GARNER, Ia. — The Eagle Grove Eagles football team returned to the field on Friday Night, as they made the trip north into Hancock County, to take on the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Cardinals in Class 1A, District 3 action at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School. Eagle Grove entered at 3-3, while Garner-Hayfield-Ventura entered at 0-6.
GHV started with the football and scored on a 5-yard touchdown run by Zane Black to put the Cardinals up 7-0. Eagle Grove answered by marching the field and scoring on a 5-yard touchdown run by Trenton Robinson with the Eagles trailing 7-6, as following a GHV turnover on downs, Eagle Grove took the football and scored on a 25-yard touchdown run by Adrian Whipple to take a 12-7 lead. Following a Cardinals punt, Eagles fullback Trenton Robinson broke the game open on a 70-yard touchdown run to put the Eagles ahead 18-7, before another GHV punt was returned 54 yards for a touchdown by Adrian Whipple to put the Eagles up 26-7. GHV would score another short touchdown from Zane Black to bring the score to 34-14, but the Eagles broke off another long touchdown on an 82-yard touchdown run by Kylar Sisson as the Eagles went up 42-14. Keegan Eistentrager would pick off a GHV pass on the following possession, as Kylar Sisson then scored on a 50-yard touchdown run to put the Eagles up 48-14, as a GHV touchdown before half made it 48-21.
Eagle Grove would keep the pressure on in the 2nd half, as Jackson Babcock ran the opening kickoff back 71 yards for a score to put the Eagles ahead 56-21. GHV hit a 32-yard touchdown pass to Chance Derr from Preston Davidson to cut the score to 56-28, as the following Eagle drive ended in a 7-yard touchdown run by Adrian Whipple as the Eagles went up 64-28. GHV found the endzone on the ensuing drive to make the score 64-35, but Eagle Grove put the stamp on the contest with a 20-yard touchdown pass from Adrian Whipple to Kylar Sisson as the Eagles would cap a 72-35 win, clinching the Eagles first playoff berth since 2022.
Eagle Grove would roll up over 500 yards of total offense, with 465 yards on the ground. Trenton Robinson carried 11 times for 167 yards and 2 touchdowns, as Kylar Sisson carried 4 times for 146 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Keegan Eisentrager carried 5 times for 113 yards and had an interception on defense. Adrian Whipple went 3-for-5 for 48 yards and a touchdown, while rushing 7 times for 49 yards and 2 scores.
Eagle Grove football returns to action on Friday Night, as they conclude the regular season by hosting Grundy Center in Class 1A, District 3 action for senior night at Gene Hinrichsen Field, with kickoff at 7 PM.