The crowd at Saturday's non-league match between the Spaulding Red Raiders (Rochester, NH) and the visiting Keene Blackbirds (Keene, NH), observed Spaulding's football squad thwart Keene by a count of 29-21.

The Red Raiders (1-1) will now prepare for their match against Timberlane (Plaistow, NH). The Owls come into the non-league match with a 0-2 record. In their last match, Timberlane was beaten by Winnacunnet (Hampton, NH), 19-7, in a non-league match.

Coming up next, the Blackbirds confront the Bishop Guertin Cardinals (Nashua, NH) in a Division I - West match, on Friday, September 19. Keene will attempt to upgrade on its 1-1 season record. The Cardinals go into the battle with a 2-0 record after their 48-8 league win over Merrimack (Merrimack, NH).