Louisiana
Monroe-area high school football schedules for the 2024 season
Ruston’s Jerrod Baugh gets an ice bath
Ruston’s Jerrod Baugh gets an ice bath after his team’s victory over Zachary to advance to the Superdome.
Jimmy Watson, Shreveport Times
Expect a number of feisty contests when the 2024 Louisiana High School Athletic Association football season kicks off Sept. 6 across Northeast Louisiana.
The Monroe area boasted three state champions last fall and two additional semifinalists with at last that many expecting the same finish this fall.
Ruston High, which completed an undefeated season (14-0), returns a bundle of talent for coach Jerrod Baugh, which has a team seeking a third consecutive trip to the Louisiana Superdome. Tulane commitment Josh Brantley, uncommitted Power 5 recruit Aidan Anding and Louisiana Tech commit Zheric Hill give Bearcat fans plenty to smile about.
Union Parish (10-4) also won a state title in Non-Select Division III and Oak Grove compiled an 12-2 record to win Non-Select Division IV. Semifinal finishes came from Sterlington (11-2) in Non-Select Division III and Ouachita Christian (11-2) in Select Division IV.
OAK GROVE WINS: VIDEO: Oak Grove 62 Haynesville 36: Tigers win fourth state championship in five seasons
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UNION PARISH WINS: Highlights from Union Parish’s 36-35 win over St. James for the Non-select D-3 state title
Jimmy covers Louisiana sports him for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at jwatson@shreveporttimes.com and follow on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.
Here’s a look at the 2024 schedules for Monroe area football teams:
Class 5A
West Monroe
Sept. 6 vs. Huntington
Sept. 13 Open
Sept. 20 at North DeSoto
Sept. 27 at Catholic B.R.
Oct. 4 vs. Scotlandville
Oct. 11 at Alexandria
Oct. 18 at Ouachita Parish
Oct. 25 vs. Pineville
Nov. 1 at Neville
Nov. 8 vs. Ruston
Ruston
Sept. 6 vs. Acadiana
Sept. 13 vs. Cabot, AR
Sept. 20 at Longview
Sept. 28 vs. Midland Legacy
Oct. 5 vs. Stephenville
Oct. 11 at Ouachita Parish
Oct. 18 vs. Neville
Oct. 25 at Alexandria
Nov. 1 vs. Pineville
Nov. 8 at West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Sept. 6 at Captain Shreve
Sept. 13 at Wossman
Sept. 20 vs. Sterlington
Sept. 27 Open
Oct. 4 vs. Franklin Parish
Oct. 11 vs. Ruston
Oct. 18 vs. West Monroe
Oct. 25 at Neville
Nov. 1 vs. Alexandria
Nov. 8 at Pineville
West Ouachita
Sept. 6 vs. Richwood
Sept. 13 vs. Jonesboro-Hodge
Sept. 20 at Winnfield
Sept. 27 at Sterlington
Oct. 4 vs. Caldwell Parish
Oct. 11 at Franklin Parish
Oct. 18 vs. Tioga
Oct. 25 at Wossman
Nov. 1 at Peabody
Nov. 8 vs. Grant
Class 4A
Neville
Sept. 6 at Evangel Christian
Sept. 13 at Southside
Sept. 20 vs. Holmes County Central
Sept. 27 vs. St. Thomas More
Oct. 4 at Sterlington
Oct. 11 vs. Pineville
Oct. 18 at Ruston
Oct. 25 vs. Ouachita Parish
Nov. 1 vs. West Monroe
Nov. 8 at Alexandria
Bastrop
Sept. 6 vs. Wossman
Sept. 13 vs. Booker T. Washington
Sept. 20 at Rayville
Sept. 27 vs. Frederick
Oct. 4 vs. General Trass
Oct. 11 at Green Oaks
Oct. 18 at Carroll
Oct. 25 vs. Sterlington
Nov. 1 at Richwood
Nov. 8 vs. North Webster
Franklin Parish
Sept. 6 at West Jefferson
Sept. 13 vs. St. Frederick
Sept. 20 vs. Calvary Baptist
Sept. 26 at Caldwell Parish
Oct. 4 at Ouachita Parish
Oct. 11 vs. West Ouachita
Oct. 18 at Peabody
Oct. 25 vs. Grant
Nov. 1 vs. Wossman
Nov. 8 at Tioga
Class 3A
Sterlington
Sept. 6 vs. Tioga
Sept. 13 at Rayville
Sept. 20 at Ouachita Parish
Sept. 27 vs. West Ouachita
Oct. 4 vs. Neville
Oct. 11 at Richwood
Oct. 18 vs. North Webster
Oct. 25 at Bastrop
Nov. 1 vs. Carroll
Nov. 7 at Union Parish
Union Parish
Sept. 6 at Union Parish
Sept. 13 vs. Alexandria
Sept. 20 at Airline
Sept. 27 at Green Oaks
Oct. 4 vs. Homer
Oct. 11 at North Caddo
Oct. 18 vs. Calvary Baptist
Oct. 25 at D’Arbonne Woods Charter
Nov. 1 vs. Magnolia School of Excellence
Nov. 7 vs. Sterlington
Carroll
Sept. 6 at Parkway
Sept. 13 Open
Sept. 20 vs. Arcadia
Sept. 27 at General Trass
Oct. 4 at Wossman
Oct. 11 at North Webster
Oct. 18 vs. Bastrop
Oct. 25 Open
Nov. 1 at Sterlington
Nov. 8 vs. Richwood
Richwood
Aug. 30 vs. Oak Grove
Sept. 6 at West Ouachita
Sept. 13 vs. Mangham
Sept. 20 vs. Wossman
Sept. 27 at Tioga
Oct. 4 Open
Oct. 11 vs. Sterlington
Oct. 18 at Lake Arthur
Oct. 25 at North Webster
Nov. 1 vs. Bastrop
Nov. 8 at Carroll
Wossman
Sept. 6 at Bastrop
Sept. 13 vs. Ouachita Parish
Sept. 20 at Richwood
Sept. 27 at Iowa
Oct. 4 vs. Carroll
Oct. 11 vs. Tioga
Oct. 18 at Grant
Oct. 25 vs. West Ouachita
Nov. 1 at Franklin Parish
Nov. 8 vs. Peabody
Class 2A
Mangham
Sept. 6 at Jena
Sept. 13 at Richwood
Sept. 20 vs. Caldwell Parish
Sept. 27 vs. Beekman Charter
Oct. 4 at Madison
Oct. 11 vs. Ferriday
Oct. 18 vs. Oak Grove
Oct. 25 at Ouachita Christian
Nov. 1 vs. Rayville
Nov. 8 at Delhi Charter
Ferriday
Sept. 6 at Vidalia
Sept. 13 at Block
Sept. 20 vs. Delta Charter
Sept. 27 vs. Delhi Charter
Oct. 4 at Beekman Charter
Oct. 11 at Mangham
Oct. 18 vs. Madison
Oct. 24 at Oak Grove
Nov. 1 vs. Ouachita Christian
Nov. 8 at Rayville
General Trass
Sept. 6 vs. Rayville
Sept. 13 vs. Ouachita Christian
Sept. 20 at Madison
Sept. 27 vs. Carroll
Oct. 4 at Bastrop
Oct. 10 at Tensas
Oct. 18 vs. Block
Oct. 25 at Delta Charter
Nov. 1 vs. St. Frederick
Nov. 8 at Delhi
Rayville
Sept. 6 at General Trass
Sept. 13 vs. Sterlington
Sept. 20 vs. Bastrop
Sept. 27 at Oak Grove
Oct. 4 at Ouachita Christian
Oct. 11 vs. Madison
Oct. 17 vs. Delhi Charter
Oct. 25 vs. Beekman Charter
Nov. 1 at Mangham
Nov. 8 vs. Ferriday
Delhi Charter
Sept. 6 Cedar Creek
Sept. 13 at Lakeview
Sept. 20 vs. Jonesboro-Hodge
Sept. 27 at Ferriday
Oct. 4 vs. Oak Grove
Oct. 11 at Ouachita Christian
Oct. 17 at Rayville
Oct. 24 Open
Nov. 1 at Beekman Charter
Nov. 8 vs. Mangham
Vidalia
Aug. 30 at West Ouachita
Sept. 6 vs. Ferriday
Sept. 13 at Delta Charter
Sept. 20 at Block
Sept. 27 at Grant
Oct. 4 vs. Delhi
Oct. 11 at Buckeye
Oct. 18 vs. Jena
Oct. 25 vs. Marksville
Nov. 1 at Bunkie
Nov. 8 vs. Caldwell Parish
Beekman Charter
Aug. 30 at Bastrop
Sept. 6 at Delhi
Sept. 13 vs. Tensas
Sept. 19 vs. Lincoln Preparatory School
Sept. 27 at Mangham
Oct. 4 vs. Ferriday
Oct. 11 at Oak Grove
Oct. 18 vs. Ouachita Christian
Oct. 25 at Rayville
Nov. 1 vs. Delhi Charter
Nov. 8 at Madison
Madison Parish
Sept. 6 at Ringgold
Sept. 13 at Fontainebleau
Sept. 20 vs. General Trass
Sept. 26 vs. Ouachita Christian
Oct. 4 vs. Mangham
Oct. 11 at Rayville
Oct. 18 at Ferriday
Oct. 24 Open
Nov. 1 vs. Oak Grove
Nov. 8 vs. Beekman Charter
D’Arbonne Woods Charter
Sept. 6 vs. Lincoln Preparatory School
Sept. 13 vs. Bearden, AR
Sept. 20 at Grant
Sept. 27 at Calvary Baptist
Oct. 4 vs. Green Oaks
Oct. 11 at Magnolia School of Excellence
Oct. 18 vs. North Caddo
Oct. 25 vs. Union Parish
Nov. 1 Open TBA
Nov. 8 at Homer
Class 1A
Ouachita Christian
Aug. 30 at Cedar Creek
Sept. 6 at Caldwell Parish
Sept. 13 at General Trass
Sept. 20 vs. Delhi
Sept. 26 at Madison
Oct. 4 vs. Rayville
Oct. 11 vs. Delhi Charter
Oct. 18 at Beekman Charter
Oct. 25 vs. Mangham
Nov. 1 at Ferriday
Nov. 7 vs. Oak Grove
Oak Grove
Aug. 30 at Richwood
Sept. 6 at Calvary Baptist
Sept. 13 vs. Crossett
Sept. 20 vs. Red River
Sept. 27 vs. Rayville
Oct. 4 at Delhi Charter
Oct. 11 vs. Beekman Charter
Oct. 18 at Mangham
Oct. 24 vs. Ferriday
Nov. 1 at Madison
Nov. 7 at Ouachita Christian
St. Frederick
Sept. 5 vs. Loyola College Prep
Sept. 13 at Franklin Parish
Sept. 20 vs. Jena
Sept. 27 at Bastrop
Oct. 4 vs. St. Mary’s
Oct. 11 vs. Block
Oct. 18 at Delhi
Oct. 25 vs. Tensas
Nov. 1 at General Trass
Nov. 7 vs. Delta Charter
Cedar Creek
Aug. 30 vs. Ouachita Christian
Sept. 6 at Delhi Charter
Sept. 13 vs. Delhi
Sept. 20 vs. Loyola Prep
Sept. 27 at Glenbrook
Oct. 11 at Plain Dealing
Oct. 18 vs. Haynesville
Oct. 25 at Lincoln Prep
Nov. 1 vs. Arcadia
Nov. 8 vs. Jonesboro-Hodge
Delhi
Sept. 6 vs. Beekman Charter
Sept. 13 at Cedar Creek
Sept. 20 at Ouachita Christian
Sept. 27 at Southern Lab
Oct. 4 at Vidalia
Oct. 11 at Delta Charter
Oct. 18 vs. St. Frederick
Oct. 26 at Block
Nov. 1 vs. Tensas
Nov. 8 vs. General Trass
River Oaks
Aug. 16 at Porter’s Chapel Academy
Aug. 23 vs. Magnolia
Aug. 30 at Tensas
Sept. 6 vs. Claiborne Academy
Sept. 13 vs. Franklin Academy
Sept. 20 at Prairie View Academy
Sept. 27 vs. Riverdale Academy
Oct. 4 vs Union Christian Academy
Oct. 11 at Briarfield Academy
Oct. 18 at Tallulah Academy
Tensas Parish
Sept. 6 at Plain Dealing
Sept. 13 at Beekman Charter
Sept. 20 vs. Ringgold
Sept. 27 vs. Montgomery
Oct. 4 at Northwood-Lena
Oct. 10 vs. General Trass
Oct. 18 vs. Delta Charter
Oct. 25 at St. Frederick
Nov. 1 vs. Delhi
Nov. 8 at Block
Delta Charter
Sept. 6 at LaSalle
Sept. 13 vs. Vidalia
Sept. 20 at Ferriday
Sept. 27 TBD
Oct. 3 vs. Cedar Creek
Oct. 11 vs. Delhi
Oct. 18 at Tensas
Oct. 25 vs. General Trass
Nov. 1 vs. Block
Nov. 7 at St. Frederick
Lincoln Prep
Sept. 6 at D’Arbonne Woods Charter
Sept. 13 vs. Magnolia School of Excellence
Sept. 19 at Beekman Charter
Sept. 26 at Jonesboro-Hodge
Oct. 4 at Haynesville
Oct. 11 vs. Ringgold
Oct. 18 vs. Glenbrook
Oct. 25 vs. Cedar Creek
Nov. 1 at Plain Dealing
Nov. 8 vs. Arcadia