In Thursday's non-league game, the St. Joseph Bears (St. Joseph, MI) football team knocked off the visiting Unity Christian Crusaders (Hudsonville, MI), by a score of 41-28.

The Bears (1-1) will now prepare for their game against Lakeview (Battle Creek, MI). The Spartans come into the Southwestern Michigan game with a 1-0 record.

The Crusaders now sport a 0-1 record. They take the field next when they host Coopersville for a Ottawa-Kent - Blue game on Friday, September 9. Unity Christian will battle a Broncos team coming off a 45-20 non-league win over Sparta (Sparta, MI). The Broncos record now stands at 2-0.