The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals (Swiftwater, PA) football nipped the visiting Honesdale Hornets (Honesdale, PA), 14-8 in Monday's non-league contest.

The Cardinals (2-0) will now prepare for their contest against Scranton (Scranton, PA). The Knights enter the non-league contest with a 0-0 record.

Coming up next, the Hornets battle the Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns (Hawley, PA) in a non-league contest, on Monday, September 8. Honesdale will attempt to advance on its 0-1 season record. The Buckhorns go into the bout with a 1-0 record after their 14-7 non-league win over East Stroudsburg North (Dingmans Ferry, PA).