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The Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches, LA) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Byrd (Shreveport, LA) by a score of 35-31.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Byrd	0	14	10	7	31
Natchitoches Central	0	6	22	7	35

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Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

Byrd (25-26)		Natchitoches Central (25-26)
75	Total Plays	39
23	First Downs	17
11	Penalties	3
73	Penalty Yards	45

Game Stats

Natchitoches Central (25-26)

Byrd

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	4	6	78	.667	19.5	26	109.7
1	Jackson Davis (Jr)	0	1	0	.000		0	39.6
10	Jonathan Harris (Jr)	4	5	78	.800	19.5	26	120.8

Natchitoches Central

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	10	18	148	.556	14.8	1	1	44	78.0
8	Owen Smith (Sr)	10	18	148	.556	14.8	1	1	44	78.0

Byrd

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	59	361	6.1	79	1	4
1	Jackson Davis (Jr)	11	53	4.8	12	0	1
2	Collin Deere (Jr)	6	39	6.5	9	0	0
4	Christian Maxie (Jr)	9	150	16.7	79	1	2
10	Jonathan Harris (Jr)	10	32	3.2	11	0	0
25	Eli Stephens (So)	2	4	2.0	3	0	0
34	T. Henderson (So)	21	83	4.0	9	0	1

Natchitoches Central

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	20	257	12.9	80	1	3
4	K. Kuykendall (Jr)	3	14	4.7	15	0
6	Kelton Howard (Sr)	15	201	13.4	80	1	2
8	Owen Smith (Sr)	2	42	21.0	27	0	1

Byrd

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	4	78	19.5	26
4	Christian Maxie (Jr)	2	30	15.0	16
25	Eli Stephens (So)	1	22	22.0	22
82	Logan Carlson (Jr)	1	26	26.0	26

Natchitoches Central

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	10	148	14.8	44	1
2	K.j. Newton (Jr)	2	29	14.5	23	1
4	K. Kuykendall (Jr)	3	26	8.7	10
6	Kelton Howard (Sr)	3	65	21.7	44
14	L. Holden (Sr)	1	9	9.0	9
16	Semaj Thomas (Jr)	1	19	19.0	19

Byrd

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	3	2
1	Jackson Davis (Jr)	1	1
10	Jonathan Harris (Jr)	1	0
34	T. Henderson (So)	1	1

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Natchitoches Central has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Byrd

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	361	78	132	17	456
1	Jackson Davis (Jr)	53				53
2	Collin Deere (Jr)	39				39
4	Christian Maxie (Jr)	150	30			180
5	J. Williams (Sr)			110
10	Jonathan Harris (Jr)	32				32
21	Camron Williams (Sr)			5
25	Eli Stephens (So)	4	22	17		26
34	T. Henderson (So)	83				83
39	Keonta Eason (So)				17	17
82	Logan Carlson (Jr)		26			26

Natchitoches Central

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	257	148	405
2	K.j. Newton (Jr)		29	29
4	K. Kuykendall (Jr)	14	26	40
6	Kelton Howard (Sr)	201	65	266
8	Owen Smith (Sr)	42		42
14	L. Holden (Sr)		9	9
16	Semaj Thomas (Jr)		19	19

Byrd

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	361	78	78	439
1	Jackson Davis (Jr)	53	0		53
2	Collin Deere (Jr)	39			39
4	Christian Maxie (Jr)	150		30	180
10	Jonathan Harris (Jr)	32	78		110
25	Eli Stephens (So)	4		22	26
34	T. Henderson (So)	83			83
82	Logan Carlson (Jr)			26	26

Natchitoches Central

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	257	148	148	405
2	K.j. Newton (Jr)			29	29
4	K. Kuykendall (Jr)	14		26	40
6	Kelton Howard (Sr)	201		65	266
8	Owen Smith (Sr)	42	148		190
14	L. Holden (Sr)			9	9
16	Semaj Thomas (Jr)			19	19

Byrd

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	TFL
	Team Totals	15	18	2.0
3	Conrad Hilliard (Jr)	0	3
5	J. Williams (Sr)	3	3
6	Aaden Crow (Jr)	0	1
7	Deshaun Reed (Sr)	0	1
16	Abram Anderson (Sr)	1	2	1.0
21	Camron Williams (Sr)	1	1
27	Kameron Mosley (So)	2	2
39	Keonta Eason (So)	2	0
41	C. Sepulvado (Jr)	1	2
80	Laquinton Johns (So)	1	0
90	Ian Gray (Sr)	4	1	1.0
93	K. Anderson (Jr)	0	1
97	Clay Atkinson (Jr)	0	1

Natchitoches Central

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	39	55	94	3.0
0	Jeremy Lowe Jr (Sr)	2	1	3
1	Imari Speed (Jr)	8	7	15
5	Brenden Young (Jr)	2	6	8
7	Austin Sewell (Sr)	3	4	7
9	Dallas Demery (Sr)	3	5	8	1.0
11	Kortland Demery (Sr)	3	1	4
22	Aaron Cassey (Sr)	6	10	16	2.0
23	D. Beaudion (Jr)	3	8	11
42	Kingston Morgan (Jr)	0	1	1
50	Christen Law (Sr)	2	1	3
51	Case Singletary (Sr)	4	5	9
62	Jadin Harp (Jr)	0	1	1
77	Jermiah Avist (Jr)	3	5	8

Sacks

Byrd has not entered any sacks stats.

Natchitoches Central

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Hurs
	Team Totals	2
7	Austin Sewell (Sr)	1
22	Aaron Cassey (Sr)	1

Byrd

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	1	17	17.0	2	0
27	Kameron Mosley (So)				2
39	Keonta Eason (So)	1	17	17.0

Natchitoches Central

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
	Team Totals	2	35	2
1	Imari Speed (Jr)	1	35
23	D. Beaudion (Jr)	1	0
51	Case Singletary (Sr)			2

Byrd

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	6	331	55.2		5
12	Asher Murray (Sr)	6	331	55.2		5

Natchitoches Central

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	6	307	51.2	60	1
82	Jake Cain (So)	6	307	51.2	60	1

Byrd

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	5	132	26.4	53
5	J. Williams (Sr)	3	110	36.7	53
21	Camron Williams (Sr)	1	5	5.0	5
25	Eli Stephens (So)	1	17	17.0	17

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Natchitoches Central has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Byrd

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	7
1	Jackson Davis (Jr)	1	6
4	Christian Maxie (Jr)	2	12
12	Asher Murray (Sr)			7
34	T. Henderson (So)	1	6

Natchitoches Central

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts
	Team Totals	5	30	2	3
1	Imari Speed (Jr)	1	6
2	K.j. Newton (Jr)	1	6
6	Kelton Howard (Sr)	2	12
8	Owen Smith (Sr)	1	6
19	J. Carpenter (Sr)			2
37	Amsden Pasch (So)				3

Byrd

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	4	1.0	1	1	1.0	32	7
12	Asher Murray (Sr)	4	4	1.0	1	1	1.0	32	7

Natchitoches Central

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	4	.8					3
37	Amsden Pasch (So)	3	4	.8					3

Byrd

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	4	0	4
1	Jackson Davis (Jr)	1		1
4	Christian Maxie (Jr)	2	0	2
34	T. Henderson (So)	1		1

Natchitoches Central

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	Total
	Team Totals	3	1	1	5
1	Imari Speed (Jr)			1	1
2	K.j. Newton (Jr)		1		1
6	Kelton Howard (Sr)	2			2
8	Owen Smith (Sr)	1			1

Conversions

Byrd has not entered any conversions stats.

Natchitoches Central

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals		1	1
19	J. Carpenter (Sr)		1	1

Game Story

Louisiana High School Football - Byrd can't hold off Natchitoches Central

October 17, 2025: Natchitoches, LA 71457

The Natchitoches Central Chiefs got by the visiting Byrd Yellow Jackets football team by a score of 35-31 in Friday's league challenge.

In their next game, the Chiefs play the Airline Vikings (Bossier City, LA) in a 5A District 1 challenge, on Thursday, October 23. Natchitoches Central will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record. The Vikings go into the challenge with a 4-3 record after their 36-28 league win over Haughton (Haughton, LA).

The Yellow Jackets (1-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Benton (Benton, LA). The Tigers go into the 5A District 1 challenge with a 2-5 record. In their last test, Benton was nipped by Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, LA), 59-0, in a league test.

Players of the Game

Byrd (25-26)

Congratulations to #4 Christian Maxie (overall and offensive), #90 Ian Gray (defensive) and #12 Asher Murray (special teams) for being selected the Byrd Football Players of the Game.

Natchitoches Central (25-26)

Natchitoches Central has not selected any Players of the Game.

Byrd @ NCHS Football Game Info

Fri., Oct. 17, 2025 @ 7p

Turpin Stadium

The Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches, LA) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Byrd (Shreveport, LA) by a score of 35-31.

Rankings & Records

Byrd (25-26)

National	LA	Class
5,534	101	25

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
2-6	1-5	2-4	0-2	.250	.167	242	289

Natchitoches Central (25-26)

National	LA	Class
4,538	81	26

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
4-4	2-4	3-2	1-2	.500	.333	291	311

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Byrd	4.0	10.3	6.0	8.7	30.3
Natchitoches Central	10.3	5.9	9.1	11.1	36.4

Byrd Videos

Natchitoches Central Videos

Natchitoches Central doesn't have any videos.

Team Stat Comparison

Byrd		Natchitoches Central
345.1	Rushing Yards Per Game	197.0
30.0	Passing Yards Per Game	196.1
31.5	Receiving Yards Per Game	196.0
375.1	Total Yards Per Game	393.1
-	Tackles Per Game	72.6
-	Sacks Per Game	1.0
-	Points Per Game	0.3

Team Leaders

Byrd		Natchitoches Central	National Avg.
#4 Christian Maxie153.5	Rushing Yards Per Game	#6 Kelton Howard138.1	12.0
#1 Jackson Davis15.7	Passing Yards Per Game	#8 Owen Smith187.8	12.1
#82 Logan Carlson14.5	Receiving Yards Per Game	#3 Mason Britain48.0	9.6
#4 Christian Maxie166.9	Total Yards Per Game	#8 Owen Smith226.1	26.3
-	Tackles Per Game	#22 Aaron Cassey10.0	2.6
-	Sacks Per Game	#22 Aaron Cassey0.4	0.2
-	Points Per Game	#18 Christian Frazier0.4	2.0

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Byrd	1-4		Natchitoches Central	1-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/12/25	Byrd	Haughton	(L) 36-35	10/3/25	Haughton	Natchitoches Central	(W) 42-32
9/19/25	Evangel Christian Academy	Byrd	(L) 43-36	9/12/25	Natchitoches Central	Evangel Christian Academy	(L) 63-42
10/3/25	Parkway	Byrd	(L) 52-24	9/26/25	Natchitoches Central	Parkway	(L) 69-40
10/9/25	Huntington	Byrd	(L) 34-28	10/30/25	Natchitoches Central	Huntington
10/24/25	Benton	Byrd	(W) 49-40	11/7/25	Natchitoches Central	Benton
10/31/25	Byrd	Airline		10/23/25	Airline	Natchitoches Central	(L) 41-21
11/6/25	Byrd	Captain Shreve		9/19/25	Captain Shreve	Natchitoches Central	(L) 42-36

Record Breakdown

Byrd (25-26)		Natchitoches Central (25-26)
2-6	Overall	4-4
1-5	League	2-4
1-1	Non-League	2-0
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-4	Common Opponent	1-4
2-4	Home	3-2
0-2	Away	1-2
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
2-6	In-State	4-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0