
JOURNAL STAFF
The top four spots in the Shreveport-Bossier Journal Top 10 football poll remained unchanged, with Captain Shreve treading water despite losing the District 1-5A showdown with Byrd, but Airline broke through and went from not receiving a vote to No. 5 after its wild 75-59 defeat of then No. 5 Benton.
Huntington replaced Northwood at No. 6 after its come-from-behind win over the Falcons. The Raiders had been ranked No. 9. Northwood and Evangel tied for ninth with 15 votes.
Below this week’s SBJ Top 10 are Lang’s Lines, set by Roy Lang III to provoke some fun discussion around every game involving a local prep team.
SBJ Top 10 | |||
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School (1st) | W-L | Pts. | Prev. |
1. Byrd (6) | 4-0 | 69 | 1 |
2. Parkway (1) | 4-0 | 63 | 2 |
3. Captain Shreve | 3-1 | 56 | 3 |
4. Calvary | 2-2 | 46 | 4 |
5. Airline | 1-3 | 33 | NR |
6. Huntington | 2-2 | 29 | 9 |
7. Haughton | 2-2 | 24 | 8 |
8. Benton | 1-3 | 22 | 5 |
9. Evangel | 2-2 | 15 | 10 |
Tie, Northwood | 2-2 | 15 | 6 |
Receiving votes: North Caddo (3-1) 13. |
Lang’s Lines
There are no longer any teams undefeated vs. the spread. Huntington and North Caddo are among a quartet atop the standings at 3-1. Huntington and Airline pulled off victories as big underdogs in Week 4. This week’s lines are … huge! Shreve-Parkway the best game by far, according to our numbers.
WEEK 5
Northwood -29.5 at Bossier
Airline -18.5 vs. Natchitoches Central
Byrd -23.5 at Benton
Parkway -1.5 vs. Captain Shreve
Haughton -29.5 vs. Southwood
North DeSoto -33.5 vs. BTW
Evangel -25.5 vs. Woodlawn
Huntington -29.5 vs. Minden
Haynesville -46.5 at Plain Dealing
Alexandria -51.5 vs. Green Oaks
North Caddo -4.5 at West Ouachita
Calvary -32.5 vs. Mansfield
Westgate -52.5 vs. Magnolia
By the numbers
Favorites: 11-2 straight up in Week 4 (51-7 on season); 4-9 vs. spread in Week 4 (26-32 on season)
Local standings vs. SBJ spread
Benton 3-1, Huntington 3-1, Magnolia Charter 3-1, North Caddo 3-1, Airline 2-2, Calvary 2-2, Captain Shreve 2-2, Evangel 2-2, Green Oaks 2-2, Parkway 2-2, Woodlawn 2-2, Bossier 1-3, Byrd 1-3, Haughton 1-3, Loyola 1-3, Northwood 1-3, Southwood 1-3, BTW 0-4, Plain Dealing 0-4
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