The crowd at Thursday's non-league contest between the Monroe Redhawks (Monroe, NC) and the visiting Hoke County Bucks (Raeford, NC), saw Monroe's football team prevail over Hoke County by a final score of 28-8.

With the win, Monroe advances its record to 1-0 on the season. The Redhawks travel to West Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) to encounter the Lions in a non-league bout on Thursday, August 28. The Lions go into the bout with a record of 0-0.

The Bucks now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to South View for a non-league contest on Thursday, August 28. Hoke County will confront a Tigers squad coming off a 12-10 non-league loss to Jack Britt (Fayetteville, NC). The Tigers record now stands at 0-1.