The crowd at Saturday's non-league contest between the Ayer Shirley Panthers (Ayer, MA) and the visiting North Polar Bears (Worcester, MA), observed Ayer Shirley's football squad defeat North by a count of 38-12.

The Panthers now own a 1-1 record. They play next when they host Lunenburg for a non-league contest on Friday, September 23. Ayer Shirley will encounter a Blue Knights squad coming off a 41-6 non-league win over Quabbin Regional (Barre, MA). The Blue Knights record now stands at 1-1.

Coming up next, the Polar Bears encounter the Blackstone-Millville Chargers (Blackstone, MA) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, September 24. North will attempt to upgrade on its 0-2 season record. The Chargers go into the contest with a 0-2 record after their 41-8 non-league loss to Millbury (Millbury, MA).