JOURNAL SPORTS

Byrd’s comeback win over Evangel and Green Oaks’ stumble at Homer were the biggest surprises in Friday night’s local high school football competition.

In the eighth week of regular season play, Huntington opened the schedule Thursday night rallying past Captain Shreve.

Christian Maxie scored on two long fourth-quarter runs Friday night as previously winless Byrd prevailed in a wild fourth quarter to hand Evangel its first District 1-5A loss. Green Oaks’ offense didn’t ignite while Homer used a pair of 20-point halves to ruin the Giants’ unbeaten record.

Previously undefeated Calvary could not get on track offensively in its trip to New Orleans to face Class 4A power Archbishop Shaw. The Cavaliers didn’t score in double digits for the first time since the third week of the 2022 season, a 14-7 loss to Byrd, ending a string of 57 games with at least 14 points.

Benton’s Malachi Zeigler made the difference in overtime, scoring on a 10-yard game-winner on the first play after Ryder Dodson intercepted a Natchitoches Central pass to blunt a 14-point rally by the Chiefs that forged a 35-all tie.

Week 8 results in high school football games involving Shreveport-Bossier teams:

THURSDAY’S SCORE

Huntington 28, Captain Shreve 21

FRIDAY’S SCORES

Haughton 42, Airline 28

Benton 41, Natchitoches Central 35 (overtime)

Byrd 28, Evangel 24

East Ascension 48, Parkway 32

Northwood 44, Bossier 14

Booker T. Washington 44, Woodlawn 0

Minden 52, Southwood 13

Loyola 50, Bastrop 16

Archbishop Shaw 24, Calvary 7

Homer 40, Green Oaks 8

North Caddo 35, Magnolia School of Excellence 8

Buckeye 42, Plain Dealing 6

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