The Wheeler County Bulldogs football squad scored 40 points and limited the visiting Portal Panthers to 7 in the Bulldogs non-league triumph on Saturday.

The Bulldogs now hold a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Montgomery County for a non-league test on Friday, August 28. Wheeler County will meet a Eagles squad coming off a 22-15 non-league win over Telfair County (McRae, GA). The Eagles record now stands at 1-0.

With the defeat, Portal drops to 0-1 on the campaign. The Panthers host Bryan County (Pembroke, GA) to meet the Redskins in a non-league test on Friday, August 28. The Redskins come into the test with a record of 0-1. Bryan County lost 36-7 in their recent non-league test against Treutlen (Soperton, GA)