Football Recap: Niki Pantelis and Ranyiah Lowe Pace Tarpon Springs Defense

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tarpon Springs can now relate to. They fell 6-0 to the Dunedin Falcons on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-0 back in February.

Niki Pantelis

Total Tackles

04/17/25 vs Dunedin	6
04/15/25 vs Classical Prep	9
04/14/25 vs Carrollwood Day	6
04/09/25 @ Central	8
04/08/25 @ Seminole	8
+ 6 more games

Tarpon Springs didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Niki Pantelis and Ranyiah Lowe. Pantelis is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as she's now made six or more in each of the last 11 games she's played.

The defeat snapped Tarpon Springs' winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-8 record. As for Dunedin, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-4.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Tarpon Springs is taking a road trip to square off against Wildwood at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Spongers 8.3, the Wildcats 6.9) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Dunedin, they will host Gibbs at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Falcons 5.4, the Gladiators 9.4) so any points scored will be well earned.