The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Pekin Panthers (Packwood, IA) and the visiting Cardinal Comets (Eldon, IA), observed Pekin's football squad defeat Cardinal by a count of 20-0.

The Panthers now own a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Alburnett for a A District 5 contest on Friday, September 2. Pekin will encounter a Pirates squad coming off a 16-13 non-league win over North Linn (Troy Mills, IA). The Pirates record now stands at 1-0.

Coming up next, the Comets encounter the Central Lee Hawks (Donnellson, IA) in a non-league contest, on Friday, September 2. Cardinal will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Hawks go into the contest with a 0-1 record after their 22-20 non-league loss to Van Buren County (Keosauqua, IA).