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High school football: Week One game capsules

by Russell Hedges

Friday’s games

(All kick off at 7 p.m.)

Mansfield vs. Minden

WHERE: W.W. Williams Jr. Stadium, The Pit

LAST YEAR: Minden won 34-33, 2 OT

MANSFIELD NOTES: Wolverines coming off 7-5 season … Mansfield lost to Oak Grove  in the second round of the non-select Division III playoffs … Wolverines finished second to Red River in District 3-2A … Mansfield lost to North DeSoto 15-8 in jamboree … Senior Terrell Pegues, who rushed for more than 1,000 yards last season, caught a TD pass and returned an interception for a TD in last year’s game. 

MINDEN NOTES: Crimson Tide coming off 8-3 season … Minden fell to Homer 19-14 and Haynesville 21-7 in jamboree … Senior QB Hudson Brown is a three-year starter … Senior DB Kameron Harris returned an interception 100 yards for a TD in the jamboree … Senior Caylien Aubrey gained 91 of the Tide’s 288 yards rushing in last year’s game … Sophomore RB Lucas Owens Jr. and senior SB Kaiden Shine also contributed to the victory,

Magnolia School of Excellence vs. Glenbrook 

WHERE: Apache Stadium 

LAST YEAR: Glenbrook won 58-6

MAGNOLIA NOTES: Magnolia School of Excellence coming off 0-9 season … Mariners a member of District 1-2A … Former Caddo Parish Director of Athletics Anthony Tisdale was named Athletic Director in August … Magnolia played its first season of football in 2019.

GLENBROOK NOTES: Apaches coming off 6-4 season … Greg Tibbitt is back as head coach after serving in same position in 2012-13 … Glenbrook lost to Loyola 14-0 and Montgomery 8-0in jamboree … Junior Ryan Reagan, an outstanding all-around athlete, is the new starter at QB … Reagan ran the ball well in the jamboree, including a big gain against Montgomery … New RBs Carson Whitehead and Kleaton Davis ran hard in the jamboree … Sophomore Darron Hollingsworth gives Apaches experience at WR.

Arcadia vs. Lakeside 

WHERE: Lakeside Warriors Stadium 

LAST YEAR: Lakeside won 32-14

ARCADIA NOTES: Hornets, a member of District 1-1A, coming off 4-7 season … Arcadia lost to West St. John 40-6 in the first round of the non-select Division IV playoffs … According to Louisiana Football Magazine’s Lee Breechen, RB Ja’Cameron Smith and WR Braylon Harrell lead the offense … Taylor Perron entering his second year as head coach.

LAKESIDE NOTES: Warriors coming off 9-3 season … Lakeside lost to eventual state champion Sterlington on the second round of the non-select Division III playoffs … Senior QB Brock Case is a three-year starter … Senior Kentravion Miller, who rushed for 1,044 yards and 19 TDs last season, scored three TDs in last year’s game … Lakeside lost to Haynesville 7-6 and North Webster 14-0 in the jamboree.

Haynesville vs. North Webster

WHERE: Baucum-Farrar Stadium 

LAST YEAR: Haynesville won 35-7

HAYNESVILLE NOTES: Tors coming off 13-1 season … Haynesville’s only loss was to South Plaquemines 20-7 in the non-select Division IV championship game … Senior QB/DB Isaiah Washington is an LSU commit at DB … Tors defeated Minden 21-7 and Lakeside 9-7 in jamboree … Cedric Brooks, a 6-5, 345-pound lineman, returned an interception for a TD last week … L’Travious Brooks returned a kickoff for a TD.

NORTH WEBSTER NOTES: Knights coming off 3-8 season … Christopher Wilson entering his second year as head coach … Knights defeated Homer 9-7 and Lakeside 14-0 in jamboree … Sophomores Justin Stewart and Braylon Washington both saw action at QB … Junior Ja’Myrian Jackson had some big runs in the jamboree … Kaylon White caught a shovel pass for a TD … LBs Jackson and Jeremiah Washington and senior DB Donte Owens among defensive leaders. 

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