By LEE HILLER, Journal Sports
The second half of the District 1-5A schedule begins for six of the nine teams the seventh week of high school games in the area.
Haughton hosts Airline in the 42nd meeting in a series the Vikings lead 28-13. Byrd will host Natchitoches Central for its homecoming at Lee Hedges Stadium. The Yellow Jackets have won five of the last six and 29 of the 39 played in the series. Evangel will entertain Benton for the first time since the two last played each other from 1995-99.
District 1-4A has the only Thursday game of the week with Southwood the host to North DeSoto at Independence Stadium. It is the sixth meeting for the two schools since 2014. The Griffins lead the series 4-2.
Friday’s games in 1-4A have Booker T. Washington celebrating homecoming against Minden. The Tide have won eight of the 10 games in the series with BTW’s last win coming in 2002. Northwood will also have homecoming versus Bossier.
Loyola plays Woodlawn at Independence Stadium for the first time since 2013 and for the fifth time in the six meetings of the schools. The first four of the series occurred from 1960-63 at then State Fair Stadium.
All three 1-2A games are on the road for local schools. Calvary is at Union Parish in a battle of defending state champions. Both won Division III titles with the Cavaliers coming in Select and the Farmers in Non-Select. Green Oaks travels to Homer and North Caddo to D’Arbonne Woods.
Plain Dealing is on the road to Arcadia in a 1-1A game. It will be the 64th time the schools have played.
Non-District games have Captain Shreve on the road to Destrehan and Magnolia Charter goes to Ringgold. Four of the Mariners’ six wins in school history have come at the expense of the Redskins.
Week 7 schedule of area high school football games
Thursday, Oct. 17
DISTRICT 1-4A
North DeSoto vs. Southwood, Independence Stadium
Friday, Oct. 18
DISTRICT 1-5A
Airline at Haughton
Benton at Evangel
Natchitoches Central vs. Byrd, Lee Hedges Stadium
Huntington at Parkway, Preston Crownover Stadium
DISTRICT 1-4A
Minden at Booker T. Washington, Leonard C. Barnes Stadium
Bossier at Northwood, Jerry Burton Stadium
Loyola at Woodlawn, Independence Stadium
DISTRICT 1-2A
Calvary at Union Parish
Green Oaks at Homer
North Caddo at D’Arbonne Woods
DISTRICT 1-1A
Plain Dealing at Arcadia
NON- DISTRICT
Captain Shreve at Destrehan
Magnolia Charter at Ringgold
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