It’s been 20 years since the Jena Giants had a playoff game after Thanksgiving. It was the year 2000 when a talented Jena squad played the eventual Class 3A State Champs, Notre Dome, in a quarterfinal game in Crowley that ended one of the Giants’ most prolific seasons of all time.
Due to all the complications revolving around COVID-19 this season, the Giants will once again be playing a playoff game after Thanksgiving, however, it will be the first round of the LHSAA playoffs and not the quarterfinals.
The Giants, ranked #11 in Class 3A, will host Kenner, ranked #22, at Guy Campbell Memorial Stadium Friday night with kickoff set for 7 p.m.
To read more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition http://www.etypeservices.com/Jena%20TimesID339/