The Martins Ferry Purple Riders football squad scored 45 points and limited the visiting Buckeye Local Panthers to 0 in the Purple Riders non-league victory on Friday.

In their next game, the Purple Riders face the Cambridge Bobcats (Cambridge, OH) in a Ohio Valley AAAA game, on Friday, October 10. Martins Ferry will attempt to improve on its 4-2 season record. The Bobcats enter the game with a 0-7 record after their 48-0 league loss to Union Local (Belmont, OH).

The Panthers (2-5) will now prepare for their game against Union Local (Belmont, OH). The Jets enter the non-league game with a 5-2 record. In their last game, Union Local overwhelmed Cambridge (Cambridge, OH), 48-0, in a league game.