By LEE HILLER, Journal Sports

Considering the way scoreboards are being tested by local teams, the Journal staff asked about the history of high-scoring contests locally.  

By 15 points, last week’s 78-71 Benton win over Haughton is the highest scoring game ever involving a local squad, let alone two of them. The second-highest: the Airline 75, Benton 59 game on Sept. 23.

Here is an all-time list involving Shreveport-Bossier Journal schools that have scored 70 or more. At the bottom is a list of teams that surrendered 70 or more.

Shreveport 116, Vivian 0 – 1915

Byrd 99, Homer 0 – 1921

Shreveport 93, Magnolia, Ark. 0 – 1920

Evangel 84, E.D. White 20 – 2019

North Caddo 82, Cotton Valley 0 – 1972

Benton 78, Haughton 71 – Oct. 21, 2022

Evangel 78, Homer 22 – 2011

Evangel 78, Arcadia 0 – 2005

Northwood 77, North Caddo 7 – 2017

North Caddo 77, Lakeside 18 – 2016

Airline 75, Benton 59 – Sept. 23, 2022

Shreveport 75, Monroe 0 – 1916

Evangel 74, Sarah Reed 20 – 1999

Jesuit 74, Haynesville 0 – 1967

Bossier 74, Mansfield 0 – 1941

Calvary 73, Magnolia Charter 6 – 2021

Calvary 73, D’Arbonne Woods 0 – 2018

Jesuit 73, Cotton Valley 35 (playoffs) – 1960

Byrd 73, Natchitoches 0 – 1922

Evangel 72, University Acad. (CENLA) 0 – 2016

Evangel 72, Northwood-Lena 0 – 1993

Evangel 71, Ouachita Christian 20 – 1994

Calvary 70, Lincoln Prep 12 – 2021

Calvary 70, Hamilton Christian 12 – 2021

Calvary 70, Ringgold 0 – 2021

Calvary 70, Haynesville 0 – 2019

Evangel 70, Lake Providence 0 – 2008

Evangel 70, Hamilton Christian 0 – 2005

Benton 70, McDonogh #35 50 – 2007

Southwood 70, Byrd 6 – 1998

Plain Dealing 70, Evangel 20 – 1990

Acadiana 78, Benton 28 – 2019

Acadiana 77, Parkway 41 – 2017

Plaquemine 71, Woodlawn 30 – 2016

Contact Lee at Lee051@hotmail.com

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