The crowd at Thursday's non-league contest between the St. Stephens Indians (Hickory, NC) and the visiting McDowell Titans (Marion, NC), witnessed St. Stephens's football squad wallop McDowell by a tally of 40-0.

The Indians (4-4) will now prepare for their contest against South Caldwell (Hudson, NC). The Spartans enter the non-league contest with a 2-5 record. In their last contest, South Caldwell was trounced by Freedom (Morganton, NC), 38-32, in a non-league contest.

Next up, the Titans encounter the Watauga Pioneers (Boone, NC) in a non-league bout, on Thursday, October 23. McDowell will attempt to advance on its 1-6 season record. The Pioneers go into the bout with a 7-0 record after their 28-16 league win over Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC).