The crowd at Thursday's non-league contest between the Birch Run Panthers (Birch Run, MI) and the visiting Hill-McCloy Rams (Montrose, MI), witnessed Birch Run's football squad topple Hill-McCloy by a count of 35-20.

The Panthers (2-0) will now prepare for their contest against Mt. Morris (Mt. Morris, MI). The Panthers enter the non-league contest with a 0-2 record. In their last contest, Mt. Morris was outscored by Ovid-Elsie (Elsie, MI), 62-24, in a non-league contest.

Coming up next, the Rams confront the Durand Railroaders (Durand, MI) in a non-league contest, on Thursday, September 12. Hill-McCloy will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Railroaders enter the contest with a 0-1 record after their 38-24 non-league loss to New Lothrop (New Lothrop, MI).