Pender falls to Bloomfield in opening round of playoffs

The Pender Football Team lost 54-16 at Bloomfield in the first round of the playoffs Thursday night.

The Pendragons trailed 24-0 after one and 54-0 at halftime.

Pender scored all their points in the 4th quarter.

Dylan Vogt had 57 yards rushing on 15 carries while making 9 tackles.

The Pendragons had 164 yards of total offense, including 147 on the ground, while the Bees totaled 396 yards of offense with 237 coming on the ground.

It appears Pender was simply outmatched in this one.

The Pendragons end the season at 4-5.

A respectable season by Pender as a whole I would say.

The Pendragons had a new coach and made the playoffs once again, and that's big for this program.

Vogt finished with over 1,000 yards rushing and Caleb Trimble was over 600.

Pender says goodbye to Larry McManigal, Austin Roth, Eric Hathaway, and Nike Ritschel.

Four players who will be missed for sure, but the Pendragons have to be excited for the future with all the talent they return.

Key returners include Vogt, Jacob Bruns, Trimble, Jaxon Mrsny, Jaxon Maise, Lucas Timm, and Colton Sanderson.

I think Pender has an opportunity to be very successful and good once again next season.

The Pendragons have to work their tails off this offseason though, and grow in every aspect.

Pender has to get bigger, faster, and stronger and better at the game.

The Pendragons have to bulk up in the offseason and burn that fat.

Pender's players have to be well oiled machines ready to take on anyone they play.

The Pendragons have to develop a pipeline and keep the excellence going.

Pender has already started a tradition of making the playoffs and has to keep that going.

The Pendragons have to want to do more than get past the first round next year though.

It will be interesting to see what happens next year with the new two-year cycle and everything.

Pender has to take the bull by the horns this offseason.

Only the Pendragons control their destiny and what they can be next season.

Pender has to put in a ton of work and work extremely hard over the course of the offseason to be ready for next year.

The Pendragons can definitely be a force to be reckoned with once again next year too but they need to have a good offseason.

I think it's imperative for Pender to have good weightroom attendance, and work in summer camps, leagues and conditioning around baseball in the summer.