The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders (Ashton, IL) and the visiting Alden-Hebron Green Giants (Hebron, IL), observed Ashton-Franklin Center's football squad edge Alden-Hebron by a count of 34-33.

The Raiders now own a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Pawnee/Lincolnwood for a non-league contest on Saturday, September 9. Ashton-Franklin Center will play a squad coming off a 50-12 league win over Unity Christian/Mt. Pulaski (Decatur, IL). The record now stands at 1-1.

Coming up next, the Green Giants play the South Beloit Sobos (South Beloit, IL) in a 8-Man North 1 (8 Man) contest, on Friday, September 8. Alden-Hebron will attempt to upgrade on its 1-1 season record. The Sobos go into the contest with a 1-0 record after their 58-26 league win over Hiawatha (Kirkland, IL).