In Friday's non-league game, the Smith Center Redmen (Smith Center, KS) football team overcame the visiting Chapman Irish (Chapman, KS), by a tally of 16-6.

In their next game, the Redmen battle the Phillipsburg Panthers (Phillipsburg, KS) in a Mid-Continent outing, on Friday, September 12. Smith Center will attempt to move on its 1-0 season record. The Panthers come into the outing with a 1-0 record after their 33-18 non-league win over Plainville (Plainville, KS).

With the defeat, Chapman drops to 0-1 on the campaign. The Irish host Abilene (Abilene, KS) to battle the Cowboys in a North Central Kansas game on Friday, September 12. The Cowboys enter the game with a record of 0-1. Abilene lost 14-7 in their recent league game against Clay Center (Clay Center, KS)