Thursday’s game
Bossier vs. Huntington
WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m., Lee Hedges Stadium
RECORDS: Bossier 0-1, Huntington 0-1
LAST WEEK: Bossier lost to Airline 57-0; Huntington lost to Bastrop 56-7
LAST YEAR: Huntington won 28-23
BOSSIER NOTES: Bearkats managed just 73 yards rushing last week …. About a half dozen Bearkats play on both sides of the ball … Bossier defense allowed 359 yards last week
HUNTINGTON NOTES: Raiders gave up 291 yards and five TDs through the air last week … Huntington has a new head coach in Marvin Harris, the school’s fifth in the last seven years
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Bossier — FB/LB Isaiah McKinsey, RB Avery Jones, E Kelvin Brooks. Huntington — QB Aaron Roberson
Friday’s games
Haughton vs. Benton
WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m., Benton
RECORDS: Benton 1-0, Haughton 1-0
LAST WEEK: Haughton def. Woodlawn 41-31, Benton def. Sterlington 20-14
LAST YEAR: Haughton won 52-14
HAUGHTON NOTES: QB Will Haines ran for two TDs and passed for two last week … RB Kei’Untre Normandin and RB/WR Josh Lister had big games last week… Defense gave up a few big plays and Bucs had punt blocked
BENTON NOTES: QB Christian Smith, making first start, passed for two TDs and 218 yards last week … Jordan White returned an interception for a TD … Defense played well but gave up a couple of long runs
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Haughton — LB JT Bledsoe, QB Will Haines, WR Javonte Woodard. Benton — RB TJ Anderson, DB Cody Ratliff, WR Clayton Festavan
Ruston vs. Airline
WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m., Airline Stadium
RECORDS: Ruston 0-1, Airline 1-0
LAST WEEK: Ruston lost to Neville 47-7, Airline def. Bossier 57-0
LAST YEAR: Ruston won 24-10
RUSTON NOTES: Bearcats were outgained 439-119 last week against perennial 4A power … Ben LeBlanc completed 14 of 21 passes for 92 yards
AIRLINE NOTES: Sophomore QB Noah Hildebrand threw three TD passes last week in his debut as starter … Harvey Calhoun caught two TD passes …Vikings defense allowed just 73 yards
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Ruston — QB Ben LeBlanc, RB Jawaun Wright. Airline — OL Peyton Coker, DL Charlie Matthews, E Cameron Howell
Plain Dealing vs. Lakeside
WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m., Plain Dealing
RECORDS: Plain Dealing 1-0, Lakeside 1-0
LAST WEEK: Plain Dealing def. Green Oaks 34-24, Lakeside def. Ringgold 36-18
LAST YEAR: Lakeside won 59-48
PLAIN DEALING NOTES: Lions QB Logan Allen passed for two TDs and ran for one last week before hurting left shoulder late in first half … Keldrick Carper ran for a TD and caught a TD pass … Thomas Gay had a TD catch
LAKESIDE NOTES: Warriors finished 6-4 last year and lost in the first round of the playoffs … Lakeside rushed for 225 yards and four TDs last week … Ahmad Bishop rushed for 110 yards
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Plain Dealing — E Keldrick Carper, LB Herbert McCauley, WR Isaac Jacobs. Lakeside — Ahmad Bishop, Justin McCready.
Saturday’s game
Parkway vs. Marshall
WHEN/WHERE: 11 a.m., Independence Stadium
RECORDS: Parkway 0-1, Marshall 2-0
LAST WEEK: Parkway lost to Calvary Baptist 46-27, Marshall def. Crandall 56-22
LAST YEAR: Parkway won 62-19
PARKWAY NOTES: Panthers had seven turnovers last week … New QB Keondre Wudtee completed 50 percent of his passes for 273 yards but threw four interceptions … Juwon Johnson ran for a first down on a fake punt
MARSHALL NOTES: Tyler Leonard has three interceptions in two games … First time since 2008 Mavericks have started season 2-0 … Mavericks had 332 yards rushing and 270 passing last week
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Parkway — DB Dante Williams, R/RB William McKnight, RB Demetrius McAtee. Marshall — QB Justin Hart, RB Cameron Haller, R Chavis Mills
