Friday’s games
Union Parish vs. Airline
WHERE/WHEN: M.D.,Ray Field at Airline Stadium, 7
RECORDS: Union Parish 0-2, Airline 2-0
LAST WEEK: Union Parish lost to Alexandria 41-12, Airline def. Benton 55-28
LAST YEAR: Airline won 48-44
UNION PARISH NOTES: Farmers won non-select Division III state championship last season … Farmers’ losses have been against two strong programs … RB Jy’marion Island, who rushed for 2,496 yards last season, has graduated … Junior RB Davonte Brazle leads team in rushing with 141 yards on 26 carries … Senior RBs Derrick Dew and Tyqueries Wilson have both rushed for 95 yards … Sophomore QB Braxton Patterson has passed for 153 yards.
AIRLINE NOTES: Vikings looking to go 3-0 for second straight year … Senior Ben Taylor has passed for 764 yards and four TDs … Four Airline Rs had six or more catches last week … Senior DB Jeremiah Epps’ interception return for a touchdown gave the Vikings a 13-point lead in the third quarter last week.
Huntington vs. Benton
WHERE/WHEN: Newman-Mason Field at Tiger Stadium, 7
RECORDS: Huntington 1-1 , 1-0 1-5A; Benton 0-2, 0-1
LAST WEEK: Huntington def. Captain Shreve 46-35, Benton lost to Airline 55-28
LAST YEAR: Did not play
HUNTINGTON NOTES: Raiders moved up from District 1-4A … Huntington’s victory last week was over defending district champion … RB Nyles Hullaby rushed for 162 yards, including an 81-yard touchdown, and two TDs last week … Landon Gibbs passed for 141 yards and two TDs.
BENTON NOTES: Tigers have had second-half leads in both games this season … Junior Greg Chambers leads the parish in rushing with 233 yards on 40 carries … Senior Conner Jeter has rushed for 72 yards on 19 carries … This is the Tigers’ first game against Huntington since the Covid-19 year of 2020.
Logansport vs. Bossier
WHERE/WHEN: Memorial Stadium, 7
RECORDS: Logansport 1-1, Bossier 1-1
LAST WEEK: Logansport lost to Loyola 28-6, Bossier def. Glenbrook 28-9
LAST YEAR: Did not play
LOGANSPORT NOTES: Tigers opened the season with a 46-7 victory over Many … Logansport a member of District 3-1A … Tigers avoided a shutout last week with TD with about three minutes to play … Logansport went 11-2 last season and advanced to the non-select Division IV semifinals.
BOSSIER NOTES: Bearkats broke a 10-game losing streak last week … Bossier had no turnovers in the game … Senior Tre Christor started at QB for the first time and passed for 226 yards and two TDs … Freshman Montrevell Lewis caught five passes for 148 yards and two TDs last week … Freshman Arayvis Davenport has rushed for 145 yards on 25 carries.
Parkway vs. Haughton
WHERE/WHEN: Harold E. Harlan Stadium, 7
RECORDS: Parkway 2-0, 0-0 1-5A; Haughton 1-1, 0-1
LAST WEEK: Parkway def. Woodlawn 51-6, Haughton lost to Byrd 49-14
LAST YEAR: Parkway won 24-6
PARKWAY NOTES: Panthers outscored first two opponents by a combined 95-18 … Panthers looking for third straight win over Bucs … Parkway looking for second straight 3-0 start … Junior QB Kaleb Williams has completed 30-of-47 passes for 327 yards and three TDs in limited action because of routs … Jayden Lewis has 14 catches for 159 yards … Junior LBs Colby Lee and Brady Prine lead the team in tackles last week with 13 and 11, respectively.
HAUGHTON NOTES: Bucs got down 28-0 in the first quarter last week … Sophomore Taylor Weathersby has completed 29-of-46 passes for 418 yards and four TDs … Senior Jakobe Delaney has caught 13 passes for 243 yards.
Plain Dealing vs. Lakeside
WHERE/WHEN: Sibley, Lakeside Warriors Stadium, 7
RECORDS: Plain Dealing 0-2, Lakeside 2-0
LAST WEEK: Plain Dealing lost to Ringgold 64-0, Lakeside def. LaSalle 46-22
LAST YEAR: Lakeside won 51-20
PLAIN DEALING NOTES: Lions looking to bounce back from last week’s loss … Plain Dealing has seven players on their jamboree roster in the seventh or eight grade … Lions gave up big plays on special teams last week and trailed 40-0 after the first quarter.
LAKESIDE NOTES: Warriors looking to go 3-0 for first time sine 2018 … Senior Taron Riley rushed for 269 yards in 20 carries and scored two TDs last week … Junior Ken’travion Miller scored three TDs for the second week in a row … Sophomore LB Caleb Barber led the team in tackles with 5.5 … Senior Eli Santelices caught a pass and intercepted one.