In Thursday's non-league game, the Rocky Mount Gryphons (Rocky Mount, NC) football team knocked off the visiting Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets (Roanoke Rapids, NC), by a score of 28-0.

The Gryphons (2-5) will now prepare for their game against Southern Nash (Bailey, NC). The Firebirds come into the non-league game with a 4-1 record. In their last game, Southern Nash toppled Nash Central (Rocky Mount, NC), 48-6, in a league game.

The Yellowjackets now sport a 3-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Louisburg for a non-league game on Thursday, October 13. Roanoke Rapids will battle a Warriors team coming off a 14-12 non-league loss to Franklinton (Franklinton, NC). The Warriors record now stands at 2-4.