The crowd at Thursday's non-league contest between the Bedford Bearcats (Bedford, OH) and the host Nordonia Knights (Macedonia, OH), witnessed Bedford's football squad wallop Nordonia by a count of 44-12.

The Bearcats (1-0) will now prepare for their contest against Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon, OH). The Lions enter the non-league contest with a 0-0 record.

Coming up next, the Knights confront the Berea-Midpark Titans (Berea, OH) in a non-league contest, on Thursday, August 29. Nordonia will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Titans enter the contest with a 0-1 record after their 34-0 non-league loss to Brunswick (Brunswick, OH).