All games start at 7 p.m.
Thursday’s games
Airline vs Parkway
WHERE: Bobby Marlow Field at Preston Crownover Stadium
RECORDS: Airline 3-2, 1-2 1-5A; Parkway 5-0, 3-0
LAST WEEK: Airline lost to Captain Shreve 66-56, Parkway def. Byrd 52-24
LAST YEAR: Airline won 45-22
AIRLINE NOTES: Vikings looking to end two-game slide … Airline led 20-3 last week … Chase Williams has completed 101-of-154 passes for 1,449 yards and 13 TDs with two interceptions … DJ Allen has rushed for 619 yards on 62 carries and scored 11 TDs … Kenny Darby rushed for 75 yards on eight carries last week and caught 14 passes for 164 yards … Max Tinkis has made 29-of-33 extra-point kicks.
PARKWAY NOTES: Panthers share 1-5A lead with Evangel Christian and Captain Shreve … Kaleb Williams has as many TD passes (20) as incompletions; he has completed 80-of-100 for 1,289 yards … Gary Burney has 35 catches for 585 yards and eight TDs …Antonio Gladney has 21 catches for 431 yards and eight TDs … LB Brady Prine leads the defense with 46 total tackles … DE Rod Johnson has 8.5 tackles for loss, including 4.5 sacks.
Benton vs. Haughton
WHERE: Prescott Field at Harold E. Harlan Stadium
RECORDS: Benton 1-4, 0-3 1-5A; Haughton 1-4, 1-3
LAST WEEK: Benton def. Leesville 42-35, Haughton lost to Natchitoches Central 42-32
LAST YEAR: Benton won 35-34
BENTON NOTES: Last week’s win was first for Stephen Dennis as Benton’s head coach … Malachi Zeigler has completed 86-of-149 passes for 1,387 yards and 11 TDs with five interceptions … Case Austin has caught 16 passes for 528 yards, an average of 33 yards per catch, and five TDs … Greg Chambers has accounted for 456 yards rushing and receiving; he has scored nine TDs, including four last week.
HAUGHTON NOTES: Bucs looking to end three-game slide … Taylor Weathersby has completed 76-of-132 passes for 1,284 yards and 14 touchdowns with six interceptions … Ethan Johnson has 53 catches for 843 yards and eight TDs … Brandon Craig has rushed for 530 yards on 82 carries and scored six TDs; he also has 11 catches for 258 yards and four TDs.
Loyola vs. Bossier
WHERE: Memorial Stadium
RECORDS: Loyola 5-0, 2-0 1-4A; Bossier 3-2, 1-1
LAST WEEK: Loyola def. Minden 71-48, Bossier def. Southwood 27-12
LAST YEAR: Loyola won 51-6
LOYOLA NOTES: Flyers averaging 60.3 points per game … Until last week Loyola hadn’t given up more than 21 points in a game … Bryce Restovich threw seven TD passes last week; he has completed 89-of-119 passes for 1,535 yards and 23 TDS with one interception … Three Flyers led by Charlie McKenzie (26-433) have more than 300 yards receiving.
BOSSIER NOTES: Bearkats have surpassed last year’s win total on the field … Montrevelle Lewis has accounted for 1,556 yards and 22 TDs; he has completed 58-of-83 passes for 803 yards and five TDS and rushed for 753 yards on 106 carries and scored 17 TDs … Jamez Cobb had two catches for 61 yards and a TD last week … Dre Gates led the team in tackles with nine.
Friday’s game
Plain Dealing vs. Cedar Creek
WHERE: Cougar Field, Ruston
RECORDS: Plain Dealing 0-4, 0-3 1-1A; Cedar Creek 3-2, 1-0
LAST WEEK: Plain Dealing lost to Glenbrook 50-0, Cedar Creek lost to Delta Charter 36-31
LAST YEAR: Cedar Creek won 64-0
CEDAR CREEK NOTES: Last season’s victory over Plain Dealing was Cougars’ lone win … Cedar Creek has lost two of last three since 2-0 start … Cougars rallied from 20-point deficit in fourth quarter to take a 31-28 lead but Delta Charter answered with an 85-yard TD pass.
PLAIN DEALING NOTES: Lions haven’t scored since season opener against Ringgold … Jerry Byrd Jr. in his first year as head coach … Plain Dealing OL consists of two eighth-graders, two freshmen and two sophomores, per post on Plain Dealing Football’s Facebook page.