The Hokes Bluff Eagles (Hokes Bluff, AL) football were winner over the visiting Southside Panthers (Gadsden, AL), 21-13 in Thursday's non-league outing.

The Eagles now sport a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Etowah for a 4A Region 6 outing on Friday, September 6. Hokes Bluff will clash with a Blue Devils squad coming off a 43-33 non-league loss to Jacksonville (Jacksonville, AL). The Blue Devils record now stands at 0-1.

With the defeat, Southside drops to 0-2 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Lee (Huntsville, AL) to clash with the Generals in a 6A Region 8 outing on Thursday, September 5. The Generals come into the outing with a record of 0-2. Lee lost 63-7 in their recent non-league outing against Bob Jones (Madison, AL)