The Heart River co-op [Belfield/South Heart] Cougars football squad (Belfield, ND), was trounced 42-0 in Friday's league contest with the host Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] Cougars (Turtle Lake, ND)

The Cougars (3-1) will now prepare for their contest against Southern McLean [Washburn/Wilton/Wing] (Washburn, ND). The Cardinals enter the A Region 4 contest with a 4-0 record. In their last contest, Southern McLean [Washburn/Wilton/Wing] crushed Shiloh Christian (Bismarck, ND), 16-3, in a league contest.

Coming up next, the Cougars battle the Trinity Titans (Dickinson, ND) in a A Region 4 contest, on Friday, September 19. Heart River co-op [Belfield/South Heart] will attempt to advance on its 0-4 season record.