The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Pekin Panthers (Packwood, IA) and the host Cardinal Comets (Eldon, IA), observed Pekin's football squad defeat Cardinal by a count of 20-2.

The Panthers now own a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Van Buren County for a A District 5 contest on Friday, September 1. Pekin will encounter a Warriors squad coming off a 35-8 non-league loss to Central Lee (Donnellson, IA). The Warriors record now stands at 0-1.

Coming up next, the Comets encounter the Central Lee Hawks (Donnellson, IA) in a non-league contest, on Friday, September 1. Cardinal will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Hawks go into the contest with a 1-0 record after their 35-8 non-league win over Van Buren County (Keosauqua, IA).