The Mulberry Panthers football squad scored 24 points and limited the host Avon Park Red Devils to 18 in the Panthers non-league triumph on Friday.

The Panthers now hold a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Kathleen for a non-league test on Thursday, August 28. Mulberry will meet a Red Devils squad coming off a 33-21 non-league loss to Ridge Community (Davenport, FL). The Red Devils record now stands at 0-1.

The Red Devils (0-1) will now prepare for their challenge against DeSoto County (Arcadia, FL). The Bulldogs go into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record. In their last challenge, DeSoto County was edged by Okeechobee (Okeechobee, FL), 21-0, in a non-league challenge.