Louisiana High School Basketball - Southwood overwhelms Byrd
February 6, 2024: Shreveport, LA 71118 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Southwood Cowboys (Shreveport, LA) and the visiting Byrd Yellow Jackets (Shreveport, LA), saw Southwood's basketball squad wallop Byrd by a tally of 68-42.
With the victory, Southwood improves its record to 22-8 on the campaign. The Cowboys travel to Airline (Bossier City, LA) to confront the Vikings in a 5A District 1 challenge on Friday, February 9. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 17-11. Airline won 55-52 in their recent league challenge against Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches, LA)
Next up, the Yellow Jackets confront the Captain Shreve Gators (Shreveport, LA) in a 5A District 1 challenge, on Friday, February 9. Byrd will attempt to improve on its 5-19 season record. The Gators come into the challenge with a 23-5 record after their 56-22 league win over Haughton (Haughton, LA).