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VIDEO UPDATE: Vikings Score at Will, Top Elgin 45-14
In the end, it was about as easy as a win can get.
When all was said and done, the second half was like Rick's writing on Geneva Patch.
All Geneva, all the time. And then it got a little sloppy.
You saw the astonishing . And that's just about all you needed to see. Although, to get the first-half action and postgame quotes, you have to read that "at the half" story and watch the video attached to this story.
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To start the second half, the Vikings held on defense, forced a punt and scored in two plays—a 45-yard connection from Matt Williams to Ben Rogers, and a 17-yard run by Ben Herrera.
It was 45-6, and looking as if it might be a record-setting scoring night.
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But the rest of the second half was a little more like a practice for the Vikings' second team. Ben Rogers came in at quarterback. The Vikings fumbled it away. Elgin scored on an 11-yard run by Jaylen Clemons, then added the 2-point conversion to make it 45-14.
A little later, Geneva's Luke Cartmell intercepted a Ryan Sitter pass to stop a scoring drive and was rewarded by taking over as Geneva quarterback.
A lot of Vikings had a chance to touch the ball tonight. See the stats below.
Geneva had a perfectly balanced offense, with 221 yards rushing and 221 yards passing.
Score by quarter
- Geneva: 17-21-7-0—45
- Elgin: 0-6-8-0—14
Rushing
- #6 Parker Woodworth—106 yards, 12 carries, 2 TDs
- #33 Ben Herrera—17 yards, 2 carries, 1 TD
- #12 Matt Williams— 36 yards, 2 carries
- #32 Bobby Hess—20 yards, 5 carries
- #38 Dan Berendt—9 yards, 6 carries
- #44 Michael DuVair—15 yards, 3 carries
- #43 Luke Cella—15 yards, 4 carries
Passing
- #12 Matt Williams — 9-of-15 for 221 yards, 3 TDs
