PARKERSBURG, Ia. — The Eagle Grove Eagles football team returned to the field on Friday Night, as they made the trip east into Butler County to take on the Aplington-Parkersburg Falcons in the first round of the Class 1A Playoffs at Ed Thomas Field. Eagle Grove entered at 4-4, as Aplington-Parkersburg entered at 8-0 and ranked #3.
Eagle Grove would punt on their opening possession, as A-P would score on their first offensive play with a 33-yard touchdown run by Mason Pruisner as the Falcons took a 7-0 lead. The Falcons then scored late in the first quarter on a 2-yard by Pruisner, before an Eagles fumble allowed A-P to score on a 9-yard touchdown run by Tate Pfantz, as the Falcons led 21-0 at the end of the first quarter. Things continued to swing A-P’s way with 4 touchdowns in the 2nd quarter: a 4-yard touchdown run by Devan Eberhart, a 1-yard touchdown run by Mason Pruisner, a 33-yard touchdown pass from Harrison Schultz, and a 2-yard touchdown run by Devan Eberhart as the Falcons led 50-0 at halftime.
Backups would play much of the 2nd half, as the score remained 50-0 for the final score.
Adrian Whipple would go 5-for-16 for 59 yards and 3 interceptions, as Kylar Sisson led the Eagles with 35 yards on the ground. Cam Sisson led Eagle Grove with 5.5 tackles.
Aplington-Parkersburg returns to the field on Friday, when they host the Sigourney-Keota Savage Cobras in the Round of 16, with kickoff at 7 PM. Eagle Grove’s season ends with a record of 4-5.