In Friday's non-league game, the Memphis Central Warriors (Memphis, TN) football team edged the visiting PURE Academy Athletes (Memphis, TN), by a tally of 21-20.

In their next game, the Warriors battle the Brighton Cardinals (Brighton, TN) in a 5A Region 8 outing, on Friday, September 19. Memphis Central will attempt to move on its 3-0 season record. The Cardinals come into the outing with a 0-4 record after their 49-0 non-league loss to Covington (Covington, TN).

With the defeat, PURE Academy drops to 2-2 on the campaign. The Athletes travel to DeSoto Central (Southaven, MS) to clash with the Jaguars in a non-league outing on Friday, September 19. The Jaguars come into the outing with a record of 1-2. DeSoto Central lost 49-34 in their recent non-league outing against Jonesboro (Jonesboro, AR)