North DeSoto is 8-2 against Woodlawn-Shreveport since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North DeSoto Griffins will host the Woodlawn-Shreveport Knights at 7:00 p.m. North DeSoto will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
North DeSoto is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 62-11 victory over Southwood on the road. Given the Griffins' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Cowboys are ranked 281st), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
North DeSoto's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Delafield, who threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Miller Warren, who picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North DeSoto was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, a victory for Woodlawn-Shreveport just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Loyola College Prep, falling 55-16. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-8.
North DeSoto's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Woodlawn-Shreveport, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Everything came up roses for North DeSoto against Woodlawn-Shreveport in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 57-12 victory. In that match, North DeSoto amassed a halftime lead of 50-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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