With an open week on the schedule, Harding Academy got one last nonconference test Friday night against one of the top private schools in Louisiana, taking a 31-14 victory over Monroe (La.) Ouachita Christian in a neutral-site game played at Monticello.
SHERIDAN The El Dorado Wildcats (3-4, 2-4 in 6A-East) got a big win Friday night in an exhilarating game against the Sheridan Yellowjackets (2-6, 2-4 in 6A Central). The final score was 32-29. The game went down to the wire, with Sheridan almost completing the comeback after trailing by 12 in the middle of the third quarter. Isaiah Stephens, in his debut from junior varsity, did all he could for the Yellowjackets, almost single-handedly keeping them in the game with his huge runs and kickoff returns.