The Newton Cardinals (Newton, IA) football tipped the host Pella Dutch (Pella, IA), 35-33 in Friday's league outing.

The Cardinals now sport a 5-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Clear Creek-Amana for a 4A District 4 game on Friday, October 10. Newton will battle a Clippers team coming off a 35-13 league loss to Marion (Marion, IA). The Clippers record now stands at 2-4.

With the defeat, Pella drops to 5-1 on the campaign. The Dutch travel to Oskaloosa (Oskaloosa, IA) to meet the Indians in a 4A District 4 test on Friday, October 10. The Indians come into the test with a record of 0-6. Oskaloosa lost 28-0 in their recent league challenge against Grinnell (Grinnell, IA)