In Friday's non-league game, the Maple Valley Lions (Vermontville, MI) football team smashed the visiting Lawrence Tigers (Lawrence, MI), by a score of 66-12.

The Lions (5-0) will now prepare for their game against Britton Deerfield (Britton, MI). The Patriots come into the Tri-River (8 Man) game with a 2-3 record. In their last game, Britton Deerfield overwhelmed Morenci (Morenci, MI), 44-0, in a league game.

The Tigers now sport a 0-5 record. They take the field next when they host Calvin Christian for a Southwestern Michigan III (8 Man) game on Friday, September 29. Lawrence will meet a Squires team coming off a 60-24 league loss to Bangor (Bangor, MI). The Squires record now stands at 3-2.