By Matt Vines, The DeSoto Parish Journal
STONEWALL — If you can’t get enough fresh air by watching the North DeSoto or Logansport football teams playing home semifinal contests Friday, come out and watch high school soccer on Saturday.
The Griffins will play two matches against North Caddo and Union Parish before the Lady Griffins take the field against South Beauregard.
The boys matches are scheduled for 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. with the girls slated for a noon start.
The Griffins are coming off a 6-2 loss to West Monroe on Tuesday, falling to 2-2 on the season.
The Lady Griffins dominated West Ouachita, 4-1, to improve to 3-1-2 on the year.
North Caddo is 0-2 this season with Union Parish playing in its season opener.
The South Beauregard girls have won their first five games by a combined score of 19-2.
BOYS BASKETBALL
First-year Mansfield boys basketball coach Reggie Williams logged his first career win as a head coach as the Wolverines edged Rapides 45-42 on Tuesday.
The Wolverines (1-3) were playing their first home game of the season and will be back on the road Friday to play at Monroe power Carroll.
Logansport (0-1) lost its season opener 60-29 to Byrd on Monday. According to the LHSAA schedule, the Tigers won’t be back in action until Dec. 18 with a home game against Converse.
The Stanley boys (4-8) split their last two contests, a 40-25 loss to Ringgold at home before picking up a road win at Northwood-Lena (42-39). All four Stanley wins have come on the road.
North DeSoto’s season doesn’t begin until Dec. 11 when the Griffins host Lakeside.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Logansport picked up its first victory of the season with a 77-43 dismantling of Class 5A Byrd at home on Monday. The Lady Tigers (1-2) are off until a trip to Calvary on Dec. 12.
North DeSoto picked up a win before Thanksgiving, playing suffocating defense against Red River in a 39-26 victory. The Lady Griffins (3-2) will head to Haynesville and Calvary Baptist next week.
Mansfield has an unreported score and will host Southwood on Friday. The Lady Wolverines are in the midst of a four-game home stand that includes Benton on Dec. 5 and Booker T. Washington on Dec. 12.
Stanley just missed its first winning streak of the season as the Lady Panthers fell to Ringgold, 44-42. Stanley (2-9) heads to Doyline on Monday.