The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Hawks (Hartley, IA) and the visiting Sibley-Ocheyedan Generals (Sibley, IA), observed Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's football squad edge Sibley-Ocheyedan by a count of 28-21.

The Hawks now own a 1-6 record. They play next when they host Emmetsburg for a non-league contest on Monday, October 9. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn will encounter a E'Hawks squad coming off a 49-8 league win over Eagle Grove (Eagle Grove, IA). The E'Hawks record now stands at 6-1.

Coming up next, the Generals encounter the North Iowa Bison (Buffalo Center, IA) in a non-league contest, on Friday, October 13. Sibley-Ocheyedan will attempt to upgrade on its 2-5 season record. The Bison go into the contest with a 1-7 record after their 49-8 league loss to Harris-Lake Park (Lake Park, IA).