JOURNAL SPORTS

Most local high school football teams will have Halloween night open, because they’ll kick off Thursday night this week.

A dozen Shreveport-Bossier teams play Thursday night. The other seven tee it up Friday.

Thursday’s headline game on the Week 9 local slate is the non-district battle down south when Evangel, No. 8 in Class 5A, goes to the No. 2 team in Class 2A, Lafayette Christian. The Eagles should be challenged by an LCA team that has beaten 5A foes Rummel. Carencro and Central, which played in the Select Division I state finals last season and is right outside the LSWA’s 5A top 10.

The showcase contest on Friday is in Stonewall as unbeatens North DeSoto and Loyola collide in a District 1-4A showdown.

THURSDAY

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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