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The season didn’t start as planned for Captain Shreve and Northwood, making the Gators vs. Falcons matchup tonight at Jerry Burton Stadium especially valuable.
Both teams are 1-1. It’s the only Thursday night game on the local Week 3 schedule, which wraps up Saturday with the 53rd Annual Soul Bowl pitting unbeatens Green Oaks and Booker T. Washington.
Northwood opened with an upset loss at home, 34-26, to Benton, then rallied on the road last week for a 28-22 win at West Ouachita. Shreve was stunned in its opener, 55-34 by Loyola, but recovered convincingly last week by blasting Bastrop 51-6.
Both teams are retooling after significant graduation classes departed.
The always explosive Gators attack masterminded by third-year Shreve coach Jeremy Wilburn feature a dynamic receiving combo with Chris Hill and Kaleb Law, and an explosive running back pair in Gabe Lockett and Jacovon Watson. They meet District 1-5A foes Haughton, Evangel and Parkway in the next three weeks.
Northwood’s veteran coach Austin Brown, whose Falcons were 18-5 combined in the past two seasons, has an offense led by running backs Justin Dupree and D’Corious Douglas. They have a daunting stretch of upcoming games against Loyola, North DeSoto, and Booker T. Washington, all 2-0 so far. The North DeSoto game kicks off the District 1-4A schedule.
Brown and Wilburn are former graduate assistant coaches at Northwestern State.
Week 3 high school football games involving local schools:
TONIGHT’S GAME
Captain Shreve (1-1) at Northwood (1-1), Jerry Burton Stadium
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Airline (2-0) at Little Rock-Pulaski (1-1)
Byrd (0-2) at North DeSoto (2-0)
Huntington (0-2) at Evangel (0-2), Rodney Duron Field
Woodlawn (0-2) at Benton (1-1), Newman-Mason Field at Tiger Stadium
Glenbrook (0-2) at Haughton (2-0), Dak Prescott Field
Red River (0-2) at Parkway (1-1), Preston Crownover Stadium
Bossier (2-0) at Logansport (2-0)
Wossman (0-2) at Southwood (0-2), Independence Stadium
St. Edmund (2-0) at Loyola (1-1), Messmer Stadium
Grant (1-1) at Calvary (2-0), Jerry Barker Stadium
North Caddo (0-1) at Lakeside (0-2)
Magnolia School of Excellence (0-2) at Lakeview (1-1)
Plain Dealing (0-2) at Acadiana Christian (0-2)
SATURDAY’S GAME
Green Oaks (2-0) at Booker T. Washington (2-0), Leonard C. Barnes Stadium, 5 p.m.