Geneva 17, Glenbard South 0

Like a good baseball pitcher, the Geneva and Glenbard South defenses put up a lot of zeroes Friday night in Glen Ellyn.

Through three quarters each football team was pitching a shutout.

After the fourth quarter only Geneva still had its shutout.

A Sean Grady field goal and 2 Michael Ratay touchdowns gave the Vikings a 17-0 Western Sun Conference victory.

After gaining only 16 yards on 10 first-half carries, Ratay ran for 108 yards on 19 second-half carries.

A 14-play drive to the Glenbard South 5-yard line saw Ratay get the ball 8 times before Grady's 28-yard field goal.

Two plays later the Vikings recovered a fumble at the Raiders 38. They needed just 3 plays to convert the touchdown: a 34-yard pass to Joe Augustine and a pair of Ratay runs, and suddenly a tie score had grown to a seemingly huge 10-point margin with 10:43 to play.

This time Glenbard South marched the ball into Geneva territory before another turnover, an interception by senior defensive back Jake Conforti off a receiver's hands.

Eight plays later Ratay scored from 19 yards out with 6:44 to go.

Twice in the final two minutes the Raiders drove inside the Vikings' 10-yard line, but junior quarterback Kevin Marshall was stopped inches short on a fourth-and-1 at the 8, and after a Geneva fumble the Raiders again turned the ball over on downs.

The Raiders finished with 4 turnovers on the night.

Marshall finished 14-of-29 passing for 163 yards.