In a stunner of a senior night, the Pella football team kept their postseason hopes alive and toppled a top-ranked foe as the Dutch handled #1 in 4A Bondurant-Farrar 40-13, as heard live on the KRLS2 stream Friday.

The presumed Class 4A District 4 champions came in scored first after a failed fourth-and-short try by the Dutch in the first quarter. In unexpected fashion, Pella scored the next 40 points of the game, taking advantage of critical turnovers and showcasing one of Iowa’s most explosive passing attacks.

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Luke Hardman finished with 359 yards through the air and five total touchdowns, Tyson Barnes caught eight passes for 188 yards and two scores, and Colin Kerndt added 127 yards receiving and a touchdown. The Dutch defense forced four giveaways and scored on a bad snap fumble into the end zone.

Pella improves to 5-3 overall and will have a likely win-and-into-the-postseason game next week at Gilbert to end the regular season.