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Postseason berths, chances to host home playoff games, district titles and rivalry bragging rights are among the stakes this week as the high school football regular season wraps up with 12 games involving Shreveport-Bossier teams.
The District 1-5A championship will be decided when defending champ Evangel visits Haughton Friday night.
Calvary aims for its 74th consecutive district victory Thursday night and outright ownership of the District 1-2A title when Green Oaks visits Jerry Barker Stadium.
Like Calvary, North DeSoto is assured of a co-district title, and the unbeaten Griffins can repeat as outright champion in District 1-4A if it handles business at Bossier on Thursday.
At the other end of the spectrum, Magnolia School of Excellence tries to end a 27-game losing skid, the state’s longest active streak, when it visits Plain Dealing Friday. The Lions halted a string of 49 consecutive defeats earlier this season. Bolton Academy has lost its last 32 games but has suspended its football program for at last 2026.
Playoff destinies are on the line for at least one team in all local matchups other than Magnolia-Plain Dealing, but that contest will carry its own immen...