The crowd at Thursday's league contest between the Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] Cougars (Turtle Lake, ND) and the host Lewis & Clark [Berthold/Our Redeemer's Christian/North Shore] Bombers (Berthold, ND), observed Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky]'s football squad edge Lewis & Clark [Berthold/Our Redeemer's Christian/North Shore] by a count of 34-28.

The Cougars now own a 2-1 record. They play next when they host Mohall/Lansford/Sherwood for a 9-Man Region 3 (9 Man) contest on Friday, September 8. Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] will encounter a Mavericks squad coming off a 22-6 league win over Tioga (Tioga, ND). The Mavericks record now stands at 3-0.

Coming up next, the Bombers encounter the Dunseith Dragons (Dunseith, ND) in a 9-Man Region 3 (9 Man) contest, on Friday, September 8. Lewis & Clark [Berthold/Our Redeemer's Christian/North Shore] will attempt to upgrade on its 0-3 season record. The Dragons go into the contest with a 0-3 record after their 41-8 league loss to Alexander (Alexander, ND).