The Extra Point: Tidbits & More From Week 8
A Whole Lotta Offense
For the second time this season, Benton found itself in a high-scoring shootout against a District 1-5A foe. However, the Tigers were the winning party in the high-scoring affair as they took a 78-71 win over Haughton on Friday.
It’s the second time that Benton has allowed 70 or more points in a game as Airline defeated the Tigers, 75-59, earlier in the season.
In the Acadiana area, Carencro took care of business in district play with the second-highest scoring affair of the evening in a 72-55 win over Sam Houston. The Bears tied or broke nine school records in Friday’s win highlighted by Kenyon Ryan surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark while Chantz Caesar crossing over the 1,000-yard mark in receiving yards.
Friday’s contests are just a few of many high-scoring games in Louisiana high school football history:
150 points • Montgomery def. Northwood-Lena, 90-60 (2019)
149 points • Benton def. Haughton, 78-71 (2022)
141 points • Abbeville def. Alexandria, 71-70 (1996)
138 points • Lakeside def. North Caddo, 70-68 (2013)
134 points • Airline def. Benton, 75-59 (2022)
128 points • Richwood def. Winnsboro, 108-20 (1970)
128 points • Oak Grove def. Delta, 80-48 (2000)
127 points • Carencro def. Sam Houston, 72-55 (2022)
123 points • Acadiana def. Sam Houston, 82-41 (2022)
122 points • Rayville def. Carroll, 72-50 (2014)
120 points • Benton def. McDonogh #35, 70-50 (2007)
118 points • Acadiana def. Parkway, 77-41 (2013)
113 points • Farmerville def. Benton, 75-38 (1987)
*Incomplete list. Please e-mail hbower@geauxpreps.com with additions/corrections.
Without A Blemish
Only nine teams remain undefeated on the season as the Louisiana high school football regular season begins to wind down. Through eight weeks, the following schools are left unblemished.
Carroll (7-0) • Next game: Oct. 28 vs. Richwood (5-3)
Church Point (8-0) • Next game: Oct. 28 vs. Kaplan (4-4)
De La Salle (8-0) • Next game: Oct. 28 vs. McMain (0-8)
Destrehan (8-0) • Next game: Oct. 28 at East St. John (8-0)
East St. John (8-0) • Next game: Oct. 28 vs. Destrehan (8-0)
Glenbrook (8-0) • Next game: Oct. 28 vs. Homer (6-2)
Many (7-0) • Next game: Oct. 28 at Red River (3-5)
North DeSoto (8-0) • Next game: Oct. 28 at Bossier (0-8)
Plaquemine (8-0) • Next game: Oct. 28 at Ferriday (2-6)
Vermilion Catholic (8-0) • Next game: Oct. 28 vs. Central Catholic (7-1)
Welsh (7-0) • Next game: Oct. 28 vs. Vinton (1-6)
West Feliciana (8-0) • Next game: Oct. 27 vs. Broadmoor (1-7)
The Streaks
Glenbrook continued to dominate the gridiron with a 48-16 victory over Plain Dealing to stretch its winning streak to 14 consecutive games.
The Apaches’ string of wins stands as the longest in Louisiana with their last lost occurring in October of last season. Nine teams share the second-longest win streak at eight games.
Louisiana’s Longest Winning & Losing Streaks
Consecutive Wins
14 – Glenbrook
8 – Nine teams
Consecutive Losses (15 or more games)
22 – LaGrange (def. Avoyelles, 38-32 • Oct. 10, 2019)
20 – Port Barre (def. Pine Prarie, 36-0 • Oct. 16, 2020)
19 – Pickering (def. Oakdale, 46-37 • Nov. 20, 2020)
18 – L.W. Higgins (def. Grace King, 19-0 • Nov. 2, 2020)
15 – Montgomery ( def. Gueydan, 66-42 • Nov. 19, 2020)
How The LSWA Top Ten Fared – Week 8
Class 5A
1. Destrehan (8-0) beat Sulphur, 49-10
2. Karr (4-3) beat Holy Cross, 54-7
3. Catholic-BR (7-1) beat Woodlawn-BR, 30-28
4. Zachary (6-1) beat Central-BR, 42-28
5. Ruston (7-1) beat West Ouachita, 48-7
6. John Curtis (6-1) plays Saturday
7. St. Augustine (6-1) plays Saturday
8. Acadiana (5-3) lost to Southside, 22-7
9. West Monroe (6-1) beat Ouachita Parish, 45-14
10. Brother Martin (5-3) lost to Archbishop Rummel, 3-0
Others receiving votes: Parkway (7-1) beat Natchitoches Central, 37-22; Byrd (5-3) lost to Airline, 48-28; East St. John (8-0) beat Terrebonne, 35-12; Carencro (7-1) beat Sam Houston, 72-55; Southside (7-1) beat Acadiana, 22-7; Archbishop Rummel (5-3) beat Brother Martin, 3-0; Scotlandville (5-3) beat Liberty, 48-28.
Class 4A
1. St. Thomas More (7-1) beat Teurlings Catholic, 35-30
2. Teurlings Catholic (7-1) lost to St. Thomas More, 35-30
3. Warren Easton (7-1) beat Madison Prep, 20-14
4. Lafayette Christian (6-2) beat Westgate, 35-6
5. Neville (6-2) beat Tioga, 43-7
6. De La Salle (8-0) beat Riverdale, 48-9
7. Westgate (6-2) lost to Lafayette Christian, 35-6
8. Lutcher (7-1) beat Assumption, 21-13
9. North DeSoto (8-0) beat Huntington, 48-6
10. Opelousas (7-1) beat Cecilia, 21-16
Others receiving votes: West Feliciana (8-0) beat Belaire, 55-14; Northwood-SH (6-2) beat B.T. Washington-SH, 49-6; Plaquemine (8-0) beat Broadmoor, 52-8; Leesville (7-1) beat LaGrange, 56-6; Huntington (5-3) lost to North DeSoto, 48-6; Franklin Parish (6-2) lost to Carroll, 29-8; Archbishop Shaw (6-2) beat Patterson, 57-21.
Class 3A
1. Union Parish (7-1) beat Richwood, 21-20
2. E.D. White (7-1) beat Berwick, 45-21
3. Church Point (8-0) beat Ville Platte, 58-20
4. St. James (7-1) beat Donaldsonville, 41-12
5. Madison Prep (5-3) lost to Warren Easton, 20-14
6. Iowa (7-1) beat Lake Charles Prep, 17-16
7. University (5-3) beat Glen Oaks, 53-6
8. Carroll (7-0) beat Franklin Parish, 29-8
9. Abbeville (5-3) lost to Erath, 31-21
10. Bogalusa (6-1) did not play
Others receiving votes: Parkview Baptist (7-1) beat Mentorship, 54-12; John F. Kennedy (6-1) plays Saturday; St. Louis (7-1) beat South Lafourche 38-6, Amite (5-3) beat Albany, 34-2; Sterlington (4-4) beat North Webster, 48-7; Lake Charles Prep (3-5) lost to Iowa, 17-16; Berwick (6-2) lost to E.D. White, 45-21.
Class 2A
1. Many (7-0) beat Jonesboro-Hodge, 58-0
2. Newman (6-1) beat Country Day, 31-14
3. Dunham (7-1) beat East Feliciana, 41-32
4. Mangham (7-1) beat Ferriday, 62-12
5. Calvary Baptist (6-2) beat D’Arbonne Woods, 56-7
6. Notre Dame (6-2) beat DeQuincy, 49-0
7. St. Charles (5-3) beat M.L. King Charter, 23-6
8. North Caddo (6-2) beat Green Oaks, 38-0
9. Avoyelles (5-3) lost to Southern Lab, 35-14
10. Oak Grove (5-3) beat Madison, 49-6
Others receiving votes: Welsh (7-0) beat Lake Arthur, 59-13; Rosepine (7-1) beat Menard, 48-2; Episcopal-BR (7-1) beat Northeast, 55-0, General Trass (6-2) beat Vidalia, 58-22.
Class 1A
1. Ouachita Christian (7-1) beat Cedar Creek, 34-10
2. Vermilion Catholic (8-0) beat Centerville, 43-0
3. Homer (6-2) beat Arcadia, 43-6
4. Southern Lab (5-2) beat Avoyelles, 35-14
5. Kentwood (7-1) beat Slaughter, 20-6
6. Logansport (6-2) beat LaSalle, 38-0
7. Riverside (7-1) beat Cohen, 56-0
8. Glenbrook (8-0) beat Plain Dealing, 48-16
9. Haynesville (7-1) Beat Magnolia Charter, 48-6
10. Ascension Catholic (6-2) beat Covenant Christian, 60-7
Others receiving votes: Catholic-PC (7-1) beat St. Edmund, 47-14; St. Frederick (5-2) did not play; Central Catholic (7-1) beat Hanson Memorial, 60-14; St. Martin’s (7-1) beat West St. John, 40-0; Opelousas Catholic (5-3) beat North Central, 66-0; Cedar Creek (5-3) lost to Ouachita Christian, 34-10; Basile (7-1) beat Port Barre, 24-6; Hanson Memorial (7-1) lost to Central Catholic, 60-14.