JOURNAL SPORTS
Don’t wait until Friday night to get a read on how the District 1-4A race will sort out.
Tonight’s Loyola-Southwood contest pits a pair of unbeaten 1-4A teams that are under the radar compared to the Friday night prime time collision between 4A’s new No. 1, North DeSoto, and high-scoring Northwood, as district action starts in 1-4A.
The other local game tonight is a District 1-5A matchup between squads that lit up the scoreboard last week, Captain Shreve and Benton.
Independence Stadium is the site for the Loyola-Southwood contest. The teams have posted all their wins against lower-division non-district opponents.
Loyola (3-0) is averaging 55 points after cruising past three Class A foes: St. Frederick, Logansport and Cedar Creek. Southwood (2-0) struggled to snap the state’s longest skid, 46 games dating back to 2019, while topping Class A Arcadia two weeks ago in its opener, but posted a convincing 50-28 victory last week at 2A North Caddo.
At Lee Hedges Stadium tonight, Captain Shreve (2-1, 2-0) is home on the heels of a 42-36 comeback win last Friday at Natchitoches Central. Benton (0-3, 0-2) rallied last week against Huntington but fell just short, 59-57, while posting 531 total yards, 253 on the ground in a balanced attack.
Week 4 games
TONIGHT
District 1-5A
Benton (0-3, 0-2) at Captain Shreve (2-1, 2-0)
District 1-4A
Loyola (3-0, 0-0) at Southwood (2-0, 0-0), Independence Stadium
FRIDAY
District 1-5A
Airline (3-0, 1-0) at Evangel (2-1, 2-0)
Huntington (1-2, 1-1) at Haughton (1-2, 1-1)
Natchitoches Central (1-2, 0-2) at Parkway (3-0, 1-0)
Non-district
John Ehret (1-2) at Byrd (0-3), Lee Hedges Stadium
District 1-4A
Booker T. Washington (2-1, 0-0) at Bossier (2-1, 0-0)
North DeSoto (3-0, 0-0) at Northwood (3-0, 0-0)
Minden (1-2, 0-0) at Woodlawn (2-1, 0-0), Independence Stadium
District 1-2A
Calvary (2-1, 0-0) at D’Arbonne Woods (3-0, 0-0)
Green Oaks (1-2, 0-0) at Union Parish (0-3, 0-0)
Magnolia School of Excellence (0-2, 0-0) at North Caddo (0-3, 0-0)
District 1-1A
Plain Dealing (0-2, 0-1) at Haynesville (3-0, 0-0)