The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Cherokee Washington Braves (Cherokee, IA) and the visiting Ridge View Raptors (Holstein, IA), witnessed Cherokee Washington's football squad wallop Ridge View by a final score of 44-7.

With the win, Cherokee Washington advances its record to 2-1 on the season. The Braves travel to Unity Christian (Orange City, IA) to encounter the Knights in a 2A Group 1 bout on Friday, September 19. The Knights go into the bout with a record of 0-3. Unity Christian lost 35-0 in their recent non-league bout against West Lyon (Inwood, IA)

The Raptors now own a 2-1 record. They play next when they travel to Hinton for a 1A District 1 bout on Friday, September 19. Ridge View will encounter a Blackhawks team coming off a 40-26 non-league win over Tri-Center (Neola, IA). The Blackhawks record now stands at 2-1.