Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook After a considerable delay to the start of the regular season, high school football in Louisiana will finally kick off with an eight-game schedule during the weekend of October 1-3. One big 5A matchup during opening week will take place in Bossier City as the Airline Vikings host the Ruston Bearcats. […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook Airline had one the best season’s in school history in 2019 as the Vikings finished 10-3 and reached the 5A state quarterfinals. With plenty of talent returning in 2020, Airline is poised to make another deep postseason run. One of these superstars who are coming back for their senior season is […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 In 2019, junior quarterback Alex Garcia helped lead Airline High School, located Bossier City, to one of the best seasons in school history as the Vikings finished 10-3 and reached the state quarterfinals. During his successful junior campaign, Garcia threw for 2,700 yards and 30 touchdowns while completing 61 percent of his passes. The […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Airline High School, located in Bossier City (LA), made a huge jump in 2019 as the Vikings finished 10-3, after a 3-7 run the year before, making it all the way to the state quarterfinals. One of the leaders of the team who will be returning for his final season in 2020 will be linebacker […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 We have reached the quarterfinals in 5A playoff action as just eight teams remain in the bracket. In the second round several top seeds including No. 5 St. Amant, No. 6 East Ascension and No. 7 Ruston were eliminated. In the quarterfinals, only five of the Top 10 seeds remain. The other three teams to reach the […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Parkway Panthers 49, Captain Shreve Gators 29 In one of the biggest individual performances in Week six in the state, Eric “EJ” Williams ran through the Gators defense for 225 yards and four touchdowns. Junior quarterback Amani Larry completed 5-of-6 passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns. The Panthers defense also came to play as David […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Week 6 Highlighted Matchups Evangel Christian Academy Eagles (3-1) at Airline Vikings (3-2) Last week, Evangel destroyed Haughton 31-3 while Airline lost a heartbreaker to Parkway 42-35. The Eagle’s defense is giving up on average nine points a game and has let only one opponent score over 10 points against them. In their game against […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Experienced gain, games won, and lumps taken during the 2016 season for Airline High School has placed high hopes on the Vikings for the upcoming season. Much like last season, navigating a 5A-District 1 conference schedule with Byrd, Captain Shreve, Evangel Christian, Haughton, Southwood, and Parkway will not be easy but the grizzled Vikings […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Airline High School, located in Bossier City, started the 2015 season on fire as the Vikings won their first seven games of the season but then the wheels fell off and they lost their final four games including a nail biter to Ponchatoula at home, 21-17, in the first round of the state playoffs. […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Last year the Airline Vikings finished a disappointing 4-7 season and lost in the first round of the playoffs. As the 2015 season was approaching the expectations around this team were rising as the Vikings returned a big group of talented and experienced seniors. When the season started Airline proved they were no fluke as they opened […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel High School: Airline High School Head Coach: Bo Meeks Mascot: Vikings Location: Bossier City, LA District: 1-5A 2014 Record: 4-7 Overview Airline lost in the first round of the playoffs last year 53-27 to Zachary High School posting a 4-7 record on the season. The Vikings navigated a tough schedule in 2014 and hindering greater success […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Sometimes good leadership is hard to come by for a football team. However that is not the case for the Airline Vikings in Bossier City, Louisiana. The Vikings have a core group of seniors that lead this team going into the 2015 season. One of the leaders of not only the defense but the team is […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana has struggled the last couple of years to win games. Between 2013 and 2014 the Vikings won a total of nine games. However this year there are high expectations around the Airline football team. The core group of seniors that are stepping into leadership roles this year have been playing together since […]
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Ivory Spratley is set to have a breakout senior season at Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana. The 6’0”, 240 pound, workhorse is already catching the eye of college coaches from all around the nation including Baylor, Brown, and Holy Cross among others. Spratley is working hard during the offseason to get bigger, stronger, and to maintain his footwork. The […]
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Playing college football is a dream for thousands of high school athletes all over the country. However there are not many who are willing to work as hard at multiple positions as Ivory Spratley to make that dream a reality. Spratley is 6’0”, 240 pounds, and just finished his junior year at Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana. The soon […]
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