Franklinton’s football team is in action today and tomorrow in the 2018 Southeast Louisiana 7-on-7 Invitational Tournament at Lakeshore.
Pool play is this afternoon and tomorrow morning before teams go into single elimination.
Games are being held across four fields.
Franklinton plays in four pool play games tomorrow and one more pool play contest tomorrow
The Demons open tournament play today at 3 p.m. against Slidell. Franklinton faces Holy Cross B at 4:30 p.m. in its next game before capping off the day against Archbishop Rummel and St. Paul’s School at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively.
The Demons will start on Field 1 before heading to Field 3 for the second game and today’s final two games for Franklinton are on Field 4.
Franklinton’s pool play game tomorrow is at 10 a.m. against De La Salle on Field 4.
The tournament begins at 2 p.m. today. Games are scheduled every 30 minutes with today’s final contests set to get under way at 7 p.m.
Pool play games tomorrow have start times of 9 a.m. on Fields 1 and 2 and all four fields have pool play games running at 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Following pool play teams will be seeded based on overall records.
The tournament features 20 teams.
Games take place on a 40-yard field and are 21 minutes long. The first 20 minutes are under a running clock and play stops according to the rules during the final minute.
The scoring system is different than it is during a typical football game.
Offenses are awarded six points per touchdown, one per point after touchdown and two for 2-point conversions. Teams can go four two in overtime. There are no 2-point conversions or overtime in pool play.
Defensively, teams get three points per interception (none for a pick on a PAT) and two for forcing a turnover on downs.
There is also a mercy rule. If a team leads by 21 or more after the first 20 minutes, the final minute has a running clock.