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GAME FILM: Enjoy This Photo Essay from Friday's Football Game

Terence Guider-Shaw captured these images from Geneva's come-from-behind win in its first-ever game as a member of the Upstate Eight. Friday was Geneva's first home game, and the band and crowd were charged up, as well.

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The Geneva Vikings and St. Charles East Saints renewed their neighborly rivalry in ernest Friday night at Burgess Field.

It was a hard-hitting, emotional game with three lead changes and erratic momentum swings.

And of course, the result was just right for Geneva fans.

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The Vikings are 1-2 on the season, and 1-0 in the Upstate Eight conference.

Next up: Elgin, at 1200 Maroon Drive. As usual, the sophs start at 5 p.m., the varsity at about 7:30 p.m.

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Here are some miscellaneous game notes.

 

Quotable

Joe Cella, No. 33, running back: "We're a good fourth quarter team, we always have been. Everyone worked as a team, everyone did their part, and when everyone does their part, good things happen."

Geneva Coach Rob Wicinski: "Nice job for Coach Fields. He was kind of behind the eight ball with some injuries, so ... somebody taught him well."

St. Charles Coach Mike Fields on the emotion of coming back to coach at Burgess Field, where he was an assistant coach for Rob Wicinski: "There wasn't any bearing on it, honestly. I'm in St. Charles now, and I bleed orange and black."

 

"Tell Your Statistics to Shut Up" *

Here are some numbers, courtesy of Bob Herrera and the Geneva coaching staff.

 

St. Charles East Game, Score by Quarters:

  • 1st—Geneva 10, STC East 0
  • 2nd—Geneva 0, STC East 7
  • 3rd—Geneva 0, STC East 13
  • 4th—Geneva 20, STC East 0
  • Final: Geneva 30, STC East 20

Note: Geneva has outscored opponents 34-20 so far this year.

 

Season Rushing Totals:

  • Dylan Nobregas: 14 carries, 73 yards, 5.2 average
  • Matt Willliams: 15 carries, 24 yards, 1.6 average
  • Joe Cella: 20 carries, 181 yards, 9.1 average
  • Connor Quinn: 43 carries, 250 yards, 5.8 average

 

* Subhead a tribute to Ball Four, the greatest baseball book ever written.

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