By Matt Vines, The DeSoto Parish Journal
Football isn’t the only sport going on in DeSoto Parish.
Here are some highlights from the start of basketball season along with other fall sports.
Class B and Class C schools, which don’t play football, are nearly a month into their basketball seasons.
The Stanley boys (3-7) recorded their most dominant win yet when they handled Dodson 56-25 on the final day of the Weston Tournament.
The Stanley girls (2-8) also recorded their biggest win of the season in a 63-23 victory against Dodson on the final day of the Weston Tournament.
The North DeSoto girls are 2-2 in the early going after dismantling Shreveport foes Byrd (52-13) and Calvary Baptist (58-15). The Lady Griffins lost to Arcadia and an out-of-state opponent in their last two contests.
The Mansfield boys are still looking for their first win after a challenging early schedule. The Wolverines dropped the opener to Southwood before falling to Barbe and Pineville in the Natchitoches City of Lights Tournament earlier this week.
The Mansfield girls are in the same boat, starting 0-4 in a daunting slate in the Parkway and Natchitoches Central tournaments. The Lady Wolverines nearly knocked off Ruston in its closest loss.
The Logansport girls dropped its season-opener to Converse, 61-56.
North DeSoto soccer have winning records early
The North DeSoto boys started the season 2-1 with wins against Grace Christian (3-2 score) and South Beauregard (3-0).
The Griffins host West Monroe on Nov. 28 before hosting its own tournament with North Caddo and Union Parish on the docket on Dec. 2.
On the girls side, North DeSoto is off to a 2-1-1 start through four games.
The Lady Griffins disposed of Grace Christian and St. Frederick by scores of 1-0, tied Neville 1-1 and dropped a 3-0 decision to Evangel.
Mansfield volleyball makes playoffs
Mansfield volleyball was the only DeSoto Parish squad to make the playoffs, earning the No. 27 seed in Division IV.
The Lady Wolverines lost in the opening round to No. 6 seed Pope John Paul II earlier this month.
Mansfield finished with an 8-13 record.
Do you have any storylines, stats or rosters from DeSoto Parish sports? Send Matt Vines an email at mvines2@gmail.com.