The Watauga Pioneers (Boone, NC) football defeated the visiting Maiden Blue Devils (Maiden, NC), 30-14 in Thursday's non-league bout.

In their next game, the Pioneers face the A.C. Reynolds Rockets (Asheville, NC) in a non-league bout, on Thursday, September 7. Watauga will attempt to advance on its 2-0 season record. The Rockets enter the bout with a 1-1 record after their 28-14 non-league loss to Shelby (Shelby, NC).

The Blue Devils (0-2) will now prepare for their bout against St. Stephens (Hickory, NC). The Indians go into the non-league battle with a 2-0 record. In their last battle, St. Stephens topped Bunker Hill (Claremont, NC), 38-0, in a non-league battle.