Bunkie, Marksville open football playoffs with wins; Avoyelles knocked out

First round of the state football playoffs
Class-AA
15 seeded Bunkie (7-4) 49 - 18th seeded North Caddo (5-6) 8 Bunkie's first playoff win since 2003
Class-AAA
10th seed Marksville (8-3) 34 - 23 seed Independence (7-4) 13
1 seed Lutcher (10-1) 34 - 32 seed Avoyelles (4-7) 8

Second round of playoffs on Friday, November 20
Class-AA
15 seed Bunkie (7-4) at 2nd seed Kinder (10-1)
Class-AAA
10 seed Marksville (8-3) at 7th seed Northwest (7-4)

Box Score
Independence Marksville
First Downs 8 18
Rushing 34-45 43-225
Passing 100 76
Total Yards 145 301
Passes C/A/I 3-8-0 7-11-0
Punts -Avg. 3-21.3 1-26.0
Fumbles -Lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties - Yards 9-90 6-65

Score by Quarters
Independence 0-7-0-6 13
Marksville 6-14-8-6 34
Scoring
M - Torrain St. Romain 12 pass from Qway Mingo Kick failed
M - Mingo 1 run James Deselle pass from Mingo good
M - Romeo Williams 6 run Kick failed
I - Damien Morgan 90 pass from Jude Parrin Carlos Guerrero kick good
M - Williams 1 run Run failed
M - Defensive Safety 
I - Damien Morgan 15 pass from Perrin   Kick failed
M - Mingo 2 run Kick failed

INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING:
Independence: Damien Morgan 8-32, Marquel Jackson 3-5, Jude Perrin 8-2, Michael Tanner, 1-1  Shabazz Holden 4-3, Willie Nunnery 1-3,  Anthony Mclain 4-7, Donald Drake 4-14 , Jermaine Singleton 1-minus 23
Marksville: Qway Mingo 21-95, Romeo Williams 15-117, Torrain St. Romain 3-6,  Z'Andre Ballard 1-7, Benjamin Young 2-11, Jaron Johnson 1-minus 11

PASSING:
Independence:  Marquel Jackson 1-0-0, 0, Jude Perrin 6-3-0, 100 Damien Morgan 1-0-0, 0
Marksville; Qway Mingo 11-7-0, 76

RECIEVING: 
Independence: Damien Morgan 3-100
Marksville: Romeo Williams 1-8, Malik Williams 3-26 , Torrian St. Romain 2-33,  La'Ryan Jones 1-12

North Caddo-Bunkie Box Score
(5-6) 18th seed (7-4) 15th seed
North Caddo Bunkie
First Downs 12 25
Rushing 34-203 53-452
Passing 75 31
Total Yards 278 483
Passes C/A/I 3-9-1 1-2-0
Punts -Avg. 2-23.5 1-38.0
Fumbles -Lost 4-1 0-0
Penalties - Yards 5-25 4-30

Score by Quarters
North Caddo 0-0-0-8 8
Bunkie 14-14-7-14 49
Scoring
B - Joseph Murray 2 run Armando Sierra kick good
B - Murray 2 run Sierra kick good
B - Arthur Howard 1 run Kick failed
B - Raymond Williams 4 run Anthony Baronne run good
B - Howard 9 run Sierra kick good
B - Howard 14 run Sierra kick good
B - Jeremy Lewis 33 run Sierra kick good
NC - James Brown 43 run Brown run good

15th seeded Bunkie will play at 2nd seeded Kinder on Friday, November 18

Individual stats
Rushing:
North Caddo - James Brown 6-69, Tymon Sanders 12-57, Robert Brooks 5-36, Ma'leike Hunt 7-20, Chris Haire 3-16, Cole Denier 1-5
Bunkie - Raymond Williams 12-128, Arthur Howard 12-94, Anthony Baronne 13-85, Jeremy Lewis 2-71, Joseph Murray 11-61, Jon'Ques Williams 1-12, Cameron Andress 1-7, Mitchell Hukins 1-(-) 6

Passing:
North Caddo - Tymon Sanders 3-7-1 75 yards, Cole Denier 0-2-0 0 yards
Bunkie - Raymond Williams 1-2-0 31 yards

Receiving:
North Caddo - Detaveus Easter 3-75
Bunkie - Jalen Mays 1-31