In Friday's league game, the Athens Warriors (Athens, IL) football team overcame the visiting Pittsfield Saukees (Pittsfield, IL), by a tally of 42-19.

In their next game, the Warriors battle the Pleasant Plains Cardinals (Pleasant Plains, IL) in a Sangamo game, on Friday, September 12. Athens will attempt to better on its 1-1 season record. The Cardinals enter the game with a 1-1 record after their 68-21 league loss to Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL).

The Saukees (0-2) will now prepare for their game against Olympia (Stanford, IL). The Spartans enter the Sangamo outing with a 2-0 record. In their last outing, Olympia achieved victory over Riverton (Riverton, IL), 46-20, in a league outing.