JOURNAL STAFF 

Districts that began play the fourth week of the season – 1-5A, 1-4A – have reached the midway point of their league seasons and the teams expected to be at the top have slightly separated themselves from the others.

A big 1-5A battle will take place at Lee Hedges Stadium Thursday when Airline (4-3 overall), the district leader at 4-0, will visit Byrd (5-2, 2-2) who knocked off previously unbeaten Parkway. Friday’s games have the Panthers (6-1, 3-1), now in a second-place tie with Benton, hosting Natchitoches Central (3-4, 2-2), who picked up a big win over Captain Shreve. The Tigers (4-3, 3-1) will also be on the road in another big game with Haughton (4-3, 2-2). Captain Shreve (3-4, 0-4) has a homecoming date with Southwood (0-7, 0-4).

The big game in 1-4A has the two remaining undefeated teams in the district squaring off in Stonewall as Huntington (5-2, 4-0) travels to play North DeSoto (7-0, 4-0). Northwood (5-2, 3-1) will be looking to move into a tie for second place with a win at Booker T. Washington (1-6, 1-3). Minden (2-5, 1-3) will host Evangel (3-4, 2-2) and Bossier (0-7, 0-4) faces Woodlawn (2-5, 1-3) at Independence Stadium.

Here is a complete list of the Week 8 schedule:

Thursday’s games

District 1-5A

Airline (4-3, 4-0) at Byrd (5-2, 2-2), Lee Hedges Stadium

Friday’s games

District 1-5A

Southwood (0-7, 0-4) at Captain Shreve (3-4, 0-4), Lee Hedges Stadium

Benton (4-3, 3-1) at Haughton (4-3, 2-2), Harold E. Harlan Stadium

Natchitoches-Central (3-4, 2-2) at Parkway (6-1, 3-1), Preston Crownover Stadium

District 1-4A

Huntington (5-2, 4-0) at North DeSoto (7-0, 4-0)

Bossier (0-7, 0-4) vs. Woodlawn (2-5, 1-3), Independence Stadium

Northwood (5-2, 3-1) at BTW (1-6, 1-3), Leonard C. Barnes Stadium

Evangel (3-4, 2-2) at Minden (2-5, 1-3)

District 1-2A

Green Oaks (2-5, 0-2) at North Caddo (5-2, 1-1), Sanders-Prudhomme Stadium

Loyola (3-3, 2-0) at Lakeside (4-3, 0-2)

Calvary (5-2, 2-0) at D’Arbonne Woods (5-2, 1-1)

District 1-1A

Glenbrook (7-0, 4-0) at Plain Dealing (0-7, 0-4)

Haynesville (6-1, 2-1) at Magnolia (1-6, 1-2)

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