Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington was honored to present a check totaling $70,000 to representatives from several youth-focused charities in our area. The funds were raised through the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office’s first annual “Kids Shoot for Youth Charities” event held earlier this month.

The proceeds from this event were distributed to St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, The Gingerbread House, Shriners Children’s, Easter Seals, and the March of Dimes. Each of these charities provide vital services and support to children and their families in need.

Sheriff Whittington expressed his appreciation for the overwhelming community participation that made the event such a success. “Seeing local people come together for such a meaningful cause is truly inspirational. Every dollar raised represents hope, compassion, and the strong spirit of the community. I could not be more proud of our sponsors, deputies, volunteers, and young participants who made this possible”.

Planning is already underway for next year’s “Kids Shoot for Youth Charities” event, which promises to be even bigger and better. The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office looks forward to continuing this tradition of giving back and supporting the children and families who make our community strong.

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The Bossier City Farmers Market has been officially recognized as the #1 Farmers Market in the State of Louisiana by American Farmland Trust, marking a major milestone for the local community and its vendors.

The market’s organizers credit this honor to the ongoing support from residents, small business owners, and local producers who bring the event to life each week. The recognition celebrates the hard work of farmers, bakers, ranchers, artists, food makers, and volunteers who have helped make the market a cornerstone of the Shreveport–Bossier community.

The Bossier City Farmers Market continues to offer a vibrant mix of local goods, cultural foods, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities — all with free admission and parking. More than 70 vendors participate each Saturday through November 29, 2025, in the front lot of Pierre Bossier Mall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Organizers say the award is a reflection of community pride and dedication to supporting local agriculture and small businesses, ensuring that the market remains a place where people can gather, shop, and celebrate the best of Louisiana’s local flavors.

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By RON HIGGINS, Journal Sports

BATON ROUGE – What do Matt Lee, Frank Wilson and Verge Ausberry have in common?

They are now serving as interims in three of the most powerful jobs on the LSU campus as president, head football coach and athletics director.

When sixth-year athletics director Scott Woodward was essentially fired Thursday night, Ausberry, a former two-time LSU football captain who’s the school’s Executive Deputy Athletic Director, was named interim.

He joins the Tigers’ trio of temps. Interim Lee is still in office after William F. Tate V departed to take charge at Rutgers on May 19. Wilson just replaced Brian Kelly, who was fired on Sunday as head football coach.

LSU also currently has vacancies for provost, general counsel, chief financial officer, Ag Center chancellor and law school dean.

It was Kelly’s firing that triggered a series of events leading to LSU alum Woodward negotiating to eventually receive his buyout of $6.7 million. The buyout, to be paid in full by 2030, would be offset when Woodward (who is required to search for a new job) finds new employment.

“Others can recap or opine on my tenure and on my decisions over the last six years as Director of Athletics, but I will not,” Baton Rouge native and LSU grad Woodward said in a released statement.  “Rather, I will focus on the absolute joy that LSU athletics brings to our state’s residents and to the Baton Rouge community. I will cherish the incredible relationships I have built within the university community and beyond our campus borders. And I will fondly remember the national and SEC championships for the joy that they brought to our student-athletes, coaches, staff, campus community and our incredible fans.”

Ausberry, a New Iberia native and an LSU grad with multiple degrees, joined the LSU athletic department in 1991 as an intern in the compliance office. Over the course of his 30-plus-year career, he served the Tigers in areas in numerous capacities.

“I’m honored for the Board of Supervisors and university leadership to put their trust in me to serve the university in this role,” Ausberry said. “This institution has impacted my life and my family in ways I never could have imagined. It’s my responsibility to move this athletic department forward, including hiring the best football coach in America to lead our program.

LSU will hold an 8 a.m. press conference this morning to address the athletics director transition.

Woodward’s departure comes on the heels of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry brazenly proclaiming at a Wednesday press briefing that Woodward wouldn’t be involved in hiring Kelly’s replacement.

“No, I can tell you right now, Scott Woodward is not selecting the next coach,” Landry said. “Hell, I’ll let Donald Trump select it before I let him do it. “

Landry fueled his narrative by incorrectly claiming that Woodward, an LSU graduate hired as athletics director in April 2019 after serving in a similar position for Texas A&M since January 2016, was responsible for two of the largest head coaching buyouts in college football history.

Woodward signed former Notre Dame head coach Kelly on Dec. 1, 2021, to a 10-year, $95-million LSU contract that had additional incentives pushing the value to more than $100 million. Kelly is owed almost $54 million after being with a 34-14 record just past the halfway point of his third season.

When Woodward was Texas A&M’s athletic director, he hired Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher as head football coach. Fisher’s contract was a 10-year, $75 million deal.

In August 2021, Russ Bjork, Woodward’s predecessor as A&M’s athletic director, awarded Fisher a four-year extension that increased his annual salary to more than $9 million.

When A&M fired Fisher in November 2023, his $77.5 million buyout was largely the result of the extension Fisher signed under Bjork, not Woodward’s original contract.

The facts didn’t stop Landry from publicly torching Woodward, widely regarded as one of the best LSU athletics directors in history and well-respected nationally among his peers.

Only less than a year on the job as LSU A.D., Woodward guided the athletic program through financial survival because of the COVID-19 pandemic starting in March 2020. 

Beginning in July 2021, he had to transition LSU into the era of athletes being legally paid through NIL deals, and then revenue sharing for all athletes began this academic school year.

In the midst of those challenges, Woodward hired two head coaches (Kim Mulkey, Jay Johnson) and promoted another (Jay Clark).

That trio has won four national titles (baseball 2023, 2025, women’s basketball 2022, women’s gymnastics 2024) with a combined winning percentage of 75.4 (411-133-2) and 12 NCAA tourney appearances.

In April 2021, Woodward hired Naismith Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach and Louisiana native Mulkey away from Baylor where she won three national titles in 21 seasons.

“Scott Woodward is my kind of leader,” Mulkey said at her postgame press conference after LSU beat Iowa in the 2022 national championship game for the school’s first-ever men’s or women’s national hoops title. “We talk the same language. I don’t know if that’s a Louisiana thing. He’s from Baton Rouge. I’m from Hammond. But he just gets it. He gets it. He gets out of the way.

“He doesn’t have to be and doesn’t want to be the most important person in the athletic department. He wouldn’t even go out there tonight and cut the net down.”

Mulkey learned of Woodward’s firing Thursday night while she was coaching her team’s home exhibition game vs. Langston.

She was too upset to appear at her postgame press conference.

“Scott has a deep love for coaches and student-athletes,” said associate head coach Bob Starkey, who replaced Mulkey at the presser after describing her as heartbroken. “He works incredibly hard to make sure we have the resources. He has a passion of love about this university and this state. We, and I personally, are a lot better for him.”

In June 2021, Woodward hired Arizona’s Johnson as head baseball coach. So far, Johnson has won two national championships and produced three players who were top-three selections in the Major League Baseball draft.

“Scott’s there in the back,” Johnson said at his post-game press conference after the Tigers leveled fellow SEC member Florida in the 2023 College World Series finals to win the school’s seventh national championship. “I think he’s the best athletic director in the country. What baseball coach’s athletic director calls them two or three times a week (and asks) `Everything good?’”

In August 2021, upon the retirement of the legendary gymnastics coach D-D Breaux, Woodward didn’t hesitate to promote co-head coach Clark to head coach.

Clark’s 2024 team won the school’s first national championship.

Woodward, who graduated from LSU in 1985 in political science, was hired in 2000 as the school’s director of external affairs by Chancellor Mark Emmert. He was also the Chancellor’s Representative to the Athletic Department.

When Emmert became president of the University of Washington in 2004, he hired Woodard as Vice President of External Affairs and then named him athletics director in January 2008.

It started Woodward’s 17-year run as an athletics director that also included Texas A&M and LSU.

But LSU was different for Woodward. It was personal.

“I grew up a few miles from campus, attended Catholic High School, and enrolled at the university that would change my life in 1981,” Woodward said in Thursday’s farewell statement. “Our university will always hold a special place in my heart, and I will never be too far from LSU.”

Contact Ron at ronhigginsmedia@gmail.com

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By DOUG IRELAND, Journal Sports

LAFAYETTE – The collision was jarring. Both of them. Both on the south goalline.

One strangely, controversially provided Lafayette Christian Academy the opportunity for a go-ahead field goal late in the third quarter, edging the Knights on top of Evangel 24-22 Thursday night.

That score held up because of the second one.

After a clutch nine-play drive in the final three minutes, Evangel was denied the game-winning touchdown with 26 seconds remaining. Eagles’ superstar junior quarterback Pop Houston, whose scrambling ability is as good as it gets, tucked it under pressure in the face of excellent coverage by the LCA secondary, on third down from the home team’s 15.

Houston burst between defenders down the left side to open space, and as some Knights converged, veered slightly inside approaching the goalline. He was met there by safety Luke Green, who delivered a big knock inside the 1, as Houston twisted and tried to reach the ball across the scoring stripe.

Mistake, he said moments later. The ball squirted loose, bounded a few yards into the end zone, and LCA’s Davion Batiste barely beat Evangel’s Demarkus Evans to recover it.

The side judge near the play was back around the 5. Officials conferred momentarily, and then signalled touchback, LCA ball.

The Knights, No. 1 in Class 2A, were 8-1. The Eagles, with a 2A enrollment but playing up and ranked No. 8 in 5A, were suddenly 7-2.

“It was a last-minute effort, but you’ve got to have two hands on the ball,” said Houston. “Kudos to Number 3 (Green, a UL Lafayette commitment). He did a good job of coming down and filling that gap. I wish I had made a different decision rather than reaching out one-handed.”

Green provided his perspective.

“I saw him make a move with the ball, but he handled it kind of funny, and he made a move inside. I broke off my coverage and was able to put my body in the right position to make him fumble.”

Batiste was in the right spot to save the night for the Knights.

“I saw Pop get loose, breaking our contain. I took off running to the ball, and luckily enough, when it came out, I was there to recover it. The first thing I thought was, they’re going to call it a touchdown. I didn’t hear any whistles, and I heard my teammates say, ‘we’ve got the ball,’ and I knew we had won the game,” he said.

Lee’s tackle stood up Houston, as the 2027 LSU commitment tried to knife across at the 1.

“Actually, less than that,” said Evangel coach Denny Duron. “He was right at the goalline.

“We didn’t get in, but it was that close. It’s tough to lose like that,” said Duron, “but we didn’t lose on that play. We had a lot of plays we lost on. It wasn’t typical of us to do that, but we played a mistake-filled game, and the Number 6 team in the state (in composite MaxPreps rankings) beat us two points. Maybe we’re a pretty good football team this year.”

The march toward the potential game-winner was tense and impressive.

“We work on the two-minute drill every day. We expected to get it down there,” said Houston “We expected to score.”

His coach was proud of his junior quarterback, who screamed at himself as he trotted off the field after the fumble.

“What he did was magnificent. It didn’t end well, but even the run he made on the last play to get there was magnificent,” said Duron. “People are leaving the stadium knowing that when he gets to Baton Rouge after next season, LSU is blessed to have that young man coming their way.”

Another Houston scramble, in the second quarter, was eye-popping. He couldn’t find an open receiver, ran toward the Evangel sideline, cut up, then swung all the way over to the LCA bench, and outran the pursuit to the right pylon for a 61-yard TD. Damari Drake’s two-point conversion run closed the gap to 21-15, which is where it stood until halftime.

“Crazy. Pop’s had a lot but that was the best,” said Duron.             

“That’s a great athlete, and great athletes make great plays,” said LCA’s Green. “I’ve got to give it to him, that was a phenomenal play.”

Said Houston: “I don’t know what to say about it. Right now in this moment, I’ve got a little bit of anger, so I can’t speak too much about it,” he paused briefly, “but I think it was a pretty good run.”

The Eagles defense came up with a turnover when Seth Collins intercepted at the Knights’ 39 a few minutes into the third quarter. Drake plowed eight yards for the tying TD and A.J. Robinson’s PAT kick boosted the visitors up 22-21 at the 7:06 mark.

Five minutes later, LCA got a puzzling break.

The Knights faced fourth-and-goal back at the 24, and a well-thrown pass found a receiver with his back to the end zone in the middle of the field just outside the goalline. Evangel defensive back Rico Williams slammed into the receiver’s back, knocking the ball loose and giving it to the Eagles on downs, preserving the lead.

Until the flag fluttered in. The referee announced “illegal contact on a defenseless receiver.” The Eagles’ bench justifiably howled. The penalty moved the ball to the 12, and an offsides infraction got it to the 7. That was close enough for Knights’ kicker Jude Hernandez to manage a 24-yard field goal for a 24-22 lead.

“The call was so bad,” said Duron, who until after the game, thought the penalty was interference. “The receiver clearly caught the ball, got hit and coughed it up.”

When Duron was told what the flag was for, he looked into the night and walked away, with a stern, frustrated expression.

“You win, or learn,” he said. “Our kids can’t second guess themselves. Our defense was amazing when they had to be tonight. LCA has been scoring a lot of points. They did not tonight.”

Contact Doug at sbjdoug@gmail.com

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Somewhere out there, legendary coach Lee Hedges just rolled over in his grave.

So did Jerry Burton, one of the most widely respected coaches in the area’s football history.

Tonight at Lee Hedges Stadium – a crisp October night made for football – the grand tradition of Friday night football will take place with … oh wait, scratch that.

Tonight at Jerry Burton Stadium, it’ll be the highly anticipated battle between … no one.

No teams. No games. On a Friday night at stadiums named for two men who lived for what high school football is/has been all about, the lights will never get turned on.

Why, you ask?

I’ll get to that in a moment.

But you can probably figure that out on your own, especially when you see that there were six games scheduled at local sites this Thursday, when there are typically no more than one or two.

I have railed in the past about teams being overly pro-active and moving games from Friday to Thursday when a forecast on Monday shows that it might rain. That’s absurd, especially since every Shreveport-Bossier stadium is field turf so there is no danger of the playing surface being torn up.

As offensive as that might be to my football sensibilities, it has now taken a spot behind our new winner in the clubhouse when it comes to feeling the need to play on Thursday.

Hold on, I promise we are almost there.

There is a definitive referee shortage in the local association. It’s so prevalent that games are being officiated with five-man crews on a regular basis. Playing on a Thursday can help alleviate that issue.

But that’s not it either, though there are some who will try to float that one by you.

Don’t buy it.

The reason why six games were played all over Caddo-Bossier last night can be summed up in nine letters: The first one is “H” and the last eight are “alloween.”

And yes, I’m serious.

There was a little informal text poll I conducted earlier this week among local coaches who were about to play on Thursday with this question: “Bigger factor in playing Thursday night – referee shortage or Halloween?”

One sheepishly sent me the screen shot of having to ask the visiting coach to switch the dates. Didn’t seem like he was all for it, but he was doing was he had been asked to do.

Others flat-out said yeah, it was all about Halloween. “No families with small kids attend” was the response. (And let’s be honest about it; getting an early start on a hunting weekend doesn’t hurt).

I get it: Attendance is going to suffer when you play a game on Halloween. The allure of Fright Night at the neighborhood elementary school can be a powerful force.

Don’t get me wrong; I know that matters in the grand scheme of things.

But you know what else matters? Friday nights matter. That’s what high school football was built on. A new week of practice starts on Mondays, the preparation continues throughout the week. Game day should lead into the weekend, not a Friday morning algebra class. Especially one where there is more interest in swallowing Skittles than solving quadratic equations.

The weekly schedule is already screwed up enough with everyone bailing on playing on Fridays during Fall Break. Throw in a couple of bad weather Friday forecasts and now the schedule looks like what Conference USA and Mid American Conference have been doing that last few years. If you’ve got a Tuesday, they’ve got a game for you!

Yes, this might seem to be a one-off calendar event (Halloween isn’t on Friday every year), but it is on a Saturday next year. Watch and see how many games get moved off Friday, October 30 so that kids could possibly go to a game on Thursday and still be able to bob for apples at the middle school Monster Mash the next night.

If you get a chance, drive by Lee Hedges Stadium or Jerry Burton Stadium tonight. What you’ll see (or not see) will be more than just a little bit scary.

Contact JJ at johnjamesmarshall@yahoo.com

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JOURNAL SPORTS

Loyola has had a record-shattering season, piling up points and yards while going 8-0 on the way to tonight’s visit to undefeated, top-ranked defending District 1-4A champion North DeSoto in Stonewall.

Say what you will about the Flyers’ opening the season with three blowouts of Class A teams. Loyola (5-0 in district) is averaging 59.8 points in 1-4A games.

Tonight they’ll line up against a North DeSoto defense giving up only 14.8 points per game, a bit less (13.4) in district competition.

Flyers’ quarterback Bryce Restovich is 365 yards away from the school career passing record late in his junior season. Mason Drake has become the school all-time career touchdown king (41) and is 34 points shy of the Loyola career scoring record (280).

North DeSoto, with a non-district 39-28 win at Class 5A power West Monroe to its credit, tops Non-Select Division II in playoff power points. Loyola is No. 2 statewide in the Select Division II power rankings.

Another well-matched 1-4A contest tonight has Booker T. Washington and Southwood meeting at Independence Stadium.

In Thursday night action, Benton moved to 9-0 and 7-0 in District 1-5A by posting four first-quarter touchdowns en route to a 58-42 win at Benton. Kaleb Williams threw four TD passes for the Panthers.

Captain Shreve got four Jackson Gaskin touchdown throws and Jamarcea Plater scored every fifth time he touched the ball, running for TDs of 60 and 13 yards and catching a 6-yard scoring pass in the Gators’ 65-44 dispatch of Haughton. The Bucs got 209 rushing yards and three touchdowns from Brandon Craig while Taylor Weathersby tossed three TD passes.

Natchitoches Central blanked Huntington after halftime at Independence Stadium, erasing a one-point deficit in a 33-14 victory over the Raiders. The Chiefs (5-4, 3-4) won the 1-5A contest despite four turnovers.

Northwood moved to 8-1 overall, 5-1 in 1-4A by shutting out Minden 42-0.

Calvary won its 69^th consecutive district game in a 13-year streak, but Green Oaks made the Cavaliers earn their 38-20 decision. The plucky Giants trailed only 10-6 at halftime.

 

 

THURSDAY’S SCORES

District 1-5A

Captain Shreve 65, Haughton 44

Natchitoches Central 33, Huntington 14

Parkway 58, Benton 42

 

Non-district

Lafayette Christian 24, Evangel 22

 

District 1-4A

Bossier 42, Woodlawn 20

Northwood 42, Minden 0

 

District 1-2A

Calvary 38, Green Oaks 20

 

HALLOWEEN NIGHT

District 1-5A

Byrd (2-6, 1-5) at Airline (5-3, 3-3)

 

District 1-4A

Loyola (8-0, 5-0) at North DeSoto (8-0, 5-0)

Booker T. Washington (4-4, 1-4) at Southwood (3-4, 1-4), Independence Stadium

 

District 1-2A

Homer (3-5, 2-2) at North Caddo (1-7, 1-3)

Union Parish (4-4, 4-1) at Magnolia School of Excellence (0-7, 0-4)

 

District 1-1A

Plain Dealing (0-7, 0-5) at Lincoln Prep (3-5, 1-3)

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JOURNAL SPORTS

RUSTON – After a 10-day break, Louisiana Tech’s football team returns to the field tonight for a Halloween Homecoming matchup against winless Sam Houston State at Origin Bank Field at Joe Aillet Stadium.

Kickoff for the Conference USA  matchup is 7 p.m. and the game can be seen on CBS Sports Network. The Louisiana Tech Radio Network broadcast including analyst Teddy Allen airs locally on 95.7 KLKL FM.

Tech (4-3, 2-2 CUSA) hopes to get back into the win column against Sam Houston (0-7, 0-4) in an all-time series that is tied at 2-2-1. The Bearkats won last year’s meeting in Huntsville.

The Bulldogs will unveil black uniforms and helmets for the first time in program history, while the Bearkats will don their orange uniforms: a perfect combination for a Halloween meeting. 

It will also culminate Tech’s 100th Homecoming.

“The 100th Homecoming,” said Bulldogs’ fourth-year coach Sonny Cumbie. “It’s an exciting week. We are really excited about the game. It’s a great opportunity for us to get back out on the field and play.”

Tech will also hope to bounce back from a heart-breaking overtime loss to Western Kentucky 28-27 in its last outing and try to snap a two-game losing skid.

“What did we learn from that loss?” said Cumbie. “How do we get better and better, and stronger and stronger as a football team.”

Blake Baker threw for a career-high 340 yards, while Marlion Jackson posted career highs with six receptions for 103 yards. Tech’s defense recorded its second game this season with double-digit tackles for loss (10), and  Kameron Carter recorded the team’s 13th interception of the year.

“This is a Sam Houston team that is getting better,” said Cumbie. “If you look at their last three games they have gotten better. You can see the progression.”

The Bulldogs are 71-26-2 on homecoming, although losing in their last four homecoming games. Tech’s last homecoming win came in 2020, a 21-17 victory over UTEP.

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By BRAD WELBORN, Northwestern State Sports Information

LAKE CHARLES – Northwestern State continues its path through a season built on growth and young talent on Saturday with another chance to measure that progress on one of the Southland Conference’s proudest stages.

For the first time since 2021, the Demons (1-7, 0-4) head back to Lake Charles, meeting rival McNeese (2-6, 1-3) under the lights with a 6 p.m. at Navarre Stadium, with coverage on ESPN+ and 100.7 FM KZBL in Natchitoches, along with Baldridge-Dumas Communications affiliates in Leesville, Many and Winnfield.

The Demons enter the meeting coming off a hard-fought battle with No. 15 Lamar, a night that again showed encouraging pieces of what this team is becoming. NSU went toe-to-toe with a conference title contender for three quarters, undone by a handful of first-half mistakes and a late surge from the Cardinals. Even in defeat, the flashes of explosiveness on both sides of the ball continued to grow brighter.

“Our kids are resilient,” second-year head coach Blaine McCorkle said. “They’re a really unique group in that they are young yes, but mature in their youth. I think they understand the big picture of our program and who we are, why we’re where we are and where we’re going. Every week they get excited to play. They recognize this is a rivalry week. McNeese has one of the best atmospheres in FCS football in a great venue.”

McNeese returns home after a tough trip to Nicholls where the game swung on a pick-six and a clock-draining, 17-play that covered nearly the entire third quarter. The Colonels stretched the lead to 24-7 in the fourth quarter and sealed things with a deep strike, but McCorkle sees a Cowboys team capable of much more than the results have shown.

“They had a tough one at Nicholls last week where Nicholls kind of got away from them a little,” McCorkle said. “But as I watched that game and followed those teams this year I think if they play 10 times they would go 5-5. Nicholls just got the best of them last week. We’ll have our work cut out for us. Coach (Matt) Viator is back there and putting a little juice back in the program.”

Saturday’s matchup could hinge on the ground game. Both defenses enter allowing more than 200 rushing yards per game, opening the door for a physical, possession-driven contest. The Demons, though, will aim to keep balance after their most productive passing performance of the season a week ago.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Abram Johnston delivered 284 yards, the second-highest total of his career, and a touchdown against Lamar. Seven or more receivers caught a pass for the eighth time this season, led by true freshman Brendan Webb’s breakout game with 126 yards on four catches, both career highs.

“We need to start fast and start well,” McCorkle said. “Get some confidence early and really try and make a game of it. McNeese hasn’t had the season I think they thought they would but when you turn on the film they still look like McNeese. That means something in FCS football. They’ve got some big offensive linemen and good size on their defensive ends. They’re physical and they do some really good stuff. They’re sound and know what they’re doing.”

As the Demons take another step in their development and return to one of the league’s iconic venues, the message inside the locker room remains simple and steady.

“The focus this week should be staying together and knowing what we can do,” offensive lineman Ralee Jackson said. “Every week is a toss-up in conference play. No game is ever guaranteed. It doesn’t matter what anybody says. Every week is a toss-up and we are capable of going and getting this one.”

Contact Brad at welbornb@nsula.edu

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By T. SCOTT BOATRIGHT, Lincoln Parish Journal

GRAMBLING — It almost feels like the best of times and the worst of times for Grambling State football as the Tigers prepare to play host to Alabama A&M

Kickoff is 2 p.m. Saturday at Eddie G. Robinson Stadium.

The Tigers stand at 5-3 overall and 2-2 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s West Division after upsetting Jackson State, which was the No. 1 team in HBCU football, by 26-24 last weekend in Las Vegas.

That’s the best part of the current times for the Tigers.

The worst is the fact that starting quarterback C’zavian Teasett remains hospitalized in Las Vegas after being seriously injured late in last week’s win.

And with No. 2 quarterback Ashton Frye still out with a shoulder injury, that leaves Tigers coach Mickey Joseph facing a true quarterback quandary.

A’Myne Darensbourg came off the bench last week to replace Teasett. His fourth-down 14-yard scramble was a key play as the Tigers drove 10 plays to win with a last-minute field goal.

And while he’ll get the start against Alabama A&M, the true freshman out of Kennedy High School in New Orleans has completed only 1-of-3 pass attempts in very few snaps on the collegiate level, leaving Joseph hesitant to place the weight of being a fulltime starter on the young QB’s shoulders.

So, Joseph plans to use all three quarterbacks he still has against Alabama A&M, with true freshman Hayden Benoit out of Loreauville High School, who has no career college snaps, and running back Byron Eaton, Jr., a redshirt freshman who played quarterback at Lincoln High School in Dallas, also in this weekend’s game plan.

Eaton ranks second in team rushing stats with 235 yards and three touchdowns on 47 carries.

“Now, you don’t want to play musical chairs with this position,” Joseph said. “This isn’t going to be musical chairs. When they go into the game, they’re going to know what they are doing. It’s probably going to take three of these kids to get us into position to win a football game, and we’ll do it.”

Joseph admits that means his Tigers might run the ball more from the quarterback position with Darensbourg starting.

“That’s what he’s comfortable with — that’s what he did in high school in New Orleans,” Joseph said about Darensbourg’s rushing ability. 

“He’s a tough-nosed kid. He’s got one face. He’s got a poker face. He doesn’t get too high, he doesn’t get too low. He knew he had to run, had to scramble, to get that first down (to set GSU up for the game-winning field goal against Jackson State). And he did a great job.”

Joseph said Benoit is more of a traditional quarterback.

“Benoit is more of a drop back guy,” Joseph said. “He can spin it out. In high school he did some quarterback runs, but he can spin it out and that’s what he did more of. But he’s mobile enough that he can run around if he needs to.”

Joseph expects to see a lot of the run game from Alabama A&M (4-4, 1-3 SWAC East) because the Bulldogs are in a similar situation to the Tigers.

“We want to try to dominate the line of scrimmage,” Joseph said. “They’re playing with their backup quarterback.

“So, one thing you know they want to do, they probably want to try to establish the run. So, we want to make sure that we have gap integrity.”

Contact Scott at tscottboatright@gmail.com

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By PATRICK MEEHAN, Centenary Sports Information Director

CONWAY, Ark. – The Centenary football team will play its final road game of the regular season on Saturday as the Gents face the Hendrix College Warriors in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference contest set for 6 o’clock inside Young-Wise Memorial Stadium.

The Gents (1-5, 1-2 SCAC) fell 52-6 at home last Saturday to league-leading McMurry while the Warriors (4-3, 2-1 SCAC) defeated Lyon College 38-21 at home. Centenary’s last road game was memorable as the Maroon and White recorded a 23-20 overtime victory over Lyon on Oct. 18 in Batesville, Ark.

“We have a great road challenge ahead against a veteran, talented, and well-coached Hendrix team,” said Gents’ coach Byron Dawson.

“We need to build on a strong week of practice and eliminate mistakes. The little things will be the key, and we must play 60 minutes of disciplined football in Conway on Saturday.”

The Warriors are 3-2 at home this season while the Gents are 1-2 on the road with losses to Millsaps College and Austin College. Hendrix defeated Centenary 43-20 in Shreveport last season.

The Gents are averaging 417.8 yards of total offense per game – 278.8 passing and 139.0 rushing and average 22.4 points per game.

Freshman Theo Dunn tops the Gents with 32 catches for 504 yards and five scores.

Senior running back Obadiah Butler has 40 rushing attempts for 418 yards and three TDs.

Freshman defensive back T.J. Ranson continues to lead the Centenary defense with 41 total tackles (24 solo). The Gents’ defense has registered 31 tackles for loss, nine sacks, four interceptions, and two forced fumbles.

True freshman quarterback Abram Wardell, a Calvary Baptist product, made his first collegiate start last Saturday. He completed 28-of-43 passes for 229 yards and one TD with an interception.

Five different players had at least two catches, led by Butler’s 11 and sophomore Christopher Jackson, also a Calvary grad,  had a career-high 113 yards receiving on a career-best right catches. Jackson is the Gents’ second-leading receiver this season with 33 catches for 386 yards and has one TD.

Butler also had eight carries and four kickoff returns for 66 yards. He ranks third in the conference in rushing yards per game (69.7) and Dunn ranks fifth in the league in receiving yards per game (84.0).

The Gents will finish their regular season next Saturday at home against Austin College.

Following the regular-season finale, the Gents will head to Little Rock Nov. 15. The SCAC has a new format for determining its league champion as all six schools (Austin College, Centenary, Hendrix, Lyon, McMurry, and TLU) will play.

Live stats and live video are available for Saturday’s game at the links below:

STATS: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=604429

VIDEO: https://www.flocollege.com/live/187658

Contact Patrick at pmeehan@centenary.edu

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Remember to set your clocks back one hour Sunday, November 2, which is when Daylight Saving Time officially ends for 2025. It will resume Sunday, March 8, 2026 and run through Sunday, November 1, 2026.

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Roy Gene Ross passed into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 25, 2025, in Marshall, Texas. He was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church in Marshall.

Roy was born October 22, 1939, in Arkansas to Albert Hartford Ross and Lillie Snow Ross. He served in the U.S. Navy. On return home, he worked at the Beaird plant in Shreveport, Louisiana and the Army Ammunition plant in Minden, Louisiana. He retired in 2002.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Eric Blaine Ross; brother, James C. Ross; and sisters, Elsa Marcy Ross Kirk and Carolyn Ann Ross Risinger.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret Davidson Jones Ross; son, Robert Allen Jones of Atlanta, Texas; his children, Rachel Jones of Texarkana, Texas, Ryan Jones and his wife, Kelly and their two daughters of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Margaret and Roy’s daughter, Toni Ross Hodge (Mike) of Grand Rivers, Kentucky and her children, Jacob Napper and his wife, Maria and their son, Jacoby of Murray, Kentucky, and Emily Napper of Murray, Kentucky; Roy’s son, Roy Gene Ross, Jr. (June) and his children of Dallas, Georgia; daughter-in-law, Suzy Taylor (Greg) and their daughters, Lacy and Lindsey and families; and his sister, Linda Oar (Al) and their children and their families.

Services were held on Oct. 30. Officiating the service was Pastor Derek Hicks. Honoring Roy as pallbearers were Al Oar, Rodney Oar, Keith Fontenot, James Beasley, Jim Johnson, and Greg Taylor.

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On behalf of the Management and Staff of Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, in conjunction with the Palmer Family, we announce the celebration of life honoring Mrs. Mary Ann Palmer.

Mrs. Palmer will lie in state for visitation on Friday, October 31, 2025, between the hours of 11:00 am. – 7:00 p.m., at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home in Shreveport, Louisiana.

The celebration of life will commence on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 12: 00 pm, in the sanctuary of Bryant Temple Church of God in Christ, Shreveport, Louisiana.

Mrs. Palmer will rest in the gardens of Zion Rest Cemetery.

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Louisiana will use $150 million monthly in state funds to continue food assistance for elderly, disabled and child recipients after federal SNAP benefits halt Saturday due to the government shutdown, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Wednesday.

The state will automatically provide November benefits to approximately 565,000 vulnerable residents without requiring requalification, Landry said. Payments will be uploaded to EBT cards during the first four days of November.

About 53,000 households with able-bodied adults will not receive the temporary state benefits. Landry encouraged those recipients to seek employment, citing more than 100,000 job openings statewide.

Nearly 793,000 Louisiana residents — roughly one in five — rely on SNAP benefits, according to the governor’s office. That includes about 356,800 children, 88,200 seniors and more than 120,000 people with disabilities.

The Louisiana Legislature unanimously approved a resolution Friday authorizing the state Department of Health to tap its budget and the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund for the emergency funding. Landry signed an emergency declaration Oct. 23 enabling the fund release.

Louisiana is one of eight states and the only one in the Gulf South providing such assistance during the shutdown.

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After more than 25 years of dedicated service, Joyce Chaisson is retiring from the Bossier City Police Department. Known for her professionalism, steady presence, and commitment to keeping the community safe, Chaisson has been a valued member of the department and will be greatly missed by her colleagues.
The department extends its heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Chaisson as she begins this next chapter. Her years of service have left a lasting impact, and her team hopes her retirement brings as much joy and fulfillment as she has brought to those around her.

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Students across Bossier Schools proved that caring for others never goes out of style during the annual Day of Service. From campus clean-ups to collection drives and community projects, students and staff came together to make a positive impact—despite a little stormy weather.

The spirit of service continues, with several schools extending their projects and donation drives over the coming weeks. Organizers say the final results will be shared soon, but early glimpses already showcase the dedication, teamwork, and generosity that define Bossier Parish students.

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BATON ROUGE – Some people believe the 1998 football movie “The Waterboy” is an accurate depiction of daily life in South Louisiana.

Mommas grill the lizards they kill for dinner. Cheerleaders are too drunk even to practice routines. An assistant coach wears overalls and babbles with an incoherent Cajun accent.

The main character, named Bobby Boucher (pronounced Boo-shay), played by comedian Adam Sandler, is a mama’s boy with a soft heart and the I.Q. of a crawfish.

Many Louisianians will always believe the movie, with its exaggerated everything, is insulting to those born and raised in their state. They consider the comedy the ultimate slap in the face, a way over-the-top imagination of writers Sandler and Tim Herlily.

But every once in a while, we are reminded that “The Waterboy” isn’t far off base, especially this week when Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has planted himself on his soapbox (which is needed so he can reach the microphone).

It’s at this point he transforms into Governor Laundry, a high-pitched yapping Cajun caricature with a touch of Foghorn Leghorn blowhard ignorance.

Governor Laundry never ceases to amaze, because every unfiltered thought that escapes his mouth sets a new level of ignorance that only lasts a few seconds until he spews his next wave of verbal garbage.

Ever since Sunday, when he rounded up his self-appointed posse – LSU’s Board of Supervisors, who love hearing the sounds of their voices – and ordered the firing of Tigers’ head football coach Brian Kelly, Governor Laundry has been on a power trip bender.

In just more than two minutes of his Wednesday press conference, Governor Laundry revealed his sophomoric lack of knowledge about the basic business of college athletics, doing severe damage to LSU’s chances of hiring the best possible and most qualified replacement for Kelly.

Here’s Governor Laundry’s 355-word diatribe:

“We are not going down a failed path. And I wanted to tell you something, this is a pattern. The guy here now that wrote that contract cost Texas A&M 70 something million dollars. Right now, we got a $53 million liability  (Kelly’s buyout). We are not doing that again.

“You know what I believe? I believe that we’re going to find a great coach and, let President Trump pick it. He loves winners, you know, I’m not gonna be picking the next coach.

“But I can promise you, we’re gonna pick a coach and we’re gonna make sure that that coach is successful, and we’re gonna make sure that he’s compensated properly, and we’re gonna put metrics on it, because I’m tired of rewarding failure in this country and then leaving the taxpayers to foot the bill. So, yeah, absolutely.

“No, I can tell you right now, Scott Woodward is not selecting the next coach, Hell, I’ll let Donald Trump select him before I let him do it. I don’t know, but the Board of Supervisors is gonna come up with a committee and they’re gonna go find us a coach.

“Hold on, hold on. One more quick thing. Here’s what y’all reporters need to do. Y’all need to start looking at who represents all these people, like these agents. You know, it’s interesting. I’m not mistaken. Woodward’s agent. Kelly’s agent. The Texas A&M agent. They’re all the same agent.

“Like, this is ridiculous. Lawyers would be disbarred for the way these agents act and the way they go to represent. In fact, there’s no doubt they may even represent some of the players now, like it’s really time for the NCAA to put on some guardrails in college sports. Because it is fine. We don’t need the guardrails. Big billionaires want to spend all that kind of money, no problem.

“But if I got to go find $53 million for Kelly it’s not going to be a pleasant conversation. I’m just telling you. I think I know. I think that’s important as well. Y’all should start looking into that.”

Well, Governor Laundry, as a proud member of the Y’all profession for 46 years, I don’t need to look into anything to immediately understand all the lies you told to fit your “I’m the boss, hoss” narrative.

Here’s the short list:

• When Woodward was Texas A&M’s athletic director from January 2016 to April 2019, he hired Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher as head football coach. Fisher’s contract was 10 years, $75 million.

In August 2021, Ross Bjork, Woodward’s successor as A&M’s athletic director, awarded Fisher a four-year extension that increased his annual salary to more than $9 million.

So when A&M fired Fisher in November 2023, his $77.5 million buyout was primarily the result of the extension Fisher signed under Bjork, not Woodward.

• Louisiana taxpayers don’t pay the salaries or buyouts of any of LSU’s head coaches and assistants in any sports. LSU’s athletic department is one of the few self-sufficient athletic departments in the country, receiving no funding from the government or student fees.
• Governor Laundry’s promise of “we’re gonna put metrics on it (the next LSU head football coach contract), because I’m tired of rewarding failure in this country and then leaving the taxpayers to foot the bill” is absolute babbling BS rhetoric.

You want metrics, Governor Laundry? In the U.S. News and World Report state rankings in various categories, Louisiana was 50^th (that’s dead last) in two categories (economy and crime corrections) and 44^th or worse in six other categories.

• Governor Laundry claimed Woodward, Kelly, and Fisher all have the same agent.

Brian Kelly is represented by Trace Armstrong. Jimbo Fisher is represented by Jimmy Sexton. Woodward’s agent is unknown, but Armstrong and Sexton have never listed Woodward as a client.

• Governor Laundry loudly proclaimed that Woodward — who has hired two LSU head coaches (baseball’s Jay Johnson, women’s basketball’s Kim Mulkey) and promoted another to head coach (women’s gymnastics Jay Clark) who have combined to win four national championships in the last three years — will not be involved in hiring LSU’s new head football coach.

Instead, conducting the search is the Board of Supervisors, mostly Governor Laundry appointees who have no clue about the difficulties of pinpointing, negotiating, and hiring a major college head football coach clandestinely as possible.

In this new lawless era of college athletics of NIL with no spending limits and a transfer portal without boundaries, the last thing any prospective head coach wants is being hired by a school where a state governor is calling the shots.

Considering such shenanigans of Louisiana governors meddling with the LSU football program dates back to Huey Long in the 1920s and 1930s, you sadly realize one thing.

The Louisiana political circus never changes. It’s just a new set of clowns are elected every few years.

Like Governor Laundry.

Contact Ron at ronhigginsmedia@gmail.com

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Evangel has a Class 2A enrollment but is unbeaten in District 1-5A.

Tonight, the Eagles visit a 2A opponent that has dispatched three 5A stalwarts, including reigning Non-Select Division I state champion Central of Baton Rouge.

Evangel, ranked No. 8 in the LSWA’s Class 5A poll, plays at Lafayette Christian, the No. 2 team in 2A.  Both teams are 7-1 and their losses were no disgrace.

The Eagles opened the season at 5A power Neville, a Non-Select Division semifinalist last year, and only a failed two-point conversion in the closing minutes prevented them from topping the Tigers.

The Knights, without their starting quarterback, fell 31-13 at Archbishop Shaw, last year’s Select Division II state champion. Their wins include Rummel (27-26), Carencro (41-38) and Central (55-48).

There will be plenty of top-level talent on the field near the I-49/1-10 exchange.

Evangel’s Pop Houston leads the state with 2,915 passing yards and 34 touchdowns, having only three interceptions in 231 attempts (160 completions). All of the picks came a month ago in a 51-49 win that ended Airline’s long 1-5A win streak. The junior, a 2027 LSU commit, threw for eight TDs and ran for another last week at Haughton. He has 654 rushing yards and eight scores.

His top targets are Charley Abraham (59 catches, 845 yards, 5 TDs), Johnny Casey Jr. (34-716, 10 TDs) and Demarkus Evans (30-661, 11 TDs). Returning All-State linebacker Damari Drake headlines the ECA defense and has run for 10 scores and an 8.3 per carry average. Eagles LB Bennett Speer tops local tacklers with 103 stops.

LCA has a dangerous defensive lineman in Jayden Arceneaux, who has broken the school single-season mark for tackles for lost yards. Linebackers Kaleb Simon and Jaimason Marzell have combined for nearly 150 tackles, and defensive back Luke Green is already committed to the UL Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns.

Offensive stars for the Knights are quarterback Braylon Walker (1,154 yards passing, 19 TD, and 719 rushing yards with seven scores), running back Caiden Bellard (1,033 yards, 13 TDs) and receiver Brayden Allen (489 yards, eight TDs).

There are six local district games tonight, including Captain Shreve’s homecoming contest against Haughton, and unbeaten Parkway’s last hurdle to clear, at Benton, before a Week 10 showdown with Evangel for the 1-5A crown.

The Gators lost to Parkway on the last play a week ago, 45-42, while rolling up 556 total yards against perhaps the district’s best defense. Haughton took Evangel deep into the third quarter before the Eagles found another gear and pulled away.

Shreve senior receiver Shawn Devers is leaving his mark on the school record book. He has passed the legendary Carlos Pennywell on the career receptions list (89 and counting), and is 21 away from second place. Devers is second in career receiving yardage (1,785), 428 shy of the record.

Jamarcea Plater already has blasted past the Shreve career rushing yards mark with 3,570 and 45 touchdowns in just 19 games on offense. The former (and still occasional) cornerback, who has four career punt blocks, is averaging 167 yards per game in his senior season after going for 219 at Parkway, his school record seventh 200-yard performance.

Shreve’s defense forced the first two Parkway punts of the season as Briggs Savage collected 20 tackles and LaMelvin Adger added 16.

Benton faces an uphill battle at home against Parkway, but has three of the more explosive offensive weapons in 1-5A. Receiver Case Austin is averaging 30 yards on 27 catches and has 10 TDs, while Rydan McCormack carries an 18.3 average on 24 catches. Junior Malachi Zeigler threw for 486 yards last week against Byrd to raise his season total to 2,270, and his five TD passes upped the 2025 total to 20.  

 

TONIGHT

 

District 1-5A

Haughton (1-7, 1-6) at Captain Shreve (4-4, 4-2), Lee Hedges Stadium

Natchitoches Central (4-4, 2-4) at Huntington (3-5, 3-3), Independence Stadium

Parkway (8-0, 6-0) at Benton (2-6, 1-5)

 

Non-district

Evangel (7-1) at Lafayette Christian (7-1)

 

District 1-4A

Woodlawn (2-6, 0-5) at Bossier (3-5, 1-4)

Minden (4-4, 3-2) at Northwood (7-1, 4-1)

 

District 1-2A

Green Oaks (2-6, 1-3) at Calvary (7-1, 4-0)

 

FRIDAY

District 1-5A

Byrd (2-6, 1-5) at Airline (5-3, 3-3)

 

District 1-4A

Loyola (8-0, 5-0) at North DeSoto (8-0, 5-0)

Booker T. Washington (4-4, 1-4) at Southwood (3-4, 1-4), Independence Stadium

 

District 1-2A

Homer (3-5, 2-2) at North Caddo (1-7, 1-3)

Union Parish (4-4, 4-1) at Magnolia School of Excellence (0-7, 0-4)

 

District 1-1A

Plain Dealing (0-7, 0-5) at Lincoln Prep (3-5, 1-3)

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By LEE BRECHEEN, Louisiana Football Magazine

There are big senior classes, and there are the elite big senior classes that have made huge impact in their high school football careers. Case in point: the talented, versatile and very successful seniors at Northwood High School.

I saw them work out and met many of them during a visit in March. Recently I followed up with Falcons’ coach Austin Brown to get updated on his guys in the Class of 2026. Northwood had very high hopes and has not disappointed. The Falcons are 7-1, have played a tough schedule and own the No. 6 power ranking in Non-Select Division I – as a Class 4A school lumped in with the Class 5A programs.

The only loss is to North DeSoto High School in a District 1-4A game that ended with a lopsided final, but was a one-score margin well into the second half before the undefeated Griffins took over with their extraordinary tempo and talent.

When I dropped by in the spring, I taped interviews with a few of the players you can still see on YouTube by finding The Sports Scouting Report with Lee Brecheen. I was super impressed hearing how most of these kids play multiple sports. The most impressive fact is every one has incredible academic credentials to go along with their resumes in football, track, baseball, basketball, powerlifting and more.

This is a very special senior group. But the new framework of college football recruiting, thanks to the transfer portal that results in mass movement every winter and spring from college to college, does not reflect their ability or potential.

“We have players who are college prospects but because of the portal we are not seeing movement in offers,” said Brown. “As of now, only one kid has an offer and that’s (running back) Kyron Johnson, at Louisiana Christian in Pineville.

“Kyron is our best player. He leads us in all purpose yards and has close to 20 touchdowns,” said Brown.

I’d love to spotlight every one, but the focus today will be on Johnson (I list him as an athlete, at 5-7, 145, with a GPA of 3.7) and others.

Falcons who have college upside, I believe, are OL Reilly A. Rogers (6-3, 315, 4.0 GPA), LB Kyron Gladney (5-10, 190, 4.1 GPA), LB Gage Lummus (6-0,195, 4.0 GPA), kicker Alexander Williams (5-8, 193, 4.0 GPA), Justin Thomas (Athlete, 5-11, 160, 4.2 GPA), WR Jayden Murphy White (5-9, 162, 4.3 GPA), WR/FS Jerimiah Johnson (5-11, 160, 3.5 GPA), RB/LB John Sneed (5-11, 220 3.4 GPA),CB Jason Straughter Jr. (5-7, 135, 3.6 GPA), OL Michael Robertson (6-0,  225, 4.3 GPA), DT Braylon Levy (6-0, 240, 3.8 GPA), DE Devin McKenna (5-11,  200, 4.3 GPA)  and kicker Landon LaVasseur (5-8, 135, 4.2 GPA).

Yes, some are undersized, but all are smart, tough, well-coached and can find a place on a college roster at some level. Those GPA’s will help them get financial aid that make them very attractive as non-athletic scholarship counters.

Here’s what their coach told me. Bear in mind that Brown worked on the college level a decade ago at Northwestern State, so he knows what it takes to play at the FCS level from first-hand experience.

Jerimiah Johnson is a big-time three-year starter who is leading the team in tackles with over 60 this fall.

John Sneed starts on both sides of the football and has had some incredible blocks at RB and LB. He has several pancake blocks.

Kyron Gladney might be the best college prospect on the team as an outside linebacker. He looks the part and has produced.

Gage Lummus is a really good high school LB who brings it every day. “He is having a great senior season for us, leading our defense,” said Brown.

Alexander Williams has the leg to play college football and deserves a chance.

Justin Thomas is an incredible athlete and competitor. He is All-State on Northwood’s championship 4×100 relay team. He lost a hand as a little boy but has overcome and makes plays with the ball – he leads the Falcons with four interceptions. “Justin can play college ball, no questions,” said Brown.

Jayden White is leading the team in receptions and yards because his hands and route running are really good. White is a next-level player.

Devin McKenna brings toughness to the Northwood defense and is one of the team’s better players.

Landon LaVasseur shares field goals and extra point kicking duties, and Brown says he might be the most improved player on the team. If that continues, he might really be a steal for a smaller college program.

Jason Straughter Jr., says Brown, is “a very important player this year on defense.”

Michael Robertson is one of the strongest kids on the team, third in his weight class at the state powerlifting meet. He’s a force on the Northwood O-line.

Braylon Levy has been an explosive player on the defensive front, and a great defensive anchor. He is also a standout basketball player.

Reilly Rogers missed the first six games with an ankle injury. “We are so glad to have Reilly back on the offensive Line He will help us a lot moving forward,” said Brown.

The Falcons will probably finish 9-1 for the second straight year. They could make some noise playing up in the Non-Select Division I playoffs – and I think we’ll see several of these seniors get their shots to play college football.

Contact Lee at lbrecheen@aol.com

(Lee Brecheen is the longtime publisher of Louisiana Football Magazine, covering all of the state’s high school teams each year since 1997.  He’s been tracking high school recruits since 1992. Free content can be found at the website lafootballmagazine.com. Lee hosts a podcast with guests from around the state — The Sports Scouting Report with Lee Brecheen, available on YouTube).

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Official LHSAA football power rankings after Week 8, listing the No. 1 team in the state in each locally relevant division, and all Shreveport-Bossier teams:

 

Non-Select Division I

(state ranking, school, W-L, power points)

1, West Monroe, 7-1, 14.38

2, Parkway, 8-0, 14.00

6, Northwood, 7-1, 13.55

19, Airline, 5-3, 11.41

38, Benton, 2-6, 7.50

40, Haughton, 1-7, 6.56

 

Select Division I

1, Edna Karr, 8-0, 15.71

10, Evangel, 7-1, 12.81

19, Captain Shreve, 4-4, 11.25

27, Southwood, 3-5, 10.00

29, Huntington, 3-5, 9.69

34, Byrd, 2-6, 7.66

 

Non-Select Division II

1, North DeSoto, 8-0, 15.79

23, Bossier, 3-5, 9.35

26, Woodlawn, 2-6, 9.07

 

Select Division II

1, St. Charles, 7-1, 15.62

2, Loyola, 8-0, 14.76

16, Booker T. Washington, 4-4, 10.00

 

Non-Select Division III

1, Jena, 7-1, 15.50

35, Green Oaks, 2-6, 7.31

 

Select Division III

1, Lafayette Christian, 7-1, 17.72

4, Calvary, 7-1, 15.16

32, North Caddo, 1-7, 6.29

35, Magnolia School of Excellence, 0-7, 4.72

 

Non-Select Division IV

1, South Plaquemines, 6-2, 15.13

37, Plain Dealing, 0-8, 5.90

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