The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Darlington Redbirds (Darlington, WI) and the host Platteville Hillmen (Platteville, WI), observed Darlington's football squad thwart Platteville by a count of 34-7.

The Redbirds now own a 1-0 record. They play next when they host Prairie du Chien for a non-league contest on Friday, August 25. Darlington will play a Blackhawks squad coming off a 16-12 non-league win over Aquinas (La Crosse, WI). The Blackhawks record now stands at 1-0.

Coming up next, the Hillmen play the Mineral Point Pointers (Mineral Point, WI) in a non-league contest, on Friday, August 25. Platteville will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Pointers go into the contest with a 0-1 record after their 12-7 non-league loss to Lancaster (Lancaster, WI).