Game of the Week - Franklinton (4-1) at Lakeshore (5-0). I don't normally select the same team two weeks in a row; however, this game will be huge. It is likely the district championship or at least will be big in determining the district champion. Demons are currently 1 in the power ratings while the Titans are at 3. The winner will get a boost while the loser will have to dig their way back up the rankings.
The Demons struggled with Sumner's Wing T offense and that is what Lakeshore also operates on offense.
Should be a good one.
Notes and Quotes
"First of all, let me compliment them, Sumner is a very good football team. I've never been around a group of guys who have persevered like this. We're playing with a little bit of a chip, people have forgot about Franklinton. They've forgot what Shane Smith did at Franklinton for a long time. We don't get a lot of publicity, we didn't get a single vote which is amazing to me because we have now beaten three ranked teams and the one loss was to a very good, undefeated Covington team. We have the ability to do things that are special, tonight was special. You're coming on the road to a 4-0 team who is extremely talented and come back from two scores, twice, have a two point conversion called back, go for two and make it and have a ninth grader come in and kick the field goal to win it. I'm proud of them."
--- Nick Saltaformaggio, Franklinton coach
"Our team played well from the start in all three phases of the game. Trey knight had a nice game passing with over 200 yards and two touchdowns to Delvonta Gardner. Next week we start district at Albany and we must be prepared."
---Bradley Seal, Pine coach.
"We had great effort by all the kids last night, we are now 2-0 in district and we have one more to win so we can be district champions." ---Destin Pittman, Bens Ford coach
"Big district win for us tonight. We were not as sharp as we hope to be but the kids adjusted to what the coaches changed and got the job done. Proud of our kids on winning the district championship and now got to finish it up this week against Centerville."
---Phill Junkins, Bowling Green coach
“Pine has a good football team. Coach seal does a good job. I thought our kids played hard, bit it’s always a challenge when you play up 2 classes. Hopefully we can bounce back next week vs west St. John. It’s homecoming week so it will be full of distractions, but if we can keep our focus and practice well we can give ourselves a chance to win.” ---Adam Brumfield, Varnado coach
Last week's results
Franklinton 43 Sumner 39 OT
Covington 48 Fontainebleau 0
Pine 44 Varnado 0
Pearl River 14 Chalmette 7
Bowling Green 36 Amite School 13
Columbia Academy 40 Clinton Christian 0
Ben's Ford 60 Discovery 14
Centerville 28 Wayne 14
Lakeshore 31 Salmen 26
Loranger 28 St Helena 0
Amite 28 Kentwood 25
Hannan 46 St Thomas Aquinas 7
Albany 50 Jefferson Rise 24
Springfield 19 Central Private 15
West Marion 14 Tylertown 12
This week’s schedule
Lakeshore at Franklinton
Amite School Center at
Bowling Green at Centerville
Tensas at Bens Ford
St Stanislaus at Tylertown
Pine at Albany
West St John at Varnado
Hannan at Pearl River
Bogalusa at Amite
Springfield at Sumner
Covington at Mandeville
Loranger at Welsh
District 4A3 Standings after week eight
Team Overall District PF PA
Bowling Green 5-3 3-0 262 186
Wayne Academy 5-2 2-2 213 156
Columbia Aca. 4-4 2-2 194 124
Centreville 3-4 2-1 126 161
Amite School 0-7 0-4 90 236
District 8-4A Standings after week five
Team Overall District PF PA
Lakeshore 5-0 0-0 194 87 Franklinton 4-1 0-0 173 124 Loranger 3-2 0-0 182 88
Pearl River 2-2 0-0 132 95
Hannan 1-4 0-0 90 176
District 8-3A Standings after week five
Team Overall District PF PA
Pine 4-1 0-0 188 62
Sumner 4-1 0-0 174 85
Amite 3-2 0-0 133 103
Albany 2-3 0-0 85 124
Bogalusa 0-4 0-0 62 169 Springfield 2-1 0-0 72 56
