Geneva High School 2008 Photo Gallery
Geneva Fans cheer during the 7A football championship game.
Ed Lee | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Geneva's Trey Hemming shares a moment with Dave Villarreal after the Vikings' 35-21 win over Carmel. Villarreal's late son Dustin played football his freshman year with members of the team. Vilarreal said players on the team promised to win a state title for his son.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Pre-Season - Defensive linemen Cory Hofstetter, Trey Hemming, Frank Boenzi, Jordan Grimes and Andrew Clausen give Geneva the muscle it needs in the Vikings' bid for a fifth straight conference championship and playoff success.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Week 4 - Geneva defensive lineman Cory Hofstetter raises his hands in victory as the final seconds count down for the win over Glenbard South.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 11 - Head coach Rob Wicinski compliments his team after the Vikings' 46-28 playoff win.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 9 - Geneva's Michael Santacaterina shakes a Batavia defender while returning a kick.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Geneva Frank Boenzi, right, tries to get a hold of Courtney Molton of East St. Louis.
Ed Lee | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Geneva's Michael Ratay shakes a tackler in the fourth quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Week 4 - Jordan Grimes and the Geneva defense celebrate stopping Glenbard South on a fourth-down play at Geneva.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Week 4 - Geneva's Michael Ratay gets upended on one of his 44 carries against Glenbard South.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 11 - Geneva's Michael Ratay,right, celebrates a touchdown run with teammate Michael Santacaterina in the third quarter against Rockton Hononegah.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Geneva's Bret Shannon,left, tries to get a hand on East St Louis' Detchauz Wray
Ed Lee | Staff Photographer
WEEK 9 - Geneva running back Michael Ratay celebrates the first of his four touchdowns.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 11 - Geneva's Michael Ratay eludes Rockton Hononegah's Matt Yeske in the first quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Week 4 - Geneva's Michael Ratay sheds a Glenbard South tackler.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 9 - Fans watch the closing moments of the Vikings' 47-14 win over Batavia.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Week 2 - Geneva's Alexander Olenek separates St. Charles East running back Wes Allen from the ball in the first quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Geneva's Greg Gregory picks up a teammate's fumble in the fourth quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 9 - Geneva cheerleader Megan Landry gets caught in the path of wideout Josh Hrdlik as the Vikings take the field for their Western Sun Conference game Friday in Geneva.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 9 - Geneva's Philip Birschbach and Batavia's Erich Zeddies try to chase down a pass in the second quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Michael Ratay tries to leap thur the tackles of (L) 40 Chris Murphy and (R) Donald Smith.
Ed Lee
WEEK 11 - Geneva's Sean Grady celebrates a fourth-down defensive stop in the first quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Week 2 - St. Charles East running back Wes Allen breaks away from Geneva's Cory Hofstetter in the first quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Week 4 - Glenbard South running back Curtis Ford runs for a big gain at Geneva.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Geneva's Michael Ratay, left, and Sean Grady celebrate after the Vikings' 35-21 win over Carmel.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Week 2 - St. Charles East defenders swarm Viking ball carrier Michael Ratay in the second quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 9 - Geneva running back Michael Ratay breaks away for a touchdown run.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Carmel's Mike Taylor scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Week 4 - Glenbard South's Trace Wanless hauls in a catch for a first down on 4th and 14 in front of Geneva's Michael Santacaterina at Geneva.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Geneva's Phil Birschbach breaks up a pass for East St Louis Kraig Appleton.
Ed Lee | Staff Photographer
WEEK 9 - Geneva cheerleader Megan Landry gets caught in the path of the Vikings as they take the field for their Western Sun Conference game Friday in Geneva.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Geneva's John McNiel, No. 74, lifts Michael Santacaterina into the air after McNiel scored the first touchdown of the game.
Ed Lee | Staff Photographer
Michael Ratay picks up some yards as East St Louis' Kentarius Little, No. 35 and Tommie Hopkins, No. 6 bring him down
Ed Lee | Staff Photographer
Cory Hofstetter, Brennan Quinn and Michael Ratay hold up the runner up trophy.
Ed Lee | Staff Photographer
Week 2 - Geneva's Cory Hofstetter and Sean Grady celebrate a Viking fumble recovery in the first quarter against St. Charles East Friday in Geneva. Grady was the star on the night with 2 interception returns for touchdowns.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Geneva's Bret Shannon, left and Brennan Quinn stop Carmel's Mike Taylor in the first quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Geneva's Michael Ratay scores against Crystal Lake South.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Geneva quarterback Brandon Beitzel passes in the fourth quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Week 4 - Glenbard South quarterback Kevin Marshall wings a pass at Geneva.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Geneva's Michael Ratay is lifted onto the shoulders of teammates.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Week 4 - Geneva offensive lineman Anthony Strauss celebrates the Vikings' go-ahead touchdown against Glenbard South.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 9 - Geneva defensive lineman Andrew Clausen looks to the heavens before the Vikings' Western Sun Conference game with Batavia Friday in Geneva. The Vikings won the game 47-14, to finish the season undefeated, and with their fifth straight conference title.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Geneva's Cory Hofstetter pushes Carmel quarterback Andrew Nerup out of bounds in the fourth quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Geneva's Sean Grady, from left, Trevor Hyslop and Brennan Quinn stop Crystal Lake South's Colin Masterson in the fourth quarter .
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Geneva quarterback Brandon Beitzel has plenty of time before completing his first pass attempt of the night against Crystal Lake South.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Carmel's Mike Taylor tries to fend off Geneva's Sean Grady in the third quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13- Geneva's Michael Ratay takes the ball in the second quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Geneva's Brandon Lee lunges for extra yardage as Carmel's Matt Tripicchio makes a stop in the second quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Geneva's Greg Gregory and rich MacDonald celebrate after beating Crystal Lake South 25-21.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 9 - Geneva defensive lineman Trey Hemming stops Batavia's Ryan Webb.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 11 - Geneva running back Drew Fagot breaks away for a 58-yard touchdown run for the first score of the game.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Geneva defenders swarm Crystal Lake South's Derek Mortensen in the second quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Week 2 - Geneva's Michael Ratay scored 5 times in Week 1.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 9 - Geneva cheerleader Megan Landry gets caught in the path of wideout Josh Hrdlik as the Vikings take the field for their Western Sun Conference game Friday in Geneva.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Geneva defensive lineman Frank Boenzi signals "no good" after stopping a Crystal Lake South player.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Geneva's Jason Holmes shakes Carmel's Patrick Cox.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Geneva's Justin Craig, right sings the school fight song with the team after the Vikings' 35-21 win over Carmel in their IHSA quarterfinal Saturday at Burgess Field in Geneva. Geneva will take on Crystal Lake South in the state semifinals.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Geneva's Michael Santacaterina jumps into the arms of teammate Jason Holmes .
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 11 - Geneva's Bret Shannon celebrates a defensive stop.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Geneva's Michael Ratay jumps into the arms of teammate Jason Holmes after scoring against Crystal Lake South.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Geneva's Bret Shannon is hoisted into the air as the Viking's celebrate their 25-21 win over Crystal Lake South.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 11 - Geneva's Rich MacDonald, from left, Andrew Clausen and Brennan Quinn smother a Rockton Hononegah player in the third quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Geneva head coach Rob Wicinski beams while talking to his team.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Geneva's Cory Hofstetter puts a hit on East St Louis's Detchauz Wray.
Ed Lee | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Geneva's Trevor Hyslop stops Crystal Lake South's Colin Masterson in the fourth quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Geneva's Michael Ratay takes the ball in the second quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Michael Santacaterina makes his way to the endzone for the first TD of the game.
Ed Lee | Staff Photographer
White towels wave as the Geneva fans make some noise.
Ed Lee | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Geneva's Michael Ratay takes the ball outside during the third quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Geneva's Cory Hofstetter leads the team in the singing of the fight song following Friday's state semifinal win at Geneva.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Geneva's Brennan Quinn stops Carmel's Mike Taylor in the fourth quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Geneva's Josh Hrdlick, Sean Nettleton, Anthony Strauss, and Greg Gregory celebrate their win over Crystal Lake South .
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Geneva's Trevor Hyslop pressures Crystal Lake South quarterback Drew Ormseth in the first quarter.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - With tears streaming down his cheeks, an emotional Drew Fagot is embraced by teammate Jordan Grimes .
Rick West | Staff Photographer
WEEK 9 - Geneva cheerleaders Megan Landry, Valerie Bender and Katie Baker check to see if the rain has stopped while sharing an umbrella. The game started late due to two lightning delays.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 11 - Geneva players, including Anthony Miller, run onto the field to celebrate.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 12 - Carmel quarterback Andrew Nerup breaks open for the Corsairs' first score.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
WEEK 13 - Tears stream down the cheek of Geneva's Drew Fagot after a win over Crystal Lake South.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
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