Louisiana High School Week One Recap

Written by Charlie Beuttel

Byrd 53, Barbe 14
In the opening game of the season the Byrd Yellow Jackets used their rushing attack to fly past the Buccaneers in one of the most anticipated matchups on the weekend.

As a team, Byrd ran for a whopping 312 yards on 41 carries. Tysen Hardman had 118 of those yards on just six carries. The senior also had two rushing touchdowns. Byrd quarterback Deuce Caston threw for 117 yards and two touchdowns in the rout.

Next week, Byrd plays Longview (TX) in the Battle on the Border event at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana while Barbe hosts Mandeville.

North Webster 34, Haynesville 13
Star running back Devin White had a monster game to open his senior season. The 6’1″, 258 pound, man-child led his Knights to victory over 2014 Louisiana 1A state champs. White ran for 168 yards and two touchdowns and added another touchdown on a 86 kickoff return.

Haynesville running back Keandre Harris was the leader of his team as he led the team with 86 rushing yards and one touchdown.

Next week, North Webster travels to Homer while Haynesville hosts Union Parish.

Airline 21, Union Parish 0
5A Airline opened their season hosting Union Parish, a perennial powerhouse in Louisiana 3A. The Vikings, despite being penalized 16 times, used their rushing attack to run past the Farmers.

Senior running back Shun’cee Thomas accounted for all three touchdowns and also ran for an astounding 203 yards. The humble leader gave all the credit to his offensive line in an interview with the Shreveport Times, “I want to give a big shout out to my offensive line because without them, I wouldn’t have all these yards. They blocked their schemes and I saw green grass.”

Next week, Airline hosts Green Oaks while Union Parish travels to Haynesville.

Louisiana High School Football Scores
Parkway 57, Bastrop 56
Teurlings Catholic 45, Calvary Baptist 28
North DeSoto 30, Natchitoches Central 20
Minden 17, Southwood 0
Pineville 17, Captain Shreve 0
Woodlawn 64, Rayville 26
Haughton 42, Plain Dealing 16
Acadiana 49, Northside 0
Destrehan 33, Slidell 23
West Monroe 42, Wossman 0
Benton 41, Green Oaks 0
Neville 28, Ruston 12
Zachary 56, Wilkinson County (MS) 34
Photo credit: The News-Star;  Airline running back Shun’cee Thomas