Friday’s games
Parkway vs. Airline
WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m., Airline Stadium
RECORDS: Parkway 7-2, 3-1 1-5A; Airline 4-5, 2-2
LAST WEEK: Parkway def. Haughton 57-28, Airline def. Captain Shreve 26-16
LAST YEAR: Parkway won 30-23
PARKWAY NOTES: QB Keondre Wudtee has passed for 2,169 yards and 26 TDs … William McKnight has scored 13 touchdowns … Panthers averaging 41 points per game
AIRLINE NOTES: Vikings have won two in a row … Airline has clinched playoff spot but win will help seeding … Defense only gave up 3 points against Shreve
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Parkway — RB Demetrius McAtee, RB William McKnight, DB Hunter Huckaby. Airline — OL Colton Prater, RB Shuncee Thomas, DB Quantaveous Taylor
Byrd vs. Haughton
WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m., Haughton
RECORDS: Byrd 9-0, 4-0 1-5A; Haughton 8-1, 3-1
LAST WEEK: Byrd def. Southwood 34-12, Haughton lost to Parkway 57-28
LAST YEAR: Byrd won 34-13
BYRD NOTES: Jackets are ranked No. 4 in Class 5A … Byrd could be top seed in 5A playoffs … Jackets led Southwood just 20-12 at halftime
HAUGHTON NOTES: Bucs had eight-game winning streak stopped last week … Will Haines scored one rushing TD against Parkway, giving him 15 for the season … Javonte Woodard caught four passes for 135 yards and a TD
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Byrd — LB Krishun Cash, RB Demondrick Wells. Haughton — QB Will Haines, WR Javonte Woodard, DL Mason Moreau
Benton vs. Huntington
WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m., Independence Stadium
RECORDS: Benton 7-2, 5-1 1-4A; Huntington 4-5, 2-4
LAST WEEK: Benton def. Northwood 36-19, Huntington lost to Minden 42-7
LAST YEAR: Benton won 48-8
BENTON NOTES: Tigers can win a share of their first district title since 2008 with victory … Benton freshman QB Garrett Hable ran for two TDs and passed for two last week … Brayden Hutchinson ran for a TD and caught a TD pass against Northwood
HUNTINGTON NOTES: Raiders scored first TD against Minden then gave up 42 straight points … QB Aaron Roberson one of area’s top athletes
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Benton — LB Gage Carroway, RB TJ Anderson, WR Tyler Stephens. Huntington — QB Aaron Roberson, LB Sha’Mikel Ashton
Green Oaks vs. Bossier
WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m., Bossier’s Memorial Stadium
RECORDS: Green Oaks 2-7, 0-4 1-3A; Bossier 0-8, 0-4
LAST WEEK: Green Oaks lost to North Webster 28-6, Bossier lost to Mansfield 28-13
LAST YEAR: Green Oaks won 25-14
GREEN OAKS NOTES: Giants trying to end four-game losing streak … Green Oaks hasn’t scored more than 24 points in a game
BOSSIER NOTES: Final game for 10 Bossier seniors … Bearkats led Mansfield 13-6 midway through second quarter … Avery Jones and Keimun Daniels scored TDs last week
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Green Oaks — QB Jaylon Carey, RB Ralphielle Johnson. Bossier — RB/LB Isaiah McKinsey, RB/DB Brandon Harris, RB/DB Avery Jones
Plain Dealing vs. Haynesville
WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m., Haynesville
RECORDS: Plain Dealing 8-1, 4-0 1-1A; Haynesville 8-1, 4-0
LAST WEEK: Plain Dealing def. Arcadia 20-6, Haynesville def. Grambling 58-12
LAST YEAR: Haynesville won 54-12
PLAIN DEALING NOTES: Penalties, turnovers kept Lions from beating Arcadia worse … Lions defense played well as Hornets didn’t score until late in the game … Isaac Jacobs, Thomas Gay and Desean Morris scored TDs last week
HAYNESVILLE NOTES: Haynesville is the defending 1-1A state champion … Tors’ only loss was to Class 4A Franklin Parish 27-7 in Week 5 … Haynesville has scored 50 or more points in three of four district games
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Plain Dealing — QB Logan Allen, WR Isaac Jacobs, LB Herbert McCauley. Haynesville — QB/LB Kendrick Jackson, LB/RB Keandre Harris, DE Kendall Hampton
