Benton’s Ryder Dodson wins Times Athlete of the Week 1 football poll

Benton High School’s Ryder Dodson won the first Shreveport Times Football Athlete of the Week poll for the 2026-27 school year. Dodson, a senior linebacker, secured 41% of the more than 109,000 votes cast in the online poll. The poll is a weekly feature that highlights student-athletes from various sports in the Shreveport area. Benton’s Ryder Dodson garnered enough votes to win the seventh annual Shreveport Times online poll for Football Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission and Silmon and Cosse Orthodontics. A defensive standout for the Tigers, Dodson made a strong…