In Friday's non-league game, the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA) football squad trounced the host Hinton Blackhawks (Hinton, IA), by a margin of 41-6.

The Royals now sport a 2-0 record. They take the field next when they host South O'Brien for a A District 1 outing on Friday, September 12. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union will clash with a Wolverines squad coming off a 18-17 league loss to Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Hartley, IA). The Wolverines record now stands at 1-1.

With the defeat, Hinton drops to 1-1 on the year. The Blackhawks travel to Tri-Center (Neola, IA) to battle the Trojans in a non-league game on Friday, September 12. The Trojans enter the game with a record of 1-1. Tri-Center lost 18-14 in their recent non-league outing against Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove (Ida Grove, IA)