The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Ell-Saline Cardinals (Brookville, KS) and the host Bennington Bulldogs (Bennington, KS), observed Ell-Saline's football squad bounce Bennington by a count of 56-22.

The Cardinals now own a 3-1 record. They play next when they travel to Rock Hills for a non-league contest on Friday, September 29. Ell-Saline will encounter a Grizzlies squad coming off a 54-0 non-league loss to Lincoln (Lincoln, KS). The Grizzlies record now stands at 2-2.

Coming up next, the Bulldogs encounter the Washington County Tigers (Washington, KS) in a non-league contest, on Friday, September 29. Bennington will attempt to upgrade on its 1-3 season record. The Tigers go into the contest with a 2-2 record after their 56-6 non-league loss to Clifton-Clyde (Clyde, KS).