High School FootballFriday, November 6
Haughton hosts Evangel on Friday with the District 1 championship on the line
The Daily Shreveport team
If you're choosing one game tonight, make it Evangel at Haughton. KTBS previews a district championship showdown between two teams that are both 4-1 in district. Haughton is chasing its first district title since 2010.
“It's going to be a big night because it's for the championship of District 1 Friday.”
- Where: Prescott Field in Haughton
- Watch: game coverage on KPXJ CW 21 starts at 10:30 p.m.
- Haughton: 8-1 overall
- Evangel: 5-4 overall
The numbers behind Haughton and Evangel
- 36
- total touchdowns for Evangel QB Pop Houston
- 5-0
- Haughton's record at home
- 64-25
- Evangel's win over Haughton last Oct. 24
- 16 years
- since Haughton last played for a district title
Sources: KTBS 3, Shreveport-Bossier Journal
The Eagles started 0-2 and lost to a previously winless Byrd team in Week 8, a game quarterback Peyton “Pop” Houston missed. He's back, and Evangel beat Airline 52-42 in its last game. Haughton, meanwhile, went a combined 9-21 the previous three seasons.
Haughton and Evangel are even in district play
| Haughton | Measure | Evangel |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Overall wins | 5 |
| 1 | Overall losses | 4 |
| 4 | District wins | 4 |
| 1 | District losses | 1 |
Sources: KTBS 3, Shreveport-Bossier Journal, KTALnews.com
Sources: KTBS 3, Shreveport-Bossier Journal, KTALnews.com