The crowd at Thursday's non-league contest between the Pinecrest Patriots (Southern Pines, NC) and the visiting New Hanover Wildcats (Wilmington, NC), witnessed Pinecrest's football squad edge New Hanover by a tally of 31-28.

The Patriots (3-1) will now prepare for their contest against Richmond (Rockingham, NC). The Raiders enter the non-league contest with a 3-1 record.

Coming up next, the Wildcats battle the South Brunswick Cougars (Southport, NC) in a non-league contest, on Thursday, September 19. New Hanover will attempt to better on its 1-2 season record. The Cougars enter the contest with a 0-2 record after their 24-16 non-league loss to South Columbus (Tabor City, NC).