The Fuquay - Varina Bengals football team (Fuquay-Varina, NC), was beaten 28-12 in Thursday's non-league challenge with the visiting Apex Cougars (Apex, NC)

The Cougars (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Harnett Central (Angier, NC). The Trojans come into the non-league challenge with a 2-0 record. In their last challenge, Harnett Central knocked off Princeton (Princeton, NC), 14-8, in a non-league challenge.

The Bengals now sport a 0-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Holly Springs for a non-league challenge on Wednesday, August 30. Fuquay - Varina will meet a Golden Hawks team coming off a 29-6 non-league loss to Clayton (Clayton, NC). The Golden Hawks record now stands at 0-2.