Friday’s games
All games kick off at 7 p.m.
Minden vs. Woodlawn
WHERE: Independence Stadium
RECORDS: Minden 1-2, Woodlawn 2-1
LAST WEEK: Minden lost to North Webster 21-20, Woodlawn def. Lakeview 62-0
LAST YEAR: Minden won 28-6
MINDEN NOTES: Tide lost fourth-quarter leads in both losses … Minden played most of last week’s game without starting QB Hudson Brown (bruised thigh) … Sophomore Jaden Johnson passed for 73 yards and rushed for 67 … Lucas Owens Jr. (176 yards) and Caylien Aubrey (169) lead team in rushing.
WOODLAWN NOTES: Game is District 1-4A opener … Knights’ lone loss was to Parkway 56-6 in Week 2 … Woodlawn defeated Green Oaks 36-28 in season opener … Thedrick Harris in fifth season as Knights’ head coach.
Glenbrook vs. Cedar Creek
WHERE: Cedar Creek Stadium, Ruston
RECORDS: Cedar Creek 2-1, Glenbrook 2-1
LAST WEEK: Cedar Creek lost to Loyola 64-13, Glenbrook def. Ringgold 53-32
LAST YEAR: Glenbrook won 36-16
GLENBROOK NOTES: Sophomore Carson Whitehead rushed for 178 yards on 26 carries and scored two TDS last week; he was named The Press-Herald’s Athlete of the Week … QB Ryan Reagan rushed for 88 yards last week; he has 189 for the season … Holden Williams rushed for 67 yards on 11 carries and scored two TDs.
CEDAR CREEK NOTES: Cougars have already won twice as many games as all of last season … Cedar Creek defeated Delta Charter 19-14 in season opener and Lakeview 64-6 in Week 2 … Brett Bell and Hayden Durrett led Cougars in rushing through Week 2 … Cedar Creek trailed 30-0 at halftime last week.
Northwood-Lena vs. Lakeside
WHERE: Lakeside Stadium
RECORDS: Northwood-Lena 1-2, Lakeside 2-1
LAST WEEK: Northwood-Lena def. Pickering 14-6, Lakeside def. Plain Dealing 52-0
LAST YEAR: Lakeside won 55-20
NORTHWOOD-LENA NOTES: Gators fell to Holy Savior Menard 41-0 in Week 1 and Elton 45-22 in Week 2 … Northwood coming off 3-7 season … Northwood a member of 3-1A.
LAKESIDE NOTES: Kentravion Miller, despite limited action in last week’s game, has rushed for 318 yards on 32 carries, an average of 9.9 yards per carry … Eric Jones leads the defense with 30 tackles … Stanley Owens and Nohlin Keen have 15 each … Noah Redding returned a punt 48 yards for a TD last week.
Homer vs. North Webster
WHERE: Baucum-Farrar Stadium
RECORDS: Homer 1-2, North Webster 2-1
LAST WEEK: Homer lost to Haynesville 54-6, North Webster def. Minden 21-20
LAST YEAR: Homer won 32-22
HOMER NOTES: Pelicans have lost two straight since 36-34 victory over Haughton in season opener … Freshman Delario Jones Jr: has completed 23-of-56 passes for 307 yards, per MaxPreps … Jermaurion Pickens has rushed for 166 yards on 28 carries.
NORTH WEBSTER NOTES: Knights rallied from 20-7 deficit in last four minutes last week … Justin Stewart completed a 48-yard TD pass to Braylon Washington and scored with 10 seconds left … Christian Whitlock was 3-for-3 on extra-point kicks … JaKayden Jackson has rushed for 152 yards on 13 carries … Ja’Myrian Jackson has rushed for 140 on 27.