There was no celebration after the Eden Prairie Eagles routed Woodbury 55-14 in the Class 6A section final game Friday night. As parents and fans were still streaming out of Aerie Stadium around 9:30 p.m., Mike Grant’s squad entered the dome covering the practice field and did what any team aspiring to win a state championship does. They practiced. “Yeah, we’re getting a quick practice in,” junior center Will Sather said with a slight grin, almost as if it’s just another Friday night. “We’re getting ready for Shakopee.” Anyone watching the clinic the Eagles presented on both sides of the…
Author: Steve Mulholland
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The Eden Prairie Eagles may have played their best half of football in the first half of the Class 6A section finals game against Woodbury Friday night at Aerie Stadium. After spotting the Royals a touchdown in the game’s opening series, the Eagles rolled with 35 unanswered points en route to a 35-6 lead at the half. The Eagles scored three more touchdowns in the second half to capture the section title in a 55-14 rout. Senior running back Tyler Walden scored a pair of first-half touchdowns. Devin Jordan, Dominic Heim and Nick Fazi added three more scores before the…
In the football postseason, the Eden Prairie Eagles begin thinking – and playing – in multiples of four. “Now we’re down to the end. You’ve got to play 16 quarters,” Eagles head coach Mike Grant said. “I thought we played four great quarters. That’s what we’re hoping to do.” Friday night at Aerie Stadium in Eden Prairie, the top-seeded Eagles spent their four quarters putting up multiples of seven on the scoreboard – in a 35-3 win over No. 8 seed Eastview. That’s four quarters down, with four more coming next Friday night when they square off with Woodbury on…
The No. 1 seeded Eden Prairie Eagles scored three first-half touchdowns and never looked back in their 35-3 win on Friday night over No. 8 seed Eastview to open the Class 6A Section playoffs. Playing without starting senior quarterback Nick Fazi, who is out with a knee injury, the Eagles looked to juniors on the roster to put points on the board. Junior running backs Terae Dunn and Liam Berndt both ran for touchdowns of 35 and 20 yards, respectively. Junior quarterback David Ivey, who started for the injured Fazi, also found the end zone with his run from 15…
The Eden Prairie Eagles have earned the top seed in Class 6A, Section 6 for the upcoming football playoffs. The Eagles (6-2) will play Eastview (1-7), the No. 8 seed from Section 3, in the first round on Friday, Oct. 28, at Aerie Stadium in Eden Prairie. Coming into the final week of the regular season, the Eagles were vying for the top spot in Section 6 along with Shakopee, as both teams had two losses on the season. Shakopee had defeated the Eagles two weeks ago, but the Sabers were upended by Eagan on Thursday night. Meanwhile, the Eagles…
On the eve of MEA weekend, the fourth-ranked Eden Prairie Eagles made their case in the town on the St. Croix. To be considered for a No. 1 seed in the section playoffs, the Eagles needed a resounding win over third-ranked Stillwater in the regular season finale Wednesday night. They assembled a very convincing argument for themselves with a 35-24 dismantling of the previously undefeated Ponies. The Eagles now await their fate when the section pairings are announced on Friday. But before the Minnesota State High School League unveils its sectional brackets, football coaches are provided the opportunity to lobby…
The fourth-ranked Eden Prairie Eagles cruised to a 35-14 win over previously undefeated and third-ranked Stillwater Wednesday night. The thorough domination of the Ponies puts the Eagles in strong contention for a No. 1 seed in the upcoming section playoffs. The Eagles’ defense set the tone on the opening series with Cade Hutchison’s interception of Stillwater quarterback Max Shikenjanski. The offense took over on the Ponies’ 45-yard-line and relied on a balanced attack behind senior quarterback Nick Fazi. Senior running back Tyler Walden scored the first of his four rushing touchdowns to cap off the drive. Fazi left the game with…
A season that included eight overtime games, last-second heroics – and a penalty shootout victory that launched the Eden Prairie boys soccer team into the section finals – has come to an end. The No. 3 seed Eagles fell to top seed Edina 2-1 in overtime Tuesday night. The Section 2AAA finals, on a neutral site field at Prior Lake High School, was played for the right to advance to the Class 3A state tournament. The loss ends an unforgettable run for the Eagles, who defeated top-ranked Wayzata in the regular season finale, scoring the game-winning goal with just two…
The No. 3 seeded Eden Prairie boys soccer team fell to top seed Edina 2-1 in overtime in the Class 2AAA section finals Tuesday night. The game, played at a neutral site field at Prior Lake High School, was scoreless through the first half. Edina opened the scoring on senior forward Luke Aadalen’s goal with 39:53 remaining in the second half. The Eagles wasted no time to even the score. Senior forward Sebastian Bocanegra-Lima’s goal just three minutes later tied the game at 1. The game remained deadlocked at the end of regulation and went into overtime, marking the eighth…
The Eden Prairie Eagles have put their past behind them and are looking to the future. Meanwhile, the present consists of improving their record to 5-2 after crushing Edina 42-16 Friday night at Aerie Stadium. In the rearview mirror, getting smaller and smaller with each touchdown against the Hornets, is the Eagles’ loss to Shakopee last Saturday afternoon. That game was moved to the day of the week typically reserved for college ball after a lockdown at Eden Prairie High School last Friday. “It was fine, it was fine,” said Eagles head coach Mike Grant, referring to the week of…