By Dalcon DeMaranville
Geneseo Current
STERLING — The Green Machine came up just short Friday night, falling to Sterling 34-31 in a rivalry conference matchup.
The three-point loss dropped Geneseo to 4-3 overall and 2-3 in conference play. Sterling improved to 6-1 overall and remained unbeaten in the Western Big 6 at 4-0.
Sterling senior Cobey Shipma led the Golden Warriors with four rushing touchdowns as Sterling held off Geneseo for the narrow victory. Brayden Cox led the ground game for Geneseo.
The loss followed Geneseo’s 58-23 victory over Galesburg the previous week and marked the Geneseo’s third conference loss of the season.
On Monday, Keith Brake will have his BRAKEdown, and we’ll have photos and a highlight reel from the conference contest.
Next Up: Geneseo is off next Friday before returning to Bob Reade Field to host Quincy on Friday, Oct. 16, for Senior Night.
