The Riverfield Raiders were in Canton, Miss., this past Friday night to play the Canton Academy Panthers.
The Raiders came out on top after 48 minutes of battle by a score of 43-21.
The Panthers were a tough opponent but the Raiders stuck to their game plan of playing consistently tough football both offensively and defensively all night.
The Rayville Hornets defeated the Viidalia Vikings 40-14 last Friday night.
The win boosts the Hornets to 1-2 on the season and 1-1 in district play.
This Friday, the Hornets will host the Mangham Dragons.
The Dragons are coming into the game after a 54-34 win against North Caddo.
The Mangham Dragons defeated the Delhi Charter School Gators 57-6 last week.
Cam Wilmore put the Dragons on the board with a touchdown in the first quarter. The PAT was no good and the Dragons led 6-0.
Tae Gayden hit T.J. Johnson with a 20-yard pass to bring the score up to 12-0. Gueydan then ran in the tw0-point conversion for a 14-o lead.
A 20-yard run by Wilmore and a kick by Kolby Poindexter pushed that lead to 21-0. Gayyden scored again on a 42-yard run to push the lead to 27-0. Poindexter missed the PAT kick.
The Riverfield Raiders were in action at home this past Thursday night as they hosted the Brookhaven Academy Cougars.
The weather was wet due to the beginning stages of Hurricane Delta. A steady drizzle of rain throughout the game couldn’t dampen the spirit of the Raiders, however, as they were glad to be playing at home. This was only the second game the Raiders have played on Joe Meeks Field all season.
Richland Parish public school teams returned to the football stadiums as the season got off to a delayed start.
In the first week of play, the Delhi Bears defeated the Delhi Charter School Gators 34-0, the Mangham Dragons defeated Richwood 47-30 and the Rayville Hornets lost 55-12 to the Union Parish Farmers.
The Delhi Bears took their first win of the season by shutting out the Delhi Charter Gators 34-0 last Friday night.
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