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It wasn’t Christian Maxie 49, Benton 40, Friday night. But Byrd’s senior halfback accounted for all seven Yellow Jackets’ touchdowns                                                                         

Kicker Asher Murray was perfect on seven point-after tries as Maxie single-handedly provided enough scoring (42 points) to beat the Tigers and hand the Jackets (2-6, 1-5) their first District 1-5A win

Maxie had 32 carries for 341 yards and scored a school-record six touchdowns. He also added a touchdown pass of 39 yards.

Maxie’s 36 points scored on his TD runs of 39, 1, 42, 2, 58, and 45 yards tied a school record set by Joe Almokary against Longview, Texas nearly 100 years ago (5 TDs, 6 PATs in a 1928 game). The 341-yard rushing performance was the fourth-best single-game total in 101 seasons of Byrd football. 

Junior quarterback Malachi Zeigler of Benton (2-6, 1-5) was sensational as well. He threw five TD passes of 80, 47, 26, 16 and 6 yards in a 489-yard outing, going 28 of 38 with one interception, ran for another score. Case Austin caught six for 161 yards and two TDs while Rydon McCormack collected 109 yards on five catches.

Gaudy passing numbers were posted at Evangel (7-1, 7-0) pushed away after halftime for a 64-27 triumph, scoring the last 35 points after Haughton (1-7, 1-5) closed within 29-27 in the third period.

Evangel junior Pop Houston tossed eight touchdown passes and totaled 432 yards on 24-31 aim, and added a 10-yard touchdown run.  Demarkus Evans (21, 6, 92 yards) and Johnny Casey Jr. (40, 29, 9 yards) each snagged three TD catches.

Haughton junior Taylor Weathersby posted 386 passing yards, going 18 of 32.

Calvary embellished its power points for the Select Division III playoff bracket with a 45-35 victory over Class 5A Huntington. The Cavaliers (7-1, No. 4 in Class 2A) had to rally from a 14-5 deficit, and after going up 20-14 after an 8-yard pick six from David Weeks, got a couple of Braylun Huglon touchdown catches (26, 81 yards) and held off the Raiders (4-4).

Week 8 scores involving teams from Caddo and Bossier parishes:

 

District 1-5A

Airline 41, Natchitoches Central 21

Byrd 49, Benton 40

Parkway 45. Captain Shreve 42

Evangel 64, Haughton 27

Non-district

Calvary 45, Huntington 35

 

District 1-4A

Minden 49, Bossier 13

Loyola 54, Booker T. Washington 26

Northwood 47, Southwood 6

North DeSoto 62, Woodlawn 12

 

District 1-2A

Green Oaks 44, North Caddo 6

Homer 55, Magnolia School of Excellence 0

 

District 1-1A

Jonesboro-Hodge 40, Plain Dealing 0

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