Geneva Preps

A look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into the first round of the IHSA playoffs.

Ben Murphy scored two goals and assisted on two more in the span of eight minutes to start the second half to help top-seeded Geneva win a shootout against fourth-seeded Glenbard West to advance to the sectional finals.

Here are the first-round matchups for each Kane County Chronicle area team.

Here are the opening round pairings for the Class 6A playoffs.

A five-touchdown performance from quarterback Ethan Plumb helped St. Charles North clinch a share of the DuKane Conference title with a 35-21 victory over Geneva.

Geneva hosted St. Charles North on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 in Week 9 Football.

St. Charles North faces Geneva in Week 9 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive reporter Joel Boenitz will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Geneva quarterback Tony Chanino, who threw a season-high six touchdowns in a win over St. Charles East, is the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP for Week 8.

A look at at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into the final week of the 2024 season.

While Geneva has a chance to win their first outright conference title since 2010, St. Charles North has a chance to spoil the fun with a victory for a share of the DuKane conference. Plus, notes on teams gearing up for the playoffs, and others making one final push in Week 9.

Penn State commit Haley Burgdorf put up 24 kills, including 11 in the final set, to help St. Charles North secure sole possession of the DuKane Conference title with a three-set victory over Geneva.

St. Charles North girls volleyball defeated Geneva on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 at Geneva.

Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz preview Week 9 in the western suburbs for IHSA football on the latest Friday Night Drive podcast, and get you ready for the playoffs

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 8 of the 2024 high school football season

Nine of 10 Kane County teams either are squarely in

Anthony Chahino threw for six touchdowns to lead Geneva to a win over St. Charles East on Friday.

After taking the Class 2A boys golf individual title last year, Marmion senior Regan Konen is looking to repeat, as well as help his team to a title. That, plus St. Charles North's girls team hopes to shine in first state trip since winning it all in 2018.

With just two weeks remaining in the 2024 football season, every Kane County team has at least a slight chance to be playing some extra football this season. Here are where teams stand before Week 8 kicks off.

After helping get a crucial sack on defense in the dying seconds, as well as scoring a two-yard touchdown on his first offensive touch of the season, Geneva linebacker Troy Velez has been voted as the Week 7 Team of the Week MVP. Here's his Q&A with sports reporter Joel Boenitz.

A look at at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area for Week 8 of the 2024 season.

After a big offensive showing against Prairie Ridge, Burlington Central has put themselves in a position to make it to the playoffs for the first time since 2014. Plus, notes on Geneva's last defensive stand and Batavia and St. Charles North punching their way into the playoffs.

A tap-in shot from Casey Kriz as time expired was ruled to be made after the buzzer rang as St. Charles North is forced to settle for a 1-1 draw with Geneva in the Fight for the Fox.

Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz preview Week 8 in the western suburbs for IHSA football on the latest Friday Night Drive podcast

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 7 of the 2024 high school football season

A sack from Troy Velez and Sean Lane, along with a pass breakup in the end zone from Talyn Taylor helps Geneva move to 7-0 on the season with a 28-24 victory over Wheaton North.

Geneva hosted Wheaton North on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 in Week 7 of football.

Wheaton North faces Geneva in Week 7 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive reporter Joel Boenitz will have live updates, scores and news from the game

A look at at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area for Week 7 of the 2024 season.

Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz preview Week 7 in the western suburbs for IHSA football

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 6 of the 2024 high school football season

Finnegan Weppner's three-touchdown night and Michael Rumoro's 200 rushing yards gave Geneva a much-needed edge to beat Batavia for the first time in 14 seasons. Plus a note on St. Charles North's crosstown dominance and teams being one step closer to the playoffs.

Gilligan’s 71 helped the Tigers finish with a 307, a stroke better than Geneva’s 308. Both of those schools are advancing to the IHSA state final tournament Oct. 18-19 at The Den at Fox Creek Golf Course in Bloomington along with sectional champion Hinsdale Central.

Geneva wide receiver Finnegan Weppner had three touchdowns in the second half to lead the Vikings to a 30-7 victory over Batavia, their first over the Bulldogs since 2010.

Batavia hosted Geneva on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 for Week 6 of football.

Geneva faces Batavia in Week 6 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive reporter Joel Boenitz will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Led by a pair of rivalry games in the DuKane conference, including a game featuring two 5-0 teams in Batavia and Geneva, here is a look at all of the Week 6 matchups for the Kane County area teams.

After two weeks of relative stability, Week 6's schedule has the potential to shake things up. Steve Soucie takes a look at some of the best games to watch.

Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz preview Week 6 in the western suburbs for IHSA football, including the big Batavia-Geneva matchup

St. Charles North's freshmen duo of Abigail Gizewicz and Kayla Beu took second and third to lead St. Charles North to a team title, and Dundee-Crown's Sophie Morawski shot a 1-under in the back nine to earn medalist honors at the Jacobs regional.

From a battle of undefeated teams, to two teams with young talent clashing in a crosstown game, here’s a look at how the Tri-city teams stand heading into their rivalry matchups.

The Vikings got their offense on track in the second half behind quarterback Anthony Chahino and receiver Talyn Taylor. Taylor took two short passes from Chahino and turned them into long touchdowns, and Michael Rumoro ran for a score as the Vikings improved to 5-0.

Geneva faced Batavia during the annual Tri-Cities Soccer Night on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 in St. Charles. St. Charles East and St. Charles North also faced off.

Ben Murphy had five assists to lead Geneva to a 6-1 win over Batavia, and Diego Torres put up a goal and an assist to help St. Charles North to a 2-0 victory over St. Charles East during Tri Cities Night.

Batavia, Geneva and Kaneland all look to stay undefeated, while teams like Burlington Central and Marmion look to keep momentum in their favor. Check out all of the Week 5 matchups for Kane County teams here.

In two matches, Geneva's Caleb Kelly recorded a hat trick and an assist in an 8-6 win over Lake Park and had the winning assist against Bartlett. Kelly was selected as the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week in an online vote.

While there were some questions on what Batavia's offense would look like heading into the season, running back Nathan Whitwell has silenced all doubt through the team' first four games. Plus, more on the hot starts from Geneva QB Anthony Chahino, Kaneland and Burlington Central.

An efficient Geneva offense executed nine plays to score five touchdowns in the first quarter of Friday night’s DuKane Conference game at Lake Park’s West Campus, a 63-13 win for the Vikings.

Headlined by a battle of the last two DuKane conference champions in St. Charles North and Batavia, check out all of the Week 4 matchups for Kane County teams here.

Sophomore Bennett Konkey has emerged as a player that Geneva can rely on in an already stacked wide receiver room. Plus notes on successful Week 3s from St. Charles North's Aidan McClure, tri-city running backs and some notable teams going 3-0.

The top 20 players were within 10 strokes of par Monday at the Mark Rolfing Cup, with Geneva repeating as team champion thanks to a fifth-score tiebreaker.