The Aledo Bearcats felled the host Ryan Raiders football team by a score of 21-7 in Thursday's non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bearcats play the Stephenville Yellow Jackets/Honeybees (Stephenville, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, October 10. Aledo will attempt to improve on its 4-1 season record. The Yellow Jackets/Honeybees go into the challenge with a 5-1 record after their 21-6 non-league win over Brownwood (Brownwood, TX).

The Raiders (0-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Richland (North Richland Hills, TX). The Royals go into the non-league challenge with a 3-6 record. In their last challenge, Richland was dropped by Waxahachie (Waxahachie, TX), 20-18, in a non-league challenge.