The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Northwestern Tigers (Kokomo, IN) and the host Manchester Squires (North Manchester, IN), witnessed Northwestern's football squad knock off Manchester by a tally of 27-14.

The Tigers (1-0) will now prepare for their contest against Eastern (Greentown, IN). The Comets enter the non-league contest with a 1-0 record. In their last contest, Eastern gained a win over Oak Hill (Converse, IN), 28-27, in a non-league contest.

Coming up next, the Squires battle the Tipton Blue Devils (Tipton, IN) in a non-league contest, on Friday, August 28. Manchester will attempt to better on its 0-1 season record. The Blue Devils enter the contest with a 1-0 record after their 48-14 non-league win over Frankton (Frankton, IN).