Jalen Sundell, who was once a Maryville Spoofhound, started for the Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks Sunday as the center. With the Chiefs out of the picture, most people turned to the Seahawks.
The game turned into a defensive struggle, with both teams finding yards and points at a premium. The Seahawks chipped away from field goal range until they finally broke open the game in the fourth quarter to win 29-13.
The one player who could find daylight was runningback Kenneth Walker III, who had 27 rushes for 135 yards. Jalen Sundell opened the holes for Walker, who always was able to get Seattle the tough yards when they needed them. Sundell had one miscue, when he was called for a holding penalty at the point of attack and a long run by Walker, that would have capped off the game with the Seahawks’ 35th point, was wiped out.
Jalen is the son of Bob Sundell, who played basketball for Northwest in the late 1980’s. Bob is the son of Ed Sundell, who played sports for Lenox in the 1950’s. Jalen’s sister is Serena Sundell, who turned Maryville into a powerhouse in girls basketball and who started for Kansas State’s women’s basketball team.
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