The crowd at Saturday's non-league contest between the Newark Wildcats (Newark, OH) and the visiting Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets (Mt. Vernon, OH), witnessed Newark's football squad wallop Mt. Vernon by a count of 38-6.

The Wildcats (1-0) will now prepare for their contest against Zanesville (Zanesville, OH). The Blue Devils enter the non-league contest with a 0-2 record. In their last contest, Zanesville was routed by St. Clairsville (St. Clairsville, OH), 61-0, in a non-league contest.

Coming up next, the Yellowjackets confront the Hayes Pacers (Delaware, OH) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, September 7. Mt. Vernon will attempt to upgrade on its 1-1 season record. The Pacers enter the contest with a 0-2 record after their 34-0 non-league loss to Olentangy (Lewis Center, OH).