Logansport teeing it up against new district challenger
Logansport poured it on Lakeview in a 63-0 rout as the Tigers continue their march toward a District 3-1A title.
Logansport overpowered the winless Gators with the help of two non-offensive touchdowns in the Tigers’ first three scores.
Already up 7-0, Kaiton Packett scooped a backwards Lakeview pass and returned for a score. Joseph Powell applied the pressure that either knocked the ball loose or forced the poor throw.
Jordan Meshell returned a short punt for a score to put Logansport up 21-0 in the early going.
Logansport took advantage of short fields all night as a multitude of Tigers found the endzone while the defense held Lakeview to just 35 yards.
The Tigers (4-2, 2-0) started district play by swamping St. Mary’s (46-6), typically considered a district contender along with Logansport as those two teams have the majority of recent crowns.
Now Montgomery (4-3, 2-0) stands to be that challenger when they host Logansport after Montgomery mounted a late comeback to top St. Mary’s, 20-14 this week.
Montgomery scored all 20 points in the fourth quarter, including having the final drive continue after a fourth-down pass interference call.
North DeSoto continues march to District 1-4A title
North DeSoto applied pressure early and established its quick tempo as the Griffins were too much for winless Southwood in a 62-11 win.
The Cowboys actually took an early 3-0 lead, but North DeSoto took over from there as they scored five first-quarter touchdowns.
Running back Kenny Thomas rushed for 209 yards and five touchdowns as the Griffins didn’t waste any time surging to an early lead.
Now the Griffins (5-2, 4-0 District 1-4A) continue their quest for a district title when they host Woodlawn (2-5, 1-3) on Friday.
The Knights had been improving with relatively competitive games against Northwood and Minden and a win against Southwood, but new district member Loyola won in dominant fashion this past week (55-16).
Woodlawn will aim to take a page out of Booker T. Washington’s game against North DeSoto in which the Lions were tied 6-6 in the fourth quarter.
But the Griffins erased any doubts about their favored status in the district when they routed Minden, 42-0, the next week.
Mansfield gets right against Rosepine before hopping into district play
Mansfield’s District 3-2A title hopes took a big ding in the opening loss to Red River two weeks ago, but the Wolverines looked more like themselves in a 34-8 win.
While the running game still proved effective, Mansfield quarterback Sharmal Booker took the lead in arguably his best game of the season.
Booker threw for 197 yards on 8-of-13 passing for three touchdowns in the win.
Booker connected with seven different receivers on those eight completions as Jaylen O’Neal (69-yard touchdown) and Jeremy Youngblood (2-61) topped the charts.
Lavell Claudio and Tramajah Carroll reached the end zone on catches of 20 and 15 yards, respectively.
Five different Mansfield ball carriers gained at least 10 yards with Terrell Pegues setting the tone with 83 yards on 14 touches.
Now the Wolverines (3-4, 0-1 District 3-2A) will do battle at Winnfield (4-3, 1-0) as Mansfield tries to keep its district title hopes alive.
Winnfield, who bested Rosepine 33-6 two weeks ago, hammered Many 48-0 in its district opener this past week.
But all four of Winnfield’s wins have come against teams have a combined one win (Jonesboro-Hodge).
No. 17 and Winnfield and No. 22 Mansfield can also improve their playoff position and compete for one of the 16 first-round home games.