JOURNAL STAFF
Loyola has a spot in the Select Division III playoffs but a win at North Caddo tonight would give them a huge boost in playing a first-round home game.
The top eight teams in the playoff bracket have byes and next eight (seeds 9-16) have first round home games. The Flyers are a 16 seed and a win could move them up going into the final game of the regular season.
Undefeated and Non-Select Division III top-seed Calvary will travel to Minden to play Lakeside. Green Oaks is on the road to Farmerville to face D’Arbonne Woods.
LOYOLA (3-4, 2-1) at NORTH CADDO (2-6, 1-2)
Where: Sanders-Prudhomme Stadium
Series: Loyola 32-18-1
Last year: Loyola 41-22
Last week: North Caddo lost to Green Oaks 32-18; Loyola beat Lakeside 52-0
Rankings: none
LHSAA power rankings: NC #27; LCP #16 Select Div. III
Radio: none
Notables: Loyola has scored 108 points in District 1-2A games and allowed 41 … the Flyers are averaging 35.8 points a game the last four … last week’s shutout was the first since a 2021 first-round playoff game with Haynes Academy (41-0) … Evan Litette had a career-long 37-yard field goal and seven extra points in the Lakeside win … QB Bryce Carpenter is averaging 144 yards a game passing and 54.5 rushing … Jude Gaitan is the second leading receiver with 19 catches, 252 yards and four touchdowns and is second on the defense with 57 tackles … Rowan Guthikonda continues to top the defense with 65 tackles. North Caddo couldn’t hold on to a first half lead in falling to Green Oaks … the Titans average 23.8 points per game and give up 41 a game.
CALVARY (8-0, 3-0) at LAKESIDE (3-5, 0-3)
Where: Minden
Series: Calvary 3-0
Last year: Calvary 63-0
Last week: Lakeside lost to Loyola 52-0; Calvary beat D’Arbonne Woods 35-0
Rankings: Calvary #1 LSWA Class 2A Top 10 poll, #1 SBJ Top 10 poll
LHSAA power rankings: Lakeside #37 Non-Select Div. III; Calvary #1 Select Div. V
Radio: Calvary (Promise 90.7 FM)
Notables: Calvary has handed four of its opponents their only loss on the season … The Cavs have allowed only six points the last three games and six or less points in four games overall … Landon Sylvie leads the team with 67 tackles, Cole Miller has 50 and 13 for a loss … offensively they average 45.5 points a game …James Simon has 11 touchdowns and scored 66 points, Aubrey Hermes 10 TDs and a 2-point conversion for 62.
GREEN OAKS (2-6, 1-2) at D’ARBONNE WOODS (6-1, 2-1)
Where: Farmerville
Series: D’Arbonne Woods 1-0
Last year: D’Arbonne Woods 28-14
Last week: D’Arbonne Woods lost to Calvary 35-0; Green Oaks beat North Caddo 32-18
Rankings: none
LHSAA power rankings: D’Arbonne Woods #7, Green Oaks #26 Select Div. III
Radio: none
Notables: Green Oaks scored a season-high 32 points (two more than it scored the previous seven games combined) to snap a six-game losing streak with last week’s win over North Caddo … the Giants produce a pair of 100-yard rushers in Stedtravious Brister (17 carries, 171 yards) and Delarious Marshall (11-115) last week … the Green Oaks defense shut out North Caddo in the second half.