It took all 48 minutes and then some to determine a winner in the Highway 163 rivalry Friday night, but it was Pella Christian who walked away 29-28 winners over PCM in a game broadcast live on KNIAKRLS.com and the Pella Christian YouTube Channel.
Benny Schirz put the Eagles up 7-0 midway through the first quarter with a two yard rushing touchdown. The Mustangs responded with two rushing scores from Adrien Robbins and another from Gavin Van Gorp to take a 21-7 lead at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, Eagles quarterback Caleb Van Arendonk’s first career varsity touchdown pass to Camden Parker from 33 yards out made it 21-14 with 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter. With just a minute left in regulation, Schirz again found the endzone, this time from 25 yards out, to tie the game at 21-21 and send it to overtime.
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