Thursday’s games
Haughton vs. Parkway
WHERE/WHEN: Bobby Marlow Field at Preston Crownover Stadium
RECORDS: Haughton 4-0, 1-0 1-5A; Parkway 3-1, 1-0
LAST WEEK: Haughton def. Captain Shreve 50-36; Parkway def. Huntington 29-6
LAST YEAR: Parkway won 66-21
HAUGHTON NOTES: Bucs looking to go 5-0 for first time since 2019 … Haughton averaging 46.75 points per game … Brandon Craig leads the parish in rushing with 651 yards; he has scored 10 TDs … Ethan Johnson leads the parish in receiving with 365 yards on 21 catches … LB Luke Hensley had five sacks last week.
PARKWAY NOTES: Panthers have won at least four games to start the season every year since 2022 … Braxxton Black is the parish’s second-leading rusher with 517 yards on 72 carries … LSU commit Gary Burney leads the team with 18 catches for 249 yards … LB Kaden Pugh has a team-high 42 tackles … S Gave Soileau has 34 total tackles … S Dallas Loche has 32 total tackles and two interceptions … Panthers have six interceptions on the season.
Bossier vs. Southwood
WHERE/WHEN: Independence Stadium, 7
RECORDS: Bossier 2-2, 0-1 1-4A; Southwood 0-4, 0-1
LAST WEEK: Bossier lost to Minden 39-0; Southwood lost to BTW 44-8
LAST YEAR: Bossier won 27-12
BOSSIER NOTES: Bearkats have played last two games without injured star quarterback Montrevell Lewis … Braylyn Williams has rushed for a team-high 206 yards on 36 carries … Demareya Bates has rushed for 184 yards on 29 carries; he had a team-high 88 on 16 last week.
SOUTHWOOD NOTES: Former Bossier Head Coach De’Aumante Johnson is in his second season as Southwood’s head coach … Cowboys have played tough schedule including undefeated Green Oaks, Haughton and North DeSoto … Southwood scored its first points last week.
Friday’s games
Airline vs.Natchitoches Central
WHERE/WHEN: Natchitoches, Turpin Stadium, 7
RECORDS: Airline 3-1, Natchitoches Central 0-4
LAST WEEK: Airline lost to Franklin Parish 54-43, Natchitoches Central lost to Tioga 42-14
LAST YEAR: Airline won 41-21
AIRLINE NOTES: District 1-5A opener for both teams … Chase Williams completed 31-of-47 passes for 393 yards and three TDs last week; he has passed for 1,243 yards and 13 TDs … Terrance Hays had 19 catches for 230 yards and scored on a 75-yard run last week … Vikings led 37-27 going into the fourth quarter.
NATCHITOCHES CENTRAL NOTES: Chiefs have played a tough schedule including defending non-select Division III champion Sterlington and 2025 non-select Division II runner-up North DeSoto … Chiefs averaging 15.5 points per game and allowing 45.5 … Joey Carpenter completed a 74-yard TD pass and KJ Newton scored on a 24-yard run last week.
Byrd vs. Benton
WHERE/WHEN: Newman-Mason Field at Tiger Stadium, 7
RECORDS: Byrd 0-4, 0-0 1-5A; Benton 2-2, 0-1
LAST WEEK: Byrd lost to Pleasant Grove, Texas, 47-7; Benton lost to Evangel Christian 49-14
LAST YEAR: Byrd won 49-40
BYRD NOTES: Yellow Jackets’ four opponents have a combined record of 15-2 … RB Christian Maxie missed last week’s game with an injury … Byrd had season-low 185 yards rushing, per stats kept for KWKH-AM broadcast … Yellow Jackets had scored at least three TDs in every game until last week.
BENTON NOTES: Tigers can surpass win total of last season with victory … Malachi Zeigler has passed for 681 yards and rushed for 284 … Madden Raymond has a combined 472 yards rushing and receiving … Nick Randall has 14 catches for 185 yards.
Plain Dealing vs. Lakeside
WHERE/WHEN: Sibley, Warriors Stadium, 7
RECORDS: Plain Dealing 0-4, Lakeside 2-2
LAST WEEK: Plain Dealing lost to North Caddo 21-0, Lakeside def. East Beauregard 28-8
LAST YEAR: Lakeside won 52-0
PLAIN DEALING NOTES: Injuries have taken their toll with three two-way starters lost in Week 3, per a Facebook post by Head Coach Jerry Byrd … 18 players dressed out including five eighth-graders.
LAKESIDE NOTES: Warriors have won two in a row … Freshman Malik Thorn has rushed for 518 yards on 70 carries and scored eight TDs … Jaden Clark has rushed for 164 yards on 35 carries … Eric Jones has rushed for 150 yards on 18 carries … LB Caleb Barber leads the team in tackles with 41 … LBs Nohlin Keen and Stanley Owens have 32 and 31 tackles, respectively.