The Horace Mann Lions (Riverdale, NY) football were winner over the visiting Newark Academy Minutemen (Livingston, NJ), 27-0 in Saturday's league game.

In their next game, the Lions battle the The Pingry School Big Blue (Martinsville, NJ) in a Freelance game, on Saturday, October 11. Horace Mann will attempt to move on its 2-2 season record. The Big Blue come into the outing with a 2-3 record after their 29-22 non-league loss to Xavier (New York, NY).

With the defeat, Newark Academy drops to 0-2 on the campaign. The Minutemen host Morristown-Beard (Morristown, NJ) to clash with the Crimson in a Freelance outing on Saturday, October 18. The Crimson enter the contest with a record of 4-2.