Football Recap: Hanover Skates Past Deer Trail with Ease + How To Watch

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Previous Games

09/26/25 - Home	77-43 W
09/27/24 - Away	56-0 W
10/21/23 - Home	53-12 W
10/21/22 - Away	39-32 W
10/23/21 - Home	66-6 W
+ 2 more games

Hanover extended their winning streak to three on Friday, bumping them up to 3-2. They breezed past the Deer Trail Eagles to the tune of 77-43. Considering the Hornets have won three games by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Thomas Griffin Jr. produced another solid performance rushing for 340 yards and seven scores while picking up 12.1 yards per carry. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks, forcing one fumble, and making 13 total tackles (8.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception. Another player making a difference was Noah Anderson, who picked up 64 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Hanover was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 378 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.

Another reason for the win was Hanover's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Griffin Jr. was especially locked on to Deer Trail's QB and sacked him twice. Griffin Jr.'s rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 157 rushing yards.

As for Deer Trail, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.5 points over those games.

Deer Trail's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jayden Mingee, who gained 187 total yards and three touchdowns, and Chris Manriquez-Bustamante, who threw for 204 yards and three TDs. Mingee didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles and defended one pass.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Hanover will square off against rival Kiowa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Deer Trail is set to challenge their familiar foe Miami-Yoder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.