Northwood continues second half run, St. Mary's, Glenbrook win

The second half of the 2026 Louisiana high school football season has been just what the doctor ordered for the Northwood football team.The Falcons (5-4), who started the season 1-4, are on a four-game win streak after dispatching Southwood 56-20 Thursday night in front of a paltry crowd with the State Fair of Louisiana denizens looking on from a stone’s throw away. Northwood will be 5-0 heading into the playoffs after rolling past winless Woodlawn next week in the regular season finale.Currently ranked No. 19 in the LHSAA Division II Non-Select Power Rankings, the Falcons probably won’t be able to pickup enough power points to land a home playoff game. But they could be a tough out due to the continually improving play of quarterback Peyton Boone, who reeled off a 31-yard TD run in the first quarter to get things rolling against the Cowboys (1-8).The 6-foot, 175-pound Boone came into the season off possible myocarditis that forced him to miss half the 2025 season and all of the summer. Maybe that’s why the senior is blooming late.PREDICTIONS: Find out which Shreveport-area football teams should win Week 9 gamesThe Falcons have a stable of running backs including Caden Stewart — who has offers from Louisiana Tech and Houston, who are impressed with his speed and ability to finish runs in the end zone. There’s also Justin Dupree, who scored four TDs against Southwood.They operate behind two veteran tackles Adam Hemphill (6-0, 275) and Zecheriah Reed (6-3, 300), who are considered college ready by coach Austin Brown.“Both are seniors and they’re nasty,” Brown said. “They’ve been starting 25-plus games.”Union Parish 42, Beekman Charter 6: Jaylen “Tutu” Jenkins ran for 2 TDs, including one from 98 yards out, while Rashad Meeking also scored twice as the Farmers (4-5) won handily over Beekman. Chance Hopson and Ryan Reeder added TDs for UP.St. Mary’s 67, Ringgold 28: The Tigers (8-1) continue to put up big numbers behind John Paul Thibodaux and company and they had little trouble with Ringgold (5-4)Glenbrook 50, Lincoln Prep 34: The Apaches (4-5) had one of their best scoring nights of the season in dispatching the Panthers (3-6). For LP, Jabari Levingston was 10 of 18 for 174 yards and 2 TDs, while also rushing for 110 yards and 2 additional scores. Howard Kirkpatrich collected 12 tackles.Jimmy Watson covers Louisiana sports for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at jwatson@shreveporttimes.com and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Northwood continues second half run, St. Mary's, Glenbrook win