The Holmes Aces (Edenton, NC) football trounced the host Rocky Mount Gryphons (Rocky Mount, NC), 42-0 in Thursday's non-league outing.

The Aces now sport a 3-0 record. They take the field next when they host North Pitt for a non-league outing on Thursday, September 12. Holmes will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 42-0 non-league loss to South Central (Winterville, NC). The Panthers record now stands at 0-2.

With the defeat, Rocky Mount drops to 0-3 on the campaign. The Gryphons travel to Northeastern (Elizabeth City, NC) to clash with the Eagles in a non-league outing on Thursday, September 12. The Eagles come into the outing with a record of 1-1. Northeastern won 26-22 in their recent non-league outing against Tarboro (Tarboro, NC)