Covington, Louisiana, will host not one, but two premier high school football games this Friday night.

It's a rare early-season treat, and a measuring stick for both the Covington Lions and the St. Paul's Wolves.

The Lions get an extra day of rest after shutting out Bogalusa last Thursday as Covington hosts defending Division II nonselect state runner-up Franklinton this week. That rest could come in handy especially since the Lions will need to find a way to contain Franklinton speeder Jayden Burkhalter.

The junior returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown during a 39-12 win over Amite last week. He also had touchdown catches of 50 and 65 yards, and senior quarterback Jacob Crain also threw a 49-yard TD pass to Damikies McClain and ran for a score. That's a lot of offensive

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