The Eagle Grove Eagles football team returns to action on Friday night, as they host the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Cardinals in Class 1A, District 2 action for senior night at Gene Hinrichsen Field in Eagle Grove. Eagle Grove enters at 1-5 and 0-3 in district play, while GHV enters at 0-6 and 0-3 in district play. Friday’s game is the 16th all-time meeting between the two programs, as Eagle Grove leads the series 8-7, as GHV won the most recent meeting in 2023 by a score of 26-16.
GHV enters Friday still in search of win number one with losses to West Hancock, Osage, Aplington-Parkersburg, Grundy Center, South Hardin and Central Springs. The Cardinals offense is led by sophomore quarterback Preston Davison, who’s thrown for 176 yards, 2 touchdowns and 4 interceptions, while also rushing for 98 more yards. Davison’s favorite target has been freshman Chance Derr, who’s caught 7 balls for 56 yards and a touchdown, while Zander Rosauer has 3 catches for 45 yards and a touchdown. The Cardinals have had more success running the ball, as junior Parker Stearns leads the rushing attack with 313 yards and a touchdown on 76 carries, while junior Zane Black has 201 yards and a touchdown on 75 carries.
Defensively, the Cardinals linebackers have seen a bulk of the work in 2025. Parker Stearns leads the unit with 26 tackles and 2 TFL, as Kaden Kral has 17.5 tackles and 3 TFL and Carson Madsen has 16 tackles and 1.5 TFL. Freshman Chance Derr leads the defensive back unit with 2 interceptions along with 6.5 tackles, as Demascus Ealey Jr. leads the secondary in tackles with 13. Kaleb Stuart is the top defensive lineman with 10.5 tackles and 1.5 TFL, as Ethan Goodlund has added 7.5 tackles.
Eagle Grove will try to bounce back following their 34-16 loss to CGD in a tightly battled game in Clarion on Friday night. The Eagles will have their chance to move the football on a vulnerable Cardinals defense, while Eagle Grove’s defense will look to be opportunistic against GHV.
Kickoff is slated for 7 PM on Friday Night at Gene Hinrichsen Field in Eagle Grove.