The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Shepard Astros (Palos Heights, IL) and the visiting Reavis Rams (Burbank, IL), witnessed Shepard's football squad edge Reavis by a count of 20-19.

The Astros (3-5) will now prepare for their contest against Blue Island Eisenhower (Blue Island, IL). The Cardinals enter the South Suburban - Red contest with a 4-4 record. In their last contest, Blue Island Eisenhower was nudged by Oak Lawn (Oak Lawn, IL), 37-36, in a league contest.

Coming up next, the Rams confront the Oak Lawn Spartans (Oak Lawn, IL) in a South Suburban - Red contest, on Friday, October 24. Reavis will attempt to advance on its 5-3 season record. The Spartans go into the battle with a 7-1 record after their 37-36 league win over Blue Island Eisenhower (Blue Island, IL).