The hometown faithful were treated to a barn burner on the gridiron at Eden Valley last Friday night, Sept. 19. Witnessing the Eagles jump out to an early first quarter 14-8 lead, the fans were back sitting on their hands by the halftime break, with the score now in favor of the Irish, 22-21. Following a scoreless third quarter, Maple Lake managed a final-stanza touchdown, to seal the victory, 29-21, and deliver the Eagles their first loss of the season. EV-W quarterback Reese Jansen tossed a couple of TD passes and rushed for
another, but it would prove to be too little too late.
Game Stats: Reese Jansen, 59-yd TD Run (Jared Streit kick); Travis Thielen, 8-yd Pass from Jansen (Streit kick); Streit, 17-yd Pass from Jansen (Streit kick); Rushing: Jansen, 10-93; John Salzl, 6-28; Streit, 1-2; Deshaun James, 3-10; Passing: Jansen, 12-12-0-176; Receiving: James, 5-61; Travis Thielen, 1-8; Greg Lux, 5-90; Streit, 1-17.
Maple Lake 8 14 0 7=29
EV-W 14 7 0 0=21
Reese Jansen prevents a Maple Lake touchdown early in the game; EV-W would force Maple Lake to punt. Staff photo by Marguerite Laabs.
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