JOURNAL STAFF
The first week of district games didn’t disappoint as there were games that were supposed to go down to the wire and they did. Meanwhile, in Benton, we were treated to a contest where it didn’t seem either team was going to stop scoring.
Byrd held off a second-half charge from Captain Shreve to edge the Gators 25-20, Parkway rallied in the fourth quarter and used a 50-yard field goal with three seconds left for a 17-14 win at Haughton. Airline outscored Benton 75-59 in the highest-scoring game in northwest Louisiana.
In District 1-4A Huntington also used a fourth-quarter rally to surprise Northwood 28-20. North DeSoto remained undefeated by beating Minden 40-12 and Woodlawn got its first win, beating Booker T. Washington 38-8.
District 1-1A had the only overtime game as previously winless Ringgold rallied and used the extra period to down winless Plain Dealing 36-34. Defending state champion Homer took care of outmatched Magnolia. In what was maybe the most surprising result, two undefeated teams, Glenbrook and Haynesville went at it with the Apaches overwhelming the visiting Golden Tornado 56-17.
Here is how the standings look after last week’s district openers in 1-5A, 1-4A and 1-1A and all the districts involving Shreveport-Bossier Journal teams through four weeks of the 2022 season. Also provided, the schedule for Week 5.
| DISTRICT 1-5A | Dist. | All |
|---|---|---|
| Byrd | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| Parkway | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| Natchitoches | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Airline | 1-0 | 1-3 |
| Captain Shreve | 0-1 | 3-1 |
| Haughton | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Southwood | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Benton | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| DISTRICT 1-4A | Dist. | All |
| North DeSoto | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| Evangel | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Huntington | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Woodlawn | 1-0 | 1-3 |
| Northwood | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Minden | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Bossier | 0-1 | 0-4 |
| BTW | 0-1 | 0-4 |
| DISTRICT 1-2A | Dist. | All |
| D’Arbonne Woods | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| Lakeside | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| North Caddo | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| Calvary | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Green Oaks | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Loyola | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| DISTRICT 1-1A | Dist. | All |
| Glenbrook | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| Homer | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Ringgold | 1-0 | 1-3 |
| Arcadia | 0-0 | 4-0 |
| Haynesville | 0-1 | 3-1 |
| Magnolia | 0-1 | 0-4 |
| Plain Dealing | 0-1 | 0-4 |
SBJ Week 5 Schedule
Thursday’s game
District 1-4A
Northwood at Bossier
Friday’s games
District 1-5A
Natchitoches Central at Airline
Byrd at Benton
Captain Shreve at Parkway
Southwood at Haughton
District 1-4A
BTW at North DeSoto
Evangel vs. Woodlawn, Lee Hedges Stadium
Minden vs. Huntington, Independence Stadium
District 1-1A
Haynesville at Plain Dealing
Non-District
Green Oaks at Alexandria
North Caddo at West Ouachita
Mansfield at Calvary
Magnolia at Westgate
Photo by KEVIN PICKENS, Journal Sports
