Wild Second Half at St. Charles East Goes to Geneva, Mother Nature

Sloppy. Slippery. Wacky. Penalty-ridden. Turnover-laden. Big-play-filled. Rivalry-induced.

The first half belonged to the .

But in the second half, it was Geneva who had the strong start.

Bobby Hess broke away for a 63-yard run from scrimmage, with a good stiff arm and better speed to get outside. Geneva led for the first time, 21-17.

The Saints were forced to punt, and a bad long-snap exchange gave Geneva the ball on the Saints' 14. A score on the fourth made the game 28-17.

After that, Mother Nature took over. Saints fumble. Geneva fumble. Saints intercept, but turn it over on downs. A lot of penalties on both sides of the ball.

The Geneva sealed the win on a drive that included eight Parker Woodworth runs—the biggest a 30-yarder on third down. He scored from 7 yards out with 1:27 left, and a 35-17 Geneva victory was in store.

As well-matched as these two teams were in the first half, their records are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Geneva advances to 3-0, 1-0 in the Upstate Eight. The Saints drop to 0-3, 0-1 in conference.

Score by quarter

• St. Charles East: 14-3-0-0 — 17
• Geneva: 7-7-14-7 — 35