The New Hanover Wildcats (Wilmington, NC) football were winner over the visiting Purnell Swett Rams (Pembroke, NC), 26-6 in Friday's non-league outing.

The Wildcats now sport a 1-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Carolina Forest for a non-league outing on Friday, September 4. New Hanover will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 36-14 non-league win over Conway (Conway, SC). The Panthers record now stands at 2-0.

With the defeat, Purnell Swett drops to 0-2 on the campaign. The Rams host Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, NC) to clash with the Eagles in a non-league outing on Friday, September 4. The Eagles come into the outing with a record of 0-2. Douglas Byrd lost 41-6 in their recent non-league outing against Western Harnett (Lillington, NC)