NATCHEZ &045; Things have changed a great deal at Adams Christian, and Huntington head coach Bo Swilley knows it.

Better yet, things have changed so much he may have a hard time recognizing it. Swilley returns to the school he coached for the first time Friday when his Hounds visit Bobby Marks Stadium to face ACCS, and he’ll be joined by assistant coach Tim Baker, an ACCS graduate.

Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. in Week 5 for MPSA schools in the Miss-Lou.

&uot;I still have friends over there, but most of the kids I coached are gone,&uot; said Swilley, who coached the Rebels from 1995 to 2000. &uot;It’ll be good to see people I haven’t seen, but I’m leery of their football team. It’s one of those games where you look at it and you really don’t see an area to exploit.&uot;

So the pleasantries may be short as both teams are worried about getting down to business on Friday. Both teams are still in search of some consistency on offense, and both have been slowed by injuries.

The Rebels have had it worse and will still be without receiver Ray Simpson Friday. Running back Cole Bradford is out for the season and hasn’t played the last two games, leaving opponents to draw their attention almost squarely on running back Dustin Case.

The Rebels enter Friday’s game having scored three touchdowns in their last 10 quarters.

&uot;It’s not a matter of effort. It’s a matter of execution,&uot; AC head coach Keith Walters said. &uot;We’re seeing a lot of that, and we’re trying to exploit that. The plays are there, but we’re just not hitting them. We’re real close. We almost hit (David) Trisler three times.

&uot;Everybody knows Dustin is a good player. They’re going to keep someone on him. We’ve got some other guys who will step up, and they will.&uot;

The Hounds have some momentum following last week’s win over Franklin Academy. It came with Hunter Norwood at quarterback after starter Huston Eliser went down with a knee injury, one that may keep him out another week or two.

It wasn’t because the quarterback was new, Swilley said. Instead, it’s just a maturation process the team.

&uot;The offense is improving,&uot; Swilley said. &uot;We’re putting in different things each week. We started from ground zero, and it’s taken a while to really jell. We’ve had some games where we had a lot of yards, but we haven’t been consistent. If we can be consistent, control the ball more and keep the defense off the field, I think we’ll be a better team.&uot;

The Rebels aren’t taking Huntington lightly, particularly since the Hounds were tough opponents for a half last year and for four quarters in 2002. Walters recalls 2002 meeting when defensive end Mike Ferguson gave the AC offense problems.

&uot;I like Ferguson,&uot; Walters said. &uot;He’s a good player. I have a lot of respect for Huntington. They play as hard as anybody we play. There’s just something about people from Ferriday coming to Natchez. They always play hard, and it’s been that way for 75 years.&uot;

Prairie View at Trinity Episcopal

NATCHEZ &045; They’ve played hard each time out, but the Saints may not have a bigger win this season than Friday night at Silliman.

Playing hard as you can and losing each week out can grow tiresome quickly. Fortunately for the Saints, they were able to reap the benefits.

&uot;Just to beat a program as tradition-rich as Silliman and the obstacles we’ve had to overcome, it speaks volumes,&uot; Trinity head coach David King said. &uot;Silliman wasn’t that bad. We just willed ourselves to win.&uot;

The Saints now find themselves in a playoff chase at 1-1 in district with four games remaining, and Friday’s home contest against the Spartans is another tune-up before returning to district.

The Spartans fought hard in a 12-10 loss to AC Friday night, and King said his bunch will do what it does every week &045; play nothing but their absolute hardest.

&uot;They’ve got a lot of good athletes,&uot; King said. &uot;These guys know they have to play every play their hardest or they’re going to be in a bind. Prairie View is a lot better than Silliman, and we’ll have to step it up a notch.&uot;

Porter’s Chapel at Tensas

ST. JOSEPH, La. &045; The Chiefs are hoping their turnover problems are a thing of the past. They had just one Friday night &045; a Tyler White pass thrown for an interception &045; in a win over a good Briarfield team and stand at plus-1 on the season.

With the start of District 7-A play, that couldn’t be any better state.

&uot;We had that one interceptions, and that was a miscommunication,&uot; TA head coach Chris Jacobs said. &uot;We’ve got a few things we’ve got to work on from a consistency standpoint, but we’re doing OK. We’ve done better with (turnovers), and Tyler has done better.&uot;

Brookhaven at WCCA

WOODVILLE &045; The Rams will try to get back on track offensively this week after struggling in the last two games.

The Rams dropped a 33-7 last week to Riverfield and have scored just two touchdowns the last two games.

Centreville at Parklane

CENTREVILLE &045; The Tigers have a chance to make a real statement Friday at McComb against a good Pioneers team.