The Kingstree Blazers felled the host Manning Monarchs football team by a score of 28-16 in Thursday's non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Blazers play the Hemingway Tigers (Hemingway, SC) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, October 23. Kingstree will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record.

With the defeat, Manning drops to 3-5 on the campaign. The Monarchs travel to Atlantic Collegiate Academy (Conway, SC) to meet the Armada in a test on Thursday, October 16. The Armada come into the test with a record of 0-1. Atlantic Collegiate Academy lost 56-0 in their recent non-league test against Wilson (Florence, SC)