Football Roundup: Mansfield heads to Northwood after logging first win
Mansfield had another hole to dig itself out of in Week 2, but unlike a Week 1 double-overtime loss to Minden, the Wolverines came out on top against Green Oaks.
After falling behind by a touchdown early, Mansfield accelerated past the Giants in a 50-14 win on its home turf.
Now the Wolverines (1-1) jump back into Class 4A action when they head to Northwood (2-0) on Friday.
The Falcons squeezed past Benton in the opener before walloping Peabody, 47-21.
Against Green Oaks, quarterback Sharmal Booker tossed three touchdowns on 4-6 passing, two to Jacoryan Greer and an 80-yarder to Kalvin Jackson.
Terrell Pegues had another impressive performance 121 rushing yards and a touchdown as Mansfield racked up 443 offensive yards (282 rushing and 161 passing).
Center outslugs North DeSoto in battle
Down one score, North DeSoto forced a Center fumble with 2:15 remaining in the game.
But on a night when both passing games struggled, North DeSoto quarterback Luke Delafield threw his third interception of the game as the Griffins comeback chances evaporated in a 35-28 Center win.
The Griffins (1-1) had won the previous two meetings with its Texas counterpart in shootouts, but Friday’s matchup was relatively low-scoring.
North DeSoto running back Kenny Thomas had plenty of points as he found the end zone three times to go with his 174 rushing yards.
Center running back Jeremy Bluford was a work horse, gaining 190 yards on 38 carries and two scores.
Now the Griffins turn around a host a West Monroe team (1-1) that lost a shootout of its own, 67-47, to Pulaski Academy (Ark.).
It’s a throwback matchup to North DeSoto coach Dennis Dunn’s time at Evangel when his Eagles beat West Monroe for state titles in 1999, 2001, and 2004.
Logansport’s fortunes change in Week 2
When Logansport went down and drummed a proud Many program 46-0 in the season opener, it felt like the Tigers could do no wrong.
But Logansport couldn’t match Loyola this past week as the Flyers rumbled to a 28-6 win.
The Tigers (1-1) will dip their toe back into the Class 4A pool when they head to Bossier (1-1), Logansport’s third straight road game because of renovations to its home stadium.
Logansport quarterback Keaton Cason found the end zone on a 2-yard run against Loyola to dent the scoreboard with three minutes remaining.
Loyola quarterback Bryce Restovich had a hand in all four Flyers touchdowns as he threw for three and ran for one.
Logansport will try to get back in the win column against a Bossier squad who put together an impressive 28-9 win against Class 1A Glenbrook.
Running backs Montrevell Lewis and Ray Davenport each scored two touchdowns, with two coming on passes from quarterback Trey Christor.