The Jackson Central Merry Cougars football team (Jackson, TN), was beaten 26-14 in Saturday's non-league challenge with the visiting Humboldt Vikings (Humboldt, TN)

The Vikings (3-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Peabody (Trenton, TN). The Golden Tide come into the 1A Region 7 challenge with a 6-1 record. In their last challenge, Peabody achieved victory over Halls (Halls, TN), 43-0, in a league challenge.

The Cougars now sport a 1-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Ezell-Harding Christian for a Freelance match on Friday, October 14. Jackson Central Merry will clash with a Eagles squad coming off a 29-6 non-league win over Chattanooga Prep (Chattanooga, TN). The Eagles record now stands at 3-5.