On a lovely Friday night at Lee Hedges Stadium, it was anything but for Huntington.

In a game between two Shreveport schools, it was Byrd's Yellow Jackets who drove the pace, defeating the Raiders 46-22.

Tyler Nichols scored on a 6-yard run for Byrd with 8:59 remaining in the first quarter.

With 8:43 remaining in the second quarter, Dixion Poirier broke free for a 35-yard touchdown run to extend Byrd's lead to 14-0.

Huntington playing on a short week after winning the "Battle on the Border" last Saturday at Independence Stadium against Mansfield.

Huntington would eventually arrive at his destination.

A 31-yard pass from Kamron Evans to Kenton Brossett created that possibility.

with 6:54 left in the first half, the ensuing two-point convert made it 14-8.

On Thursday, Byrd (2-0) will take on Calvary (1-1), and on Friday at home, the Raiders (1-1) will try to bounce back against Neville (1-1).

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