The Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig]/Flasher Storm football team (Elgin, ND), was knocked off 44-20 in Friday's non-league challenge with the host New Salem Holsteins (New Salem, ND)

The Holsteins (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] (Turtle Lake, ND). The Cougars come into the 9-Man Region 5 (9 Man) challenge with a 1-0 record.

The Storm now sport a 0-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Beach for a 9-Man Region 6 (9 Man) challenge on Friday, September 2. Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig]/Flasher will meet a Buccaneers team coming off a 22-14 non-league win over Kidder County co-op [Steele-Dawson/Tappen] (Steele, ND). The Buccaneers record now stands at 1-1.