JOURNAL SPORTS
Parkway, Haughton and Benton all host District 1-5A games tonight needing to win to stay within a game of the league leader, which will be the survivor of tonight’s Captain Shreve at Airline collision of league unbeatens.
Parkway (4-1, 1-1) welcomes winless Southwood (0-5, 0-2), and Benton (1-4, 0-2) entertains Natchitoches Central (2-3, 1-1) with both coming off district losses. Byrd (1-4, 1-1) will play at Haughton (3-2, 1-1) in a game between teams that overcame key injuries and won last week.
SOUTHWOOD (0-5, 0-2) at PARKWAY (4-1, 1-1)
Where: Preston Crownover Stadium
Series: Southwood leads 14-11
Last year: Parkway 55-6
Last week: Parkway lost to Captain Shreve 28-15; Southwood lost to Haughton 46-28
Rankings: Parkway is #5 in SBJ poll
LHSAA Power Ratings: Parkway #21 in Div. I Non-Select; Southwood #31 Div. I Select
Radio: none
Notables: Southwood scored a season-high 28 points last week … the Cowboys have lost 32 straight … Parkway’s defense held a Captain Shreve offense that was averaging 448 yards to 216 … Parkway sophomore QB Kaleb Williams passed for 275 yards and a touchdown last week … Tony Gladney combined for 182 yards, 106 yards rushing and 76 receiving.
BYRD (1-4, 1-1) at HAUGHTON (3-2, 1-1)
Where: Harold E. Harlan Stadium
Series: Byrd 10-6
Last year: Haughton 23-14
Last week: Haughton beat Southwood 46-28; Byrd beat Benton 61-35
Rankings: Haughton is #6 in SBJ poll; Byrd is #9 in SBJ
LHSAA power ratings: Haughton is #40 in Div. I Non-Select; Byrd is #21 in Div. I Select
Radio: Byrd (The Tiger 1130 AM, 103.3 FM)
Notables: Byrd broke into the win column last week by rushing for 466 yards and six touchdowns … its 61 points are the most scored since a 63-8 win over Bastrop in the 2013 Battle on the Border … Haughton RB Chris Mayes ran for 241 yards in last week’s win, the third most rushing yards in a game for a Buc …Austin Walton returned a fumble for a touchdown for the second week in a row and also had an interception … The Bucs have scored 40 or more points in four of their five games.
NATCHITOCHES CENTRAL (2-3, 1-1) at BENTON (1-4, 0-2)
Where: Newman-Mason Field at Tiger Stadium
Series: Benton 5-4
Last year: Benton 35-16
Last week: Benton lost to Byrd 61-35; Natchitoches Central lost to Airline 41-21
Rankings: None
LHSAA power ratings: Benton #37 in Div. I Non-Select; NCHS #35 in Div. I Non-Select
Radio: Benton (streamed on the Benton Tigers Sports Network), NCHS 107.1 FM Natchitoches
Notables: Benton has allowed 60 or more points three times in five games … the Tigers have scored 35 points in each of the last two games … RB Greg Manning remains the second leading rusher in the area with 724 yards, an average of 144.8 yards per game … NCHS held Airline to its lowest point total (41) this season … Calvary Baptist transfer Owen Smith is one of five north Louisiana QBs that has passed for more than 1,000 yards with 1,113 for the Chiefs.