JOURNAL SPORTS
In an eventful final Friday night of the local high school football season, there were milestones, nailbiters and surprises to enjoy.
Airline raced to a 35-7 halftime lead and Parkway nearly rallied to win in their Bossier City grudge match. A 36-yard Dylan Johnson field goal in the third quarter wound up the difference for the Vikings, who got three touchdowns from Nathan White. Parkway quarterback Bryston McCoy fired three TD passes.
The Panthers drew within 38-35 with 5:06 remaining on Damien Dacaldacal’s 6-yard run and a Dallas Loche two-point conversion run, but Airline recovered a pooch kick and ran out the final five minutes to hold on.
In his career-best 336 yards rushing performance, Captain Shreve senior Gabe Lockett scored on runs of 11, 4, 63, 38 and 60 yards to carry the Gators over Byrd in the 49th annual “Backyard Brawl” contest.
Byrd’s Christian Maxie reached one more milestone, becoming the Yellow Jackets’ all-time scoring leader with 308 points when he scored a fourth-period TD.
Plain Dealing (2-8), which earlier this season ended a 49-game skid that was the state’s longest, powered by Magnolia School of Excellence with the Lions’ highest scoring output in five seasons. The Mariners (0-10), after managing only 40 points in their other nine games, scored six touchdowns.
THURSDAY’S SCORES
Huntington 42, Natchitoches Central 28
Calvary 56, Green Oaks 20
North DeSoto 44, Bossier 14
FRIDAY’S SCORES
Airline 38, Parkway 35
Captain Shreve 48, Byrd 21
Evangel 42, Haughton 35
Benton 48, Southwood 14
Loyola 56, Red River 20
Northwood 56, Woodlawn 14
Booker T. Washington 34, Minden 21
Homer 46, North Caddo 6
Plain Dealing 54, Magnolia School of Excellence 32