SOPHS: Saints Take First Blood Over Vikings Under Friday Night Lights

St. Charles East's sophomore football team took a 14-0 halftime lead, and that was enough to hold off the Vikings in an Upstate Eight battle Friday at East.

The Vikings made a charge to start the second half, holding East to three-and-out, then scoring on a Dan Santacaterina run with 4:38 showing. The run was set up by a nice hookup from Santacaterina to Pace Temple.

But it was all Saints from there. The Vikings fumbled and East recovered on the 7-yard line, then punched it in for a 20-7 lead early in the fourth. They padded the lead with a 3-yard run by Mitch Munroe with 3:24 left in the game.

Geneva Stats (Sorry, the editor knows the Geneva stat guys)

Rushing

• TJ Miller — 12 carries, 33 yards
• Dan Santacaterina — 7 carries, 37 yards
• Joe Boenzi — 4 carries, -2 yards
• Joey Seybold — 7 carries, 40 yards

Passing

• Santacaterina 8-of-20, 114 yards, 0 TDs, 3 INT