The Willow Springs Bears edged the host Cabool Bulldogs football team by a score of 14-13 in Friday's league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears face the Mountain Grove Panthers (Mountain Grove, MO) in a South Central challenge, on Friday, September 20. Willow Springs will attempt to improve on its 2-1 season record. The Panthers enter the challenge with a 0-3 record after their 20-12 league loss to Ava (Ava, MO).

The Bulldogs (0-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Houston (Houston, MO). The Tigers enter the South Central challenge with a 3-0 record. In their last challenge, Houston held off Salem (Salem, MO), 28-7, in a league challenge.