There won’t be any Friday night football in Vernon Parish as Leesville played Benton on Thursday and Pickering and Rosepine are on the road tonight.

Leesville led for almost the entire game for a second straight week, but the Wampus Cats again couldn’t pull it out in the end in a 42-35 loss to Class 5A Benton.

The Wampus Cats (1-4) led 28-7 at the half before Benton outscored Leesville 35-7 in the second half.

The Tigers (1-4) intercepted a Trel Broom pass at the goal line as time expired to ensure the Leesville loss.

Pickering (1-3) heads to a surging LaSalle (3-1) bunch that’s won its last three contests.

Rosepine gets another undefeated squad as Lake Arthur (4-0) is excelling on the field.

PICKERING
The Red Devils will need to mend their hearts quick after a 30-28 loss to Merryville this past week.

LaSalle knocked off Block, 22-8, for its third straight win, and the Tigers are looking for more blood.

LaSalle is led by running back/quarterback Tuff Street, who ran for 190 yards against Block and has gained 585 yards through four games this season.

If Pickering can slow down the run enough to make LaSalle put it in the air, the Tigers have thrown six interceptions to just one touchdown this season. Both of LaSalle’s passes were intercepted by Block this past week.

Pickering is trying to stop its three-game slide, but the Red Devils are improving.

LaSalle won the 2024 matchup 53-6, but don’t expect the Tigers to pull away so easily this year.

ROSEPINE
Rosepine is coming off its best performance of the season as the Eagles allowed a season-low in points in a 28-6 loss to Ascension Episcopal.

While Lake Arthur might not be as battle-tested as opponents like AE, Kinder, or Westlake, the Tigers are still undefeated and will be a tough matchup.

Lake Arthur owns wins against Basile, DeQuincy, Bolton Academy and Oakdale, but they don’t offer anything Rosepine hasn’t seen in its difficult 2025 slate.

The Eagles nearly matched AE’s yardage output, and the running game came to life behind Devin Janice and Barrett Coody.

Now Rosepine must finish promising drives and build upon the 20 points its scored so far through four games this season.

Points might be hard to come by against a Lake Arthur team that’s allowed just 12 (all to DeQuincy).