The crowd at Thursday's league contest between the Menchville Monarchs (Newport News, VA) and the host Bethel Bruins (Hampton, VA), observed Menchville's football squad defeat Bethel by a count of 30-20.

The Monarchs now own a 5-4 record. They play next when they host Warwick for a Peninsula contest on Friday, October 28. Menchville will play a Raiders squad coming off a 48-0 league win over Gloucester (Gloucester, VA). The Raiders record now stands at 8-1.

Coming up next, the Bruins play the Heritage Hurricanes (Newport News, VA) in a Peninsula contest, on Saturday, October 29. Bethel will attempt to upgrade on its 2-6 season record. The Hurricanes go into the contest with a 4-4 record after their 21-16 league win over Hampton (Hampton, VA).