Football Recap: Pender Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Owen Kneifl

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 7:39pm

Football Recap: Pender Pendragons vs. Tri County Northeast Wolfpack

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Pender entered their tilt with Tri County Northeast on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They enjoyed a cozy 31-12 win over the Tri County Northeast Wolfpack.

Owen Kneifl was his usual excellent self, rushing for 154 yards and two touchdowns.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pender was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tri County Northeast only rushed for 103.

Tri County Northeast's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ben Jorgensen, who rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown, and Bryan Isom, who picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Pender's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Tri County Northeast, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.

Pender will challenge Homer at 7:00 a.m. on Friday. Pender is facing Homer at the right time seeing as Homer is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Tri County Northeast, they will take on Wisner-Pilger at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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