JOURNAL STAFF
Parkway is the third lowest scoring team in District 1-5A games but the Panthers are tied for second in the district with Airline at 3-1 because they have allowed the fewest points of anybody in the district by a long shot.
The Panthers allow 9.3 points a game in the district and the next lowest is district leader Captain Shreve at 25.5 points. Parkway is on the road tonight to Natchitoches Central looking to keep pace with the Gators and tied with the Vikings. Parkway’s defense is coming off its best game after limiting a Byrd team that was averaging 307.7 yards a game on the ground to 57.
Other games tonight in District 1-4A have Woodlawn crossing the river to play Bossier and Minden comes to Shreveport to face Evangel.
A District 1-1A game sends Magnolia to league co-leader Haynesville.
PARKWAY (6-1, 3-1) at NATCHITOCHES CENTRAL (2-5, 1-3)
Where: Turpin Stadium
Series: Natchitoches Central 12-11
Last year: Parkway 37-22
Last week: Natchitoches Central lost to Captain Shreve 32-24; Parkway beat Byrd 21-3
Rankings: Parkway #4 in SBJ Top 10 poll
LHSAA Power Ratings: NCHS #39 Non-Select Div. I; Parkway #17 Non-Select Div. I
Live Stream: Natchitoches Central www.nchschiefs.live
Notables: In last week’s dominating win, Parkway’s defense did not allow a touchdown for the fifth time this season … Held a Byrd offense that had been averaging more than 300 yards a game to 57 yards … It kept Byrd out of the endzone for the first time since the second game of 2019 … Sophomore RB Antonio Gladney ran for 155 yards on 25 carries in the Byrd win … Kaleb Williams passed for 111 yards and moved over the 1,000-yard mark for the season … Natchitoches Central WR Cam Davis leads the state with 885 yards and 61 receptions.
MINDEN (1-6, 1-3) at EVANGEL (4-3, 3-1)
Where: Rodney Duron Stadium
Series: Evangel 1-0
Last year: Evangel 48-21
Last week: Evangel lost to North DeSoto 38-28; Minden lost to Northwood 42-16
Rankings: Evangel #5 in SBJ Top 10 poll
LHSAA Power Ratings: Evangel #12 Select Div. II; Minden #32 Non-Select Div. II
Radio: Minden (Real Country 104.5 FM)
Notables: Evangel’s defense forced six turnovers in last week’s loss to North DeSoto … the Eagles average 35.6 points per game … QB Peyton Fulghum has passed for 1,748 yards, an average of 249.7 yards per game … Damari Drake’s 312 yards leads Eagle rushers and has five touchdowns … WR Parker Fulghum is second in the state with 850 receiving yards on 43 catches.
WOODLAWN (3-4, 1-3) at BOSSIER (1-6. 0-4)
Where: Memorial Stadium
Series: Woodlawn 19-15
Last year: Woodlawn 34-14
Last week: Bossier lost to BTW 50-28; Woodlawn lost to Huntington 44-0
Rankings: Woodlawn #10 in SBJ Top 10 poll
LHSAA Power Ratings: Bossier #39 Non-Select Div. II; Woodlawn #20 Select Div. II
Radio: none
Notables: The Knights were blanked for the first time this season but QB Isaiah Kennedy was 11-of-12 passing for 186 yards. He also ran for 86 yards on 10 carries. Jaiyon Allen caught eight passes for 80 yards … Bossier quarterback Quan Scott has passed for 304 yards and run for another 204 yards … Caleb Jones leads the ground attack with 232 yards.
MAGNOLIA (1-6, 1-3) at HAYNESVILLE (6-1, 3-0)
Where: Red Franklin – Memorial Stadium
Series: Haynesville 4-0
Last year: Haynesville 48-6
Last week: Haynesville beat Arcadia 55-12; Magnolia beat Plain Dealing 64-26
Rankings: Haynesville #8 in LSWA 1A poll
LHSAA Power Ratings: Haynesville #3 Non-Select Div. IV; Magnolia #30 Select Div. IV
Radio: none
Notables: The Mariners scored a school-record 64 points in their win over Plain Dealing … Kalias Butler ran for 175 yards on nine carries and four touchdowns in Magnolia’s first win of the season.