Spectators at Friday's league bout between the North Johnston Panthers (Kenly, NC) and the visiting North Lenoir Hawks (LaGrange, NC), saw North Johnston's football team prevail over North Lenoir by a final score of 48-25.

With the win, North Johnston advances its record to 5-4 on the season. The Panthers travel to SouthWest Edgecombe (Pinetops, NC) to encounter the Cougars in a Three Rivers 4A contest on Thursday, October 30. The Cougars enter the contest with a record of 4-5. SouthWest Edgecombe lost 44-19 in their recent league contest against West Craven (Vanceboro, NC)