Fresh off their first victory of the season, the Jonesboro-Hodge Tigers look to get a leg up in district play when they travel to Lincoln-Prep in Grambling for their first 1-1A contest of the season. Kick off is set for 7:00 pm. 

JHHS and Lincoln-Prep both enter the contest with 1-2 records after playing teams from District 2-2A last week with JHHS beating Delhi Charter 42-27 and Lincoln Prep  falling to Beekman Charter by a 34-0 score. 

Series Record:  Jonesboro-Hodge holds an all time 10-7 lead in the series that began in 1995 and are 4-1 against Lincoln Prep while under the guidance of Terrance Blankenship, now entering his JHHS school record 13th season at the helm. The lone loss, a 44-8 defeat, came last year during one of Lincoln Prep’s best years in the last decade under Galen Hall, who was replaced this summer by Chauncy Davis, now in his first year as a head coach after years of being an assistant on the L-Prep staff. 

Players to Watch:

Jonesboro-Hodge High School
1. Dakota Knox – The senior exploded for 123 yards on the ground and passed for 65 more last week. Expect Knox to be the focal point of the offense again.
2. Kyron Atkins – Stood out on both sides of the ball and getting better each week. 
3. Dylan Hayes – Displayed rare field vision last week to make several plays behind the line of scrimmage and showing signs of being a disruptive defensive force. 

Lincoln Prep High School
1. Zion Hicks – The 6’3″ senior is a dangerous signal caller with 4 TD’s on the ground and another through the air. 
2. Brysen Slate – The freshman has taken control of the backfield to lead the Panthers in rushing with 259 yards for an 86.3 yards per game average.
3. Joseph Spann – Go to guy on the receiving corp having hauled in 10 passes for 245 yards and a score.