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Recapping Week 8 football games around Kane County

By Jacob Bartelson
Batavia’s Ryan Boe (21) looks down field against Geneva during a varsity football game at Geneva High School in Geneva on Friday, Oct 8, 2021.

Batavia’s Ryan Boe (21) looks down field against Geneva during a varsity football game at Geneva High School in Geneva on Friday, Oct 8, 2021. (Sean King for Shaw Local)

Batavia defeated St. Charles East 42-0: The Bulldogs remain undefeated heading into the final regular season game next week. Batavia scored 35 first half points. Jalen Buckley had three touchdowns.

Glenbard North defeated St. Charles North 28-16: Sam Palmer had 213 yards rushing and three touchdowns, but the Panthers’ defense had no trouble with the North Stars’ rotating quarterbacks.

Wheaton North defeated Geneva 27-0: Wheaton North had a key goal line stand and were still able to generate plenty of offense to shut out the Vikings. Mark Forcucci had three touchdown passes.

Kaneland defeated Ottawa 52-26: Kaneland rebounded in a huge way with Troyer Carlson tossing 373 passing yards and six touchdowns, while the defense allowed only six rushing yards.

Cary-Grove defeated Burlington Central 48-7: C-G running back Wade Abrams ran for three touchdowns in the first half and finished with 109 yards as C-G rolled the Rockets.

St. Francis defeated Riverside Brookfield 35-7: The Spartans clinched playoff eligibility in a convincing win over RB.