Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Parkway Panthers (8-1, 4-1) @ Airline Vikings (7-2, 3-2) These two teams will playing for higher playoff seeds as the regular season wraps up in Louisiana. Parkway could finish as high as tied for first in District 1-5A while Airline could finish as high as tied for second in district. Both teams have explosive offenses which […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Evangel Eagles (7-1, 4-0) at Haughton Buccaneers (5-3, 1-3) In their first season in 5A since 2004, Evangel has taken the district by storm. The Eagles look to remain undefeated in district play when they travel to Haughton to take on the Buccaneers in Week 9. Evangel is led by junior quarterback Connor Curry who […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel North DeSoto Griffins @ Benton Tigers The preseason district favorites meet to decide who will be the frontrunner the rest of the season. The Griffins are 4-0 while Benton is 3-1. In 2014, Benton won at North DeSoto 7-0 so this year North DeSoto will be looking for revenge. North DeSoto is led on offense by quarterback Kyler […]
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By Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 C.E. Byrd 49, Calvary Baptist 21 Calvary Baptist got off to a great start as Andraez Williams, a LSU commit, returned the opening kickoff 90-yards for a touchdown. The Cavaliers played well with the Byrd Yellow Jackets through the first half as the teams went to the locker room tied at 14. In the second […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Head Coach: Mike Suggs Mascot: Yellow Jackets District: 1-5A 2014: 13-1 Overview Byrd had a great season in 2014 going undefeated in the regular season claiming the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. Unfortunately West Monroe upset Byrd in the quarterfinals, 19-7, before losing in the next round to Destrehan 27-22. Going into […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Deuce Caston has done a great job leading the Byrd Yellow Jackets since taking over under center. Byrd has won 24 football games in the past two years including posting a 13-1 record in 2014. Caston had about 400 yards both on the ground and in the air in his junior season. The 5’8”, 175 pound, […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport, Louisiana has won 24 football games in the past two years. Last year the Yellow Jackets finished the regular season 11-0 earning the No. 1 seed in the Louisiana 5A playoffs. Unfortunately Byrd’s run was halted as they were upset in the quarterfinals by West Monroe and the year finished […]
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