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For the second straight week the Mansfield Wolverines suffered loses at Lee Hedges Stadium, first to Captain Shreve and last week to the number 3 ranked team in the state, the Byrd Yellow Jackets. The Wolverines knew going in that the challenge was real facing off against Byrd and they were able to start well taking the opening possession of the first quarter for a touchdown, a 1-yard run from Levonte Hall and after a successful 2-point play Mansfield was leading 8-0. The Wolverine defense held the Yellow Jackets to three plays and a punt but weren’t able to add to their lead and Byrd proceeded to score 42 unanswered points including a 28 point second quarter

The Logansport Tigers claimed their second consecutive victory of the season this past Friday night with a 21-12 win over the Red River Bulldogs. With the win the Tigers improved to 2-1 on the season. All of the point were scored in the first half as the defenses dominated the game in the second half 

A week after celebrating a homecoming win over Mansfield, North DeSoto were in the Wolverines shoes as they were the homecoming opponent for 1-5A Southwood last Friday at Independence Stadium. After a few years of the Griffins winning this game rather handily the past two years games have been decided by 2 points last year and 4 points this year.

 The Logansport Tigers earned their first victory of the season and the first win of head Coach Kevin Magee’s career with a dramatic come from behind 29- 26 victory of Lakeview. The Tigers scored the go ahead touchdown with 1:34 left in the game on a 14 yard pass from quarterback Logan Spears to Kameron Chatman.  

 

By most standards a homecoming game on the second week of the season is a oddity but with only 4 home games on the schedule this year North DeSoto was left with limited options for the evening. The week 2 opponent this year just so happen to be in parish rival Mansfield. The Griffins made sure that the big crowd for homecoming went home smiling with a 30-12 win over their rivals

 

 

For the first time in four tries over the past few years against the 5A Natchitoches Central Chiefs, the North DeSoto Griffins were victorious and in turn start the season 1-0 for the first time since the 2012 season.  The Griffins brought an entire team effort to Turpin Stadium on the campus of Northwestern St last Friday scoring on offense, defense and special teams during the game

 

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