Crystal Lake South 15, Geneva 11 (3rd qtr.)
Crystal Lake South's Derek Mortensen scored on a 10-yard run with 5:40 left in the third quarter Friday night as the Gators forged ahead of Geneva 15-11 in their Class 7A semifinal at Geneva.
The TD run was set up by a 50-yard pass from quarterback Drew Ormseth to Colin Masterson. Mortensen scored on the next play but the Gators' 2-point conversion was no good.
Geneva's Michael Ratay scored on a 30-yard run on the Vikings' first possession of the second half as the Vikes took an 11-9 lead with 9:35 left in the third quarter. After a high snap on the extra point attempt, Geneva's Sean Grady threw a 2-point conversion passs to teammate Cory Hofstetter.
Mortensen capped a 14-play drive that took 7:20 off the clock with a 4-yard touchdown run to put the Gators ahead of Geneva 9-3 at halftime.
The Gators' Steve Rogers intercepted a Brandon Beitzel pass in the end zone with 4.3 seconds left in the half to preserve the lead for the Gators.
CL South struck first when a fake punt set up a 28-yard field goal by Mike Frericks with 6:29 left in the first quarter.
With 3:42 to play in the opening period, Geneva's Grady nailed a 24-yarder to make it a 3-3 game.