In Friday's non-league game, the Coronado Thunderbirds (El Paso, TX) football team were victorious over the visiting Parkland Matadors (El Paso, TX), by a score of 40-20.

In their next game, the Thunderbirds face the Franklin Cougars (El Paso, TX) in a 6A Region I District 1 game, on Thursday, September 25. Coronado will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Cougars come into the outing with a 3-1 record after their 73-20 non-league win over Americas (El Paso, TX).

With the defeat, Parkland drops to 1-3 on the campaign. The Matadors travel to Americas (El Paso, TX) to clash with the Trail Blazers in a 5A-1 Region I District 1 outing on Friday, September 26. The Trail Blazers come into the outing with a record of 2-2. Americas lost 73-20 in their recent non-league outing against Franklin (El Paso, TX)