October is here, and that means playoff implications are on the line.

Battling not just opponents on Friday night, but also COVID-19 issues and deaths of recently-graduated former players, Coach Brett Hickman is not satisfied with 1-3, but he likes where his team is at going in to October.

The New Hanover Wildcats have won their first game at Legion for the fall of 2021, defeating the North Brunswick Scorpions 22-19.

Week 6 is done. See the video for the complete episode of The 5th Quarter.

The Pender Patriots are the week 5 Team of the Week for a 54-0 shutout against Dixon during homecoming.

Laney moves to 5-0 and 1-0 in MEC play. Ashley is now 1-2 after winning last game before having a week off for COVID protocols.

Week 5 is in the books, and so is Week 1 of conference play for MEC opponents.

Week 4 is done! There was a lot of great action.

Week 3 is in the books. The video of the full show is attached.