JOURNAL SPORTS
The usual slate of appealing District 1-5A matchups and a couple 1-4A contests highlighted by what should be Loyola’s first real test of the season top the slate of midseason high school football games locally this weekend.
The three unbeatens in 1-5A – Evangel, Captain Shreve and Parkway – all play away from home this week.
Evangel doesn’t travel very far, playing at Independence Stadium Thursday night against an improving Huntington squad.
Captain Shreve goes to Airline in a rematch of last year’s 69-68 classic won by the Vikings, who lost for the first time in 14 district games last Friday, 51-49 at Evangel.
Parkway has plowed over its four foes but will have to contend with Byrd’s Wing-T option offense and a Yellow Jackets team that threw a Week 3 scare into Evangel and will be playing at home for the third straight week.
Haughton heads to Natchitoches Central in another district contest. The Chiefs have struggled defensively but have been competitive with an explosive offense in their three losses to the three 1-5A unbeatens.
Loyola has outscored its opponents 222-46, opening 1-4A competition last Thursday with a 56-0 romp over Southwood. Minden rolled over Woodlawn last Friday on the heels of a massive upset loss to North Webster a week earlier.
Bossier and Southwood collide in what looks like a good matchup between two 1-4A programs on the upswing Friday at Independence Stadium.
The Week 5 prep schedule involving Shreveport-Bossier teams:
THURSDAY GAME
District 1-5A
Evangel (3-1, 3-0) at Huntington (2-2, 2-1), Independence Stadium
FRIDAY’S GAMES
District 1-5A
Captain Shreve (3-1, 3-0) at Airline (3-1, 1-1)
Parkway (4-0, 2-0) vs. Byrd (1-3, 0-2), Lee Hedges Stadium
Haughton (1-3, 1-2) at Natchitoches Central (1-3, 0-3), Turpin Stadium
Non-district
Benton (0-4) at Leesville (1-3)
District 1-4A
Booker T. Washington (3-1, 1-0) at North DeSoto (4-0, 1-0)
Bossier (2-2, 0-1) at Southwood (2-1, 0-1), Independence Stadium
Minden (2-2, 1-0) at Loyola (4-0, 1-0)
Woodlawn (2-2, 0-1) at Northwood (3-1, 0-1)
District 1-2A
Magnolia School of Excellence (0-3, 0-1) at Calvary (3-1, 1-0)
Non-district
Mansfield (2-2) at North Caddo (1-3)
District 1-1A
Plain Dealing (0-3, 0-2) at Glenbrook (2-2, 1-1)