The crowd at Thursday's league contest between the Forest Bearcats (Forest, MS) and the visiting Southeast Lauderdale Tigers (Meridian, MS), observed Forest's football squad thwart Southeast Lauderdale by a tally of 35-7.

The Bearcats now possess a 3-4 record. They play next when they travel to Union for a 3A Region 5 contest on Friday, October 14. Forest will play a Yellowjackets squad coming off a 27-13 league win over Enterprise (Enterprise, MS). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 5-2.

Coming up next, the Tigers play the Morton Panthers (Morton, MS) in a 3A Region 5 contest, on Friday, October 14. Southeast Lauderdale will attempt to advance on its 0-7 season record. The Panthers go into the contest with a 4-3 record after their 21-17 league win over Clarkdale (Meridian, MS).