The Rockingham County Cougars (Wentworth, NC) football tipped the visiting McMichael Phoenix (Mayodan, NC), 12-8 in Thursday's non-league outing.

The Cougars now sport a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Morehead for a non-league outing on Wednesday, August 28.

With the defeat, McMichael drops to 0-1 on the campaign. The Phoenix host Forbush (East Bend, NC) to clash with the Falcons in a non-league outing on Thursday, August 29. The Falcons come into the outing with a record of 1-0. Forbush won 16-8 in their recent non-league outing against North Forsyth (Winston-Salem, NC)