Unity and Byron delivered a championship matchup for the ages, breaking 10 records in a 56-50 Byron win. The Rockets’ passing attack and the Tigers’ rushing game rewrote IHSA history.
Unity’s Dane Eisenmenger avoids a sack attempt from Byron’s Zion Gautier during first quarter action in the Class 3A championship game at Hancock Stadium. The All-State quarterback passed for 541 yards against the Tigers.
The teams combined for 106 points, breaking the previous title-game scoring record of 89 set in 2006 when St. Joseph-Ogden and Plano traded blows in another classic shootout. Their 1,211 total yards also set a new 3A championship standard, with Unity responsible for 652 of them — a new team record. Individually, the numbers were just as staggering. Byron running back Cade Considine ran for 371 yards, a new championship record, and finished with 430 all-purpose yards. Unity quarterback Dane Eisenmenger broke five marks of his own: 541 passing yards, seven touchdowns, 42 completions and 65 attempts. Tyler Henry set the new receptions record with 16 and added three scores.
Despite entering the week labeled the underdog, Unity kept swinging. The Rockets led 29-28 at halftime and went toe-to-toe with a Byron team making its third straight title-game appearance. The Tigers, who have reached the championship every other year since 2021, completed another perfect 14-0 season and extended their streak of title wins to three — 2021, 2023 and now 2025.
Virtually unstoppable, Byron’s Caden Considine runs the ball for a Tiger first down…