Football Recap: Garrett Comes Up Short

Garrett and Angola squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Garrett had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 30-28. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hornets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-11 back in October.

Aiden Reed

Rushing Yards

11/07/25 @ Angola	106
09/26/25 vs West Noble	80
10/17/25 @ Central Noble	61
08/29/25 vs DeKalb	59
10/10/25 @ Angola	47

When it comes to explaining why Garrett lost, don't look at Brayden Nusbaum. Despite the final result, he rushed for 114 yards and one score. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 67 yards. Garrett also got a significant boost from Aiden Reed, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 106 yards.

Angola had a senior duo take command as Hawk Hasselman gained 185 total yards and two touchdowns and Brady Ravis threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns. Hasselman also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing one fumble, making seven total tackles, and defending one pass.

With the defeat, Garrett broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-6. As for Angola, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-5.

Garrett does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Angola, they will head out on the road to take on Knox at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Hornets will need to watch out since the Redskins have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.