JOURNAL SPORTS
Benton, Captain Shreve, Evangel and Haughton begin the District 1-5A football season at home tonight as Week 2 kicks into gear with 12 games involving Shreveport-Bossier schools.
Defending 1-5A champion Airline goes to Benton. The Vikingss spanked Barbe at home last Friday 56-27 while Benton was overwhelmed at home by Northwood, 49-13.
Byrd goes to Haughton hoping to get its offense untracked after a kickoff return by Christian Maxie gave the Yellow Jackets their only scoring in a 49-6 home loss to St. Amant. Haughton was edged by Class A power Homer 36-34 last week.
Captain Shreve and Huntington square off after each went east and took double digit losses to 2-5A foes Ouachita Parish and West Monroe, respectively.
Evangel also fell in Monroe last week, but it was a 33-32 nailbiter at powerful Neville. The Eagles are home tonight hosting Natchitoches Central and quarterback Owen Smith, who along with ECA’s Pop Houston ranked among state passing leaders last season.
The non-district slate includes a matchup of local 1-0 teams when Woodlawn goes to Parkway. Calvary goes to Neville in a rematch of a 42-38 Tigers win last year.
Plain Dealing makes its debut under erstwhile sportswriter and school administrator Jerry Byrd Jr. hoping to snap what is now the state’s longest skid, a 35-game losing streak, when Ringgold visits. The Redskins won at home 64-0 last season.
Week 2 local schedule
Tonight
District 1-5A games
Airline (1-0) at Benton (0-1)
Byrd (0-1) at Haughton (0-1)
Huntington (0-1) at Captain Shreve (0-1)
Natchitoches Central (1-0) at Evangel (0-1)
Non-district games
Bastrop (0-1) at Booker T. Washington (1-0)
Bossier (1-0) at Glenbrook (1-0)
Calvary (1-0) at Neville (1-0)
Loyola (1-0) at Logansport (0-1)
North Caddo (0-1) at North Webster (0-1)
Peabody (1-0) at Northwood (1-0)
Woodlawn (1-0) at Parkway (1-0)
Ringgold (0-1) at Plain Dealing (0-0)