In Friday's non-league outing, the Rutland Raiders (Rutland, VT) football squad knocked off the visiting Champlain Valley Union Redhawks (Hinesburg, VT), by a margin of 35-10.

The Raiders now sport a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they host Burr & Burton for a SVL outing on Thursday, September 11. Rutland will clash with a Bulldogs squad coming off a 42-0 non-league win over Burlington/South Burlington (Burlington, VT). The Bulldogs record now stands at 1-0.

With the defeat, Champlain Valley Union drops to 0-1 on the campaign. The Redhawks host Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans, VT) to clash with the Bobwhites/Comets in a Metro outing on Saturday, September 13. The Bobwhites/Comets come into the outing with a record of 1-0. Bellows Free Academy won 21-20 in their recent league outing against North Country Union (Newport, VT)