Thursday’s game
Haughton vs. Woodlawn
WHERE/WHEN: Independence Stadium, 7
RECORDS: Haughton 2-0, Woodlawn 1-1
LAST WEEK: Haughton def. BTW 42-6, Woodlawn lost to Captain Shreve 19-18
LAST YEAR: Haughton won 40-6
HAUGHTON NOTES: Bucs have held both opponents to less than 170 yards total offense … Cameron Townsend has completed 20 of 21 passes for 278 yards and rushed for 124 yards … Lavonta Gipson had rushed for 143 yards and scored four touchdowns
WOODLAWN NOTES: Knights are defending District 1-4A champions … Woodlawn’s only loss in 2016 regular season was to Haughton … All-District running back Trivensky Mosley held to 52 yards against Shreve but he scored on a 23-yard run
Friday’s games
Airline at Ruston
WHERE/WHEN: Ruston, 7
RECORDS: Airline 2-0, Ruston 1-1
LAST WEEK: Airline def. Bastrop 27-26, Ruston lost to Acadiana 28-6
LAST YEAR: Ruston won 29-19
AIRLINE NOTES: Vikings rallied from 12-0 deficit late in the first half last week … Airline led Ruston in final two minutes of last year’s game before falling … Brad Fream has completed 33 of 64 passes for 350 yards and four TDs
RUSTON NOTES: Bearcats have played rough early schedule; Ruston opened season with 19-10 victory over 2016 4A runner-up Neville before losing to traditional 5A power Acadiana … Jerrod Baugh in his first year as head coach, having replaced Brad Laird, now the defensive coordinator at NSU
Parkway vs. Pulaski Academy
WHERE/WHEN: Little Rock, Ark., 9
RECORDS: Parkway 1-1, Pulaski 2-0
LAST WEEK: Parkway lost to Pearl, Miss., 50-27, Pulaski def. Ridgeway 56-20
LAST YEAR: Did not play
PARKWAY NOTES: Game is scheduled to be broadcast by ESPNU … Panthers will be without senior WR Terrace Marshall Jr. (leg) and senior QB Justin Rogers (knee) … Eric “EJ” Williams rushed for 171 yards last week and has 278 and six TDs in two games … Caleb Reese was in on 17 tackles last week
PULASKI NOTES: Bruins have won three straight Arkansas Class 5A titles … Pulaski went 13-1 last season … Bruins have won 14 straight … Layne Hatcher has completed 40 of 55 passes for 485 yards and six TDs
Tioga vs. Benton
WHERE/WHEN: Benton, 7
RECORDS: Tioga 2-0, Benton 2-0
LAST WEEK: Tioga def. Jonesboro-Hodge 41-6, Benton def. ASH 63-25
LAST YEAR: Did not play
TIOGA NOTES: Indians went 10-2 last season … Benton is Tioga’s first opponent above 3A this season … Brady McGehee has completed 24 of 41 passes for 314 yards and two TDs … Indians have 521 yards rushing; Jatavionne Lotts leads team with 320 on 44 carries and five TDs
BENTON NOTES: Tigers looking to go 3-0 for second year in a row … Garrett Hable has completed 28 of 44 passes for 417 yards and six TDs … Jermaine Newton has rushed for 228 yards and scored seven TDs
Bossier vs. Logansport
WHERE/WHEN: Logansport, 7
RECORDS: Bossier 2-0, Logansport 2-0
LAST WEEK: Bossier def. North Caddo 47-41, Logansport def. Lakeview 42-0
LAST YEAR: Logansport won 43-39
BOSSIER NOTES: Michael Green rushed for 205 yards last week and has 259 yards on the season … Quinton Smith rushed for 105 yards against North Caddo … QB Isaiah Wallace-Blair scored three TDs, including the game-winner with 4:02 left
LOGANSPORT NOTES: Tigers are defending Class 1A state champs … Logansport has won 16 in a row … Four-point margin against Bossier last season was closest game in win streak … Dalton Shaw has completed 31 of 51 passes for 487 yards and six TDs … Tresmin Brown has rushed for 203 yards on 22 carries
Plain Dealing vs. Northwood
WHERE/WHEN: Northwood’s Jerry Burton Stadium, 7
RECORDS: Plain Dealing 2-0, Northwood 1-1
LAST WEEK: Plain Dealing def. Bolton 39-15, Northwood lost to Richwood 33-32
LAST YEAR: Did not play
PLAIN DEALING NOTES: Lions playing up three classes against District 1-4A’s Falcons … Shavolyea McKinney has rushed for 210 yards on 29 carries … Artavious Washington-Carper hasn’t thrown a lot of passes but he’s been effective, completing 10 of 14 for 255 yards
NORTHWOOD NOTES: Falcons defeated North Caddo 77-7 in season opener … Northwood came up a two-point conversion short of winning … Falcons allowed 193 yards rushing to Richwood’s Anthony Watson
