The crowd at Thursday's league contest between the Franklin Panthers (Franklin, NC) and the visiting East Henderson Eagles (East Flat Rock, NC), observed Franklin's football squad edge East Henderson by a tally of 2-0.

The Panthers now possess a 4-0 record. They play next when they host Tuscola for a non-league contest on Thursday, September 22. Franklin will play a Mountaineers squad coming off a 21-14 non-league win over McDowell (Marion, NC). The Mountaineers record now stands at 2-1.

Coming up next, the Eagles play the West Henderson Falcons (Hendersonville, NC) in a non-league contest, on Thursday, September 22. East Henderson will attempt to advance on its 1-2 season record. The Falcons go into the contest with a 4-0 record after their 44-20 non-league win over North Henderson (Hendersonville, NC).