Brian’s Best – Eagan vs. White Bear Lake

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was an offensive explosion in the opening round of the 6A playoffs in Eagan - especially from the host Wildcats. Find out who I felt stood out during <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/10/wildcats-offense-pitches-a-perfect-game/">Eagan's historic 45-27 victory</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Tate Gage","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2408","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Eagan","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Gage dominated the entire game. He is more physical than he looks; he used that physical play early on a run up the middle to pick up a third and short. The junior scored his first touchdown on a six-yard touchdown run off the read option. Running behind Loes and Hendler, he picked up twenty yards. He has a great combination of speed, quick feet, patience, and more power than you would think based on his size. He showed two of those traits on his 44-yard touchdown run up the middle. He broke a tackle just past the line of scrimmage and used his speed for the rest of the yardage. 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He showed good accuracy and game management with a great two-minute drill working the sidelines. That drive concluded with a 15-yard touchdown pass down the middle of the field with no time left on the clock. Especially in the second half, he made many strong throws to the sidelines for a handful of ten-to-fifteen-yard completions. He did go deep once in the second half – resulting in his best throw of the game on a deep post for a forty-yard touchdown.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["348721"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Ison stared on both sides of the ball. As a linebacker, he got inside to make a tackle for a short gain. Then, he tracked down a runner from behind for a short gain. On offense, he took a pitch and used his speed to the corner for a big gain. Then, he took the option pitch, broke multiple tackles, and powered his way for twenty yards. Back on defense, he filled the hole and made a tackle for a short gain. Then, he got after the quarterback for a ten-yard sack. He got into the backfield again on a two-point conversion and completely blew up the running back. The junior then came off the edge to blow up an inside run for a short gain. Finally, coming off the edge again, he sealed the game with a strip sack on fourth down.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":3,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-653f0fe8f1387"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eagan offensive line - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='348749' first='Alex' last='Loes']</strong> 6' JR, <strong>Aidan Hendler</strong> 6'2 SR, <strong>Cole Meyer</strong> 6'2 SR, <strong>Cole Will</strong> 6' JR, <strong>Jack Hansen</strong> 6'5 SR</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This group was the most dominant group on the field. They only gave up two plays that went to negative yards – both on fumbled quarterback/center snaps.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"Jack Hanson and Cole Will on the right side," Gage said, "they had the best push I have ever had tonight." </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The entire line looked solid to me. Gage was excellent between the tackles behind Hendler, Meyer, and Will. The Wildcats' inside three were getting enough push to pick up three and four yards on non-tush push quarterback sneaks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Vinny Villella","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'11u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2410","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"White Bear Lake","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Villella kept his team in the game at the half when he caught a touchdown down the seam for fifteen yards on the last play of the first half. 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