The crowd at Thursday's non-league contest between the Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC) and the host St. Stephens Indians (Hickory, NC), witnessed Hickory's football squad knock off St. Stephens by a tally of 44-16.

The Red Tornadoes (5-0) will now prepare for their contest against North Iredell (Olin, NC). The Raiders enter the non-league contest with a 1-5 record. In their last contest, North Iredell was outscored by North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC), 28-6, in a non-league contest.

Coming up next, the Indians confront the North Lincoln Knights (Lincolnton, NC) in a non-league contest, on Thursday, October 10. St. Stephens will attempt to better on its 3-3 season record. The Knights enter the contest with a 4-2 record after their 28-6 non-league win over North Iredell (Olin, NC).