The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Mabel-Canton Cougars (Mabel, MN) and the visiting Lyle/Pacelli Athletics (Lyle, MN), observed Mabel-Canton's football squad defeat Lyle/Pacelli by a count of 40-22.

The Cougars now own a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to LeRoy-Ostrander for a District 9 South - East (9 Man) contest on Friday, September 9. Mabel-Canton will encounter a Cardinals squad coming off a 14-12 league win over Southland (Adams, MN). The Cardinals record now stands at 1-0.

Coming up next, the Athletics encounter the Spring Grove Lions (Spring Grove, MN) in a District 9 South - East (9 Man) contest, on Friday, September 9. Lyle/Pacelli will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Lions go into the contest with a 1-0 record after their 60-30 league win over Houston (Houston, MN).