The Martins Ferry Purple Riders (Martins Ferry, OH) football trounced the visiting Berne Union Rockets (Sugar Grove, OH), 50-7 in Friday's non-league outing.

The Purple Riders now sport a 6-1 record. They take the field next when they host Cambridge for a Buckeye 8 - South outing on Friday, October 11. Martins Ferry will clash with a Bobcats squad coming off a 48-6 non-league loss to Union Local (Belmont, OH). The Bobcats record now stands at 0-7.

With the defeat, Berne Union drops to 2-5 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to Grove City Christian (Grove City, OH) to clash with the Eagles in a Mid-State - Cardinal outing on Friday, October 11. The Eagles come into the outing with a record of 6-1. Grove City Christian won 48-0 in their recent league outing against Millersport (Millersport, OH)