JOURNAL SPORTS 

Winning games late in the regular season usually means you increase on your power points and improve your rating, that is unless you are Airline and Huntington.  

Both schools will finish the regular season with games against teams that are in last place in their respective districts. Wins aren’t likely to help either team but will keep them from dropping too far in power rankings for the postseason divisions they are in.  

Airline (8-1, 5-1) plays winless Southwood (0-9, 0-6) tonight at Independence Stadium in a District 1-5A game. The Vikings are the No. 2 team in Non-Select Division I and playing a team that hasn’t won a game could mean they drop a spot or two from the lack of points a winless team is worth.  

Huntington (6-3, 4-2) goes across the river to play Bossier (1-8, 0=6) at Memorial Stadium in a District 1-4A game. The Raiders are the No. 12 team in Select Division I and playing the one-win Bearkats isn’t likely going to improve their spot.  

AIRLINE (8-1, 5-1) vs. SOUTHWOOD (0-9, 0-6)   

Where: Independence Stadium  

Series: Airline 29-19  

Last year: Airline 42-14  

Last week: Southwood lost to Byrd 37-18; Airline beat Parkway 33-16  

Rankings: Airline #3 in SBJ Top 10 poll  

LHSAA power rankings: Southwood #31 Select Div. I; Airline #2 Non-Select Div. I  

Radio: none   

Notables: Tonight’s regular-season finale will bring an end to another tough year for the Cowboys … Southwood is riding a 36-game losing streak … The Cowboys’ last win came on Nov. 1, 2019 (18-16 over Parkway) … RB Jeremy Tyler had two of the Cowboys’ three touchdowns last week … Airline can win more than eight games in a regular season for the first time since 1998 … Justin Scogin is the third straight Airline head coach to have winning seasons his first two years and with two more wins will also have at least 17 wins those first two seasons … QB Ben Taylor had his fifth straight game of 300-yards passing against Parkway, following his season-high 471 yards against Benton in the 1-5A opener … he continues to lead the state In passing with 3,187 yards and 40 touchdowns … RB Brandon Cooper had 115 yards on 12 carries last week, his second 100-yard game of the season.

District 1-4A 

HUNTINGTON (6-3, 4-2) at BOSSIER (1-8, 0-6)   

Where: Memorial Stadium  

Series: Huntington 11-6  

Last year: Huntington 48-0  

Last week: Bossier lost to North DeSoto 55-8; Huntington beat Evangel 34-29  

Rankings: Huntington ranked #5 in SBJ Top 10 poll.  

LHSAA power rankings: Bossier #38 in Non-Select Div. II; Huntington #12 Select Div. I  

Radio: none  

Notables: Huntington averages 32 points per game and 38.7 in the six games it has won … Landon Gibbs stepped in at quarterback for the injured Loranzo White and passed for 128 yards, hitting 8 of 15 passes in last week’s win over Evangel … Jamarion Washington led the Raiders’ ground game with 164 yards on six carries and two touchdowns .. Marcus Willis had 132 yards on 15 carries and 1 TD … Tight end Michael Casey had the game-winning 24-yard touchdown run in the final minute of the game as the Raiders amassed 386 yards on the ground … Bossier has scored in each of its last four games after being shut out the previous three.