D-NH grounds Eagle Grove in playoff opener

DIKE – Dike-New Hartford football subdued Eagle Grove in a 49-0 win at Dike-New Hartford High School on Friday, part of the first round of Class 1A football playoff action.

The Wolverines (9-0) take on Pella Christian (8-1) in Dike on Friday in a second-round matchup.

Jerek Hall ran the ball 18 times for 222 yards and three touchdowns and Devon Kollasch added a touchdown as one of three catches for 41 yards in the passing game.

The defense shined brightest on Friday - despite leading 35-0 at halftime, the Wolverines still limited Eagle Grove to 111 yards of total offense and made 11 ½ tackles for loss, with 2 ½ each for Isaac Carpentier, Zachry Adelmund and Cale Jensen. D-NH also scored two touchdowns off Eagle Grove turnovers, with Parker Adams returning an interception 63 yards for a touchdown and Rhett Wardell scooping a 25-yard fumble recovery for another score. Jace Hall and Carpentier added an interception and fumble recovery each.

Carpentier led the tackle charts at 8 ½ tackles, Nick Reinicke was close behind at 6 ½ tackles.

D-NH 49, EG 0

D-NH individual stats

Rushing--Jerek Hall 18-222, 3 TD; Micah Walston 4-23; Devon Kollasch 1-2; Gus Varney, 1-1, TD.

Passing--Jacob Stockdale 4-10-3, 74 yards, TD; Benton Bixby 0-1-0, 0 yards.

Receiving--Devon Kollasch 3-41, TD; Nate Graves 1-33.

Tackles (solo-total)--Isaac Carpentier 7-8.5; Nick Reinicke 3-6.5; Zachry Adelmund 5-5.5; Jace Hall 4-4.5; Rhett Wardell 3-3; Wil Textor 2-3; Brewer Eiklenborg 2-2.5; Cale Jensen 2-2.5; Cole Graves 1-2; Micah Walston 1-1.5; Nate Graves 1-1.5; Jayce Jensen 1-1; Braxten Johnson 1-1; Michael Herber 1-1; Parker Adams 0-1; Ty Deering 0-0.5. TFL--Carpentier, Adelmund, Jensen 2.5; Wardell, Textor, Herber 1; Reinicke, Deering 0.5. INT--Adams, TD; Jace Hall. FR--Wardell, TD; Carpentier.