The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Mingo Central Miners (Matewan, WV) and the host Shady Spring Tigers (Shady Spring, WV), observed Mingo Central's football squad defeat Shady Spring by a count of 52-26.

The Miners now own a 3-4 record. They play next when they travel to Hoover for a Cardinal contest on Friday, October 21. Mingo Central will encounter a Huskies squad coming off a 40-12 league win over Wayne (Wayne, WV). The Huskies record now stands at 4-2.

Coming up next, the Tigers encounter the Ripley Vikings (Ripley, WV) in a Coalfield AA contest, on Friday, October 21. Shady Spring will attempt to upgrade on its 2-6 season record. The Vikings go into the contest with a 2-6 record after their 47-8 league loss to Greenbrier East (Lewisburg, WV).