JOURNAL STAFF
A pair of strong District 1-4A teams looking to regain the glory days of the past, Woodlawn and Evangel, will collide tonight at Rodney Duron Stadium.
Evangel is No. 4 in the Shreveport-Bossier Journal Top 10. Woodlawn is No. 8.
The Knights, who were a perennial playoff team throughout the 1960s and the late ‘70s, ‘80s and early ‘90s, have started the season 3-1 and won their district opener last week. Evangel, who has 14 state championships since it opened in 1989 but had a couple rough seasons recently before a strong 2022, has played a tough non-district slate and is 2-2, 1-0.
Bossier, who doesn’t have an offensive score since the first week of the season, travels to Northwood, who won its first game of the year in last week’s 1-4A opener.
In other 1-4A action, Booker T. Washington and Huntington are both on the road. The Lions travel to Stonewall to play high-flying North DeSoto and the Raiders go to winless, but dangerous Minden.
WOODLAWN (3-1, 1-0) at EVANGEL (2-2, 1-0), at Rodney Duron Stadium
Series: Evangel 3-1
Last year: Evangel 39-12
Last week: Evangel beat Bossier 49-0; Woodlawn beat BTW 26-8
Rankings: Evangel is ranked No. 4 in SBJ poll; Woodlawn No. 8 in SBJ poll
Power rankings: Woodlawn Select Div. II No. 18; Evangel Select Div. II No. 15
Radio: None
Notable: The Woodlawn offense is led by quarterback Isaiah Kennedy and is averaging 31 points a game…
Evangel has the state’s fourth-leading passer in Peyton Fulghum with 1,165 yards and 13 touchdowns … twin brother Parker Fulghum leads the state in receiving yards with 641 and has eight touchdowns … The ECA defense is led by Texas A&M commit Gabriel Reliford with 51 tackles, 14 for loss and linebacker Damari Drake with 58 total tackles.
BOSSIER (1-3, 0-1) at NORTHWOOD (1-3, 1-0) at Jerry Burton Stadium
Series: Bossier 19-15
Last year: Northwood 48-12
Last week: Northwood beat Huntington, 27-12; Bossier lost to Evangel 50-0.
Rankings: Northwood No. 9 in SBJ poll
Power rankings: Bossier Non-Select Div. I No. 3; Northwood Select Div. I No. 22
Radio: None
Notable: Bossier has not scored an offensive touchdown since its opening season win and has lost its last three games … Caleb Jones leads Bossier with 202 rushing yards on 41 carries … Last week, Northwood’s defense limited a Huntington team that was averaging 34 points to just 12 … Hudson Hearron passed for 175 yards and two touchdowns for the Falcons … Jalil Wainwright caught five passes for 90 yards, while Tucker McCabe and Desmond Harris had the touchdown receptions.
BTW (1-3, 0-1) at NORTH DESOTO (1-0, 3-1)
Series: North DeSoto 7-3
Last year: North DeSoto 55-6
Last week: BTW lost to Woodlawn 26-8; North DeSoto beat Minden 51-0
Rankings: North DeSoto is ranked No. 5 in LSWA 4A poll
Power rankings: North DeSoto Non-Select Div. I No. 3; BTW Select Div. II No. 22
Radio: None
Notable: The BTW offense has struggled the past two games (20 points) after scoring a season high 52 in its first win versus Bolton … The Lions defense will have its hands full stopping a North DeSoto team that leads the district in overall points with 205, an average of 51.3 per game. The Griffins have scored 51 or more points in each of the last three games.
HUNTINGTON (2-2, 0-1) at MINDEN (0-4, 0-1), The Pit
Series: Minden 17-10
Last year: Huntington 60-33
Last week: Minden lost to North DeSoto 51-0; Huntington lost to Northwood 27-12
Rankings: Huntington is ranked No. 8 in SBJ poll
Power rankings: Minden Non-Select Div. II No. 31; Huntington Select Div. I No. 28
Radio: Minden on Real Country 104.5 FM; www.kbef.com
Notable: Huntington QB Lorenzo White has passed for 902 yards and nine touchdowns… Kaleb Tucker is his favorite target with 20 catches for 380 yards … Hudson Brown leads Minden in passing with 415 yards … Jakobe Jackson has 314 rushing yards and three touchdowns for the Tide.