By LEE HILLER, Journal Sports
Bossier High will play its 94th football season this fall and the Bearkats’ schedule hasn’t changed much, with only three opponents different than last season.
The Bearkats have one new non-district foe in Logansport and two District 1-4A newcomers in Southwood and Loyola. They start the first two weeks the same as the last two seasons, against North Caddo and Glenbrook.
Bossier starts the season with a trip to Vivian to face the Titans. The Bearkats defeated the Titans for their only win in 2023 and lead the series 25-6.
Class A power Glenbrook comes to Bossier’s Memorial Stadium for the third meeting between the two schools. The Apaches won the first two in their first two seasons of competing in the LHSAA.
Logansport replaces Parkway and comes to Bossier for the 12th meeting between the Tigers and Bearkats. The schools played seven of the first 11 from 2015-21 after not facing each other since 1931. Bossier holds a slim 6-5 series edge.
District 1-4A play begins at Booker T. Washington in the fourth week of the season. The Lions have won the last six in the series that is even with each team winning seven times. The last Bossier win was in 2000.
Southwood comes to Bossier for a mid-season matchup. It is the Cowboys’ first season back in 1-4A since Class 5A was added by the LHSAA in 1991. The last meeting of the schools occurred in 2010 with the Cowboys leading the series 11-9.
Bossier crosses the river to Shreveport to play at Loyola’s Messmer Stadium. The Flyers’ move up to 1-4A is their second in the district after competing there in 2013-14. The Bearkats lead the series 34-27-3. It began in 1926 when Loyola was known as St. John’s.
A second straight trip to Shreveport takes the Bearkats to Northwood and Jerry Burton Stadium. The two schools have played each other 16 times in 1-4A games. Bossier leads the series 19-15.
Another longtime opponent, Minden, comes to Bossier. The Tide leads the series 35-32-1. It started in 1931. The schools have played each other at least once in every decade since the 1930s.
Bossier plays its fourth game in Shreveport in the ninth game of the season when it faces Woodlawn. The Knights lead the series that dates back to 1960, 20-15.
North DeSoto comes to Bossier to close out the regular season. The Griffins have won six of the eight games played between the schools.
2024 Bossier football schedule
Sep. 6 at North Caddo
Sep. 13 Glenbrook
Sep. 20 Logansport
Sep. 27 at BTW
Oct. 4 Southwood
Oct. 10 at Loyola
Oct. 18 at Northwood
Oct. 25 Minden
Nov. 1 at Woodlawn
Nov. 7 North DeSoto
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