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Geneva 11, Crystal Lake South 9 (3rd qtr.)

Geneva's Michael Ratay scored on a 30-yard run on the Vikings' first possession of the second half as the Vikes forged ahead of Crystal Lake South 11-9 with 9:35 left in the third quarter Friday night during Class 7A semifinal action in Geneva.

After a high snap on the extra point attempt, Geneva's Sean Grady threw a 2-point conversion passs to teammate Cory Hofstetter.

Crystal Lake South's Derek 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.

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