Gladbrook-Reinbeck defeats Lenox, advances to 8-Player Championship

Gladbrook-Reinbeck is moving on to the 8-Player State Championship game.

The Rebels upset top-ranked Lenox, 43-27, yesterday in an 8-Player High School Football Playoff Semifinal at the UNI-Dome.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck was paced by quarterback Drew Eilers, who rushed for 158 yards and four touchdowns.

The Rebels will face Remsen-St. Mary’s in the championship game a week from today on Thursday, November 21st, at 9:30am.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck will be making its first-ever appearance in the 8-Player Championship game, and its first visit to the championship since 2016, when it won the Class 1A Championship.