EAGLEVILLE – It was a four-quarter battle, but Eagleville (7-5) came up just short in the second round of the Class 1A state playoffs on Friday night, falling to the Greenfield Jackets (8-4) 29-27.
“We gave ourselves an opportunity,” Eagleville head coach Floyd Walker said. “These guys play so hard for one another. Family will help you overcome a lot of things and they played together tonight.”
Greenfield led 29-14 with 6:06 left in the fourth quarter, but Brett Herrington kept Eagleville alive with a 70-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Eagleville elected to go for two to cut the deficit to a one score game, but a Drake Rzemieniewski pass attempt was tipped in the back of the end zone…