The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Manchester Memorial Crusaders (Manchester, NH) and the host Winnacunnet Warriors (Hampton, NH), witnessed Manchester Memorial's football squad edge Winnacunnet by a tally of 30-27.

The Crusaders (5-0) will now prepare for their contest against Nashua South (Nashua, NH). The Purple Panthers enter the non-league contest with a 5-1 record. In their last contest, Nashua South nudged Bishop Guertin (Nashua, NH), 28-24, in a league bout.

The Warriors now own a 4-2 record. They play next when they travel to Bangor for a non-league bout on Friday, October 17. Winnacunnet will encounter a Rams team coming off a 42-14 league win over Windham (Windham, ME). The Rams record now stands at 4-2.