Airline suffers first loss; Benton, Bossier, Plain Dealing fall — High school football

The Airline Vikings suffered their first loss of the season Friday night, falling to the Franklin Parish Patriots 54-43 at M.D.

Official response and confirmed impact

Ray Field at Airline Stadium. Airline dropped to 3-1. Franklin Parish, ranked No.

6 in the LSWA Class 4A poll, improved to 3-1 with its third straight victory. The Vikings led 37-27 after three quarters.

The Patriots cut the deficit to four on a 12-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the fourth.

Franklin Parish took the lead on the first play after forcing a punt. LSU commit Trey Martin sprinted 72 yards to the end zone.

His two-point conversion put the Patriots on top 41-37 with 8:40 to play.

Airline converted a fourth-and-11 from its 26 on a run by quarterback Chase Williams.

The Vikings drove to a first down at the Franklin Parish 28.