Brooklyn Smith Finishes 18th At First To The Finish, Jaxon Sottos 29th

September 14 - First To The Finish - Detweiller Park
GHS Girls Results (Class 2A)
 18th: Brooklyn Smith (18:23.70)
73rd: Lucille Wachtel (20:05.30)
97th: Evelyn DeBaene (20:29.80)
196th: Ayla Schultz (20:29.80)
223rd: Elanor DeBlieck (22:17.90)
291st: Jeslen Rink (23:20.00)
299th: Hannah Stone (23:26.80)
375th: Bella Curcuru (24:52.10)

GHS Boys Results (Class 2A)
29th: Jaxson Sottos (15:43.30)
35th: Dylan Gehl (15:50.30)
160th: Kaden Elmer (17:14.50)
199th: Max Johnson (17:38.10)
224th: Graysen Carlson (17:48.90)
233rd: Jack Kriess (17:54.70)
250th: Henley Bourne (18:00.10)
318th: Rylan Lambert (18:29.40)
410th: Micah Johnson (19:24.30)
486th: Christian Haney (20:32.60)

Girls Final Standings (Class 2A)
 1st: Chatham (Glenwood) 103
2nd: Rockford (Boylan) 155
3rd: Grayslake (Central) 200
4th: Normal (University) 266
5th: Wheaton (St. Francis) 300
6th: Washington 309
7th: Dunlap 311
8th: Lisle (Benet) 331
9th: Morris 350
10th: West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) 437
11th: Morton 462
12th: Burlington (Central) 484
13th: Chicago (Northside) 484
14th: LaGrange Park (Nazareth) 506
15th: Champaign (Centennial) 509
16th: Sandwich 517
17th: Antioch 547
18th: Mt. Zion 549
19th: Arlington Heights (St. Viator) 550
20th: Geneseo 571
21st: Chicago (Payton) 583
22nd: Urbana (University) 612
23rd: Lake Forest 623
24th: Olney (Richland County) 627
25th: Woodstock 628
26th: Effingham 672
27th: Joliet (Catholic) 684
28th: Metamora 700
29th: Troy (Triad) 719
30th: Champaign (Central) 731
31st: Lemont 751
32nd: Dixon 826
33rd: Rock Falls 835
34th: Ottawa 866
35th: Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) 886
36th: Sterling 992
37th: Lake Villa (Lakes) 1040
38th: Belvidere 1057
39th: Sycamore 1086
40th: Freeburg 1120
41st: Chicago (University) 1140
42nd: East Peoria 1200
43rd: Chillicothe (IVC) 1205
44th: Marengo 1221
45th: Pontiac 1238
46th: Peoria (Richwoods) 1260
47th: Tinley Park 1264
48th: Breese (Central) 1299
49th: Norridge (Ridgewood) 1317
50th: Midlothian (Bremen) 1393)
51st: Rochelle 1408
52nd: Charleston 1438
53rd: Macomb 1465
54th: Chicago (Ag Science) 1535
55th: Jacksonville 1541
56th: Streator 1643

Boys Final Standings (Class 2A)
 1st: Chicago (Latin) 123
2nd: Chicago (Payton) 136
3rd: Morton 229
4th: Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) 246
5th: Normal (University) 282
6th: Maple Park (Kaneland) 294
7th: Dixon 324
8th: Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) 426
9th: Washington 432
10th: Chatham (Glenwood) 442
11th: Morris 448
12th: Mt. Zion 458
13th: Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) 464
14th: Lake Villa (Lakes) 468)
15th: Urbana (University) 506
16th: Metamora 534
17th: Rock Falls 575
18th: Troy (Triad) 590
19th: Sterling 601
20th: Lemont 625
21st: Chicago (Brother Rice) 630
22nd: Geneseo 631
23rd: Sycamore 644
24th: Belvidere (North) 664
25th: Dunlap 703
26th: Olney (Richland County) 717
27th: Burlington (Central) 736
28th: Wheaton (St. Francis) 738
29th: Charleston 740
30th: Crystal Lake (South) 746
31st: West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) 762
32nd: Chillicothe (IVC) 773
33rd: Woodstock 780
34th: Antioch 783
35th: Grayslake (Central) 806
36th: Freeburg 854
37th: Champaign (Central) 954
38th: Chicago (University) 966
39th: Tinley Park 978
40th: Pontiac 993
41st: Belvidere 1058
42nd: Peoria (Richwoods) 1114
43rd: Chicago (Northside) 1267
44th: Marengo 1307
45th: Breese (Central) 1406
46th: Macomb 1411
47th: Effingham 1426
48th: Rochelle 1432
49th: LaGrange Park (Nazareth) 1441
50th: Galesburg 1472
51st: Arlington Heights (St. Viator) 1487
52nd: Sandwich 1500
53rd: Rockford (Boylan) 1501
54th: Norridge (Ridgewood) 1518
55th: Ottawa 1531
56th: Maroa-Forsyth 1616
57th: Danville 1636
58th: Jacksonville 1692
59th: Champaign (Centennial) 1757
60th: Jerseyville 1766
61st: Midlothian (Bremen) 1789
62nd: Plano 1797
63rd: Joliet (Catholic) 1870
64th: East Peoria 1995
65th: Streator 2025
66th: Peoria 2054

Lady Leafs Drop A Tough Battle To Quincy, Dominate Alleman

September 10 - GHS
Quincy 19-25, 25-22, 25-19 Lady Leafs

Underclass Scores
Quincy 25-13, 25-13 Sophomores
Quincy 25-16, 13-25, 15-25 Freshmen

Digs
Ava DeSplinter 12
Lizzie Rapps 12
Kailee Williams 9
Sydney Nelson 6
Katie VanDeWoestyne 5
Elli Barickman 3
Katherine Barickman 2

Kills
E. Barickman 13
Williams 11
Rapps 7
Kendall Ellerbrock 4
VandeWoestyne 3

Aces
Williams 3
Rapps 3
DeSplinter 1

Assists
K. Barickman 29

September 12 - GHS
Lady Leafs 25-10, 25-17 Alleman

Underclass Scores
Sophomores 25-11, 25-14 Alleman
Freshmen 25-10, 25-17 Alleman

Digs
Ava DeSplinter 9
Kailee Williams 6
Lizzie Rapps 5
Kendall Ellerbrock 2
Katherine Barickman 2
Kayci Freeman 1
Mady Mooney 1

Kills
Williams 5
Rapps 5
E. Barickman 5
Katie VanDeWoestyne 5
Ellerbrock 3
Freeman 2
Lindsay Herington 2
K. Barickman 1
Payton Snider 1

Aces
VanDeWoestyne 9
K. Barickman 7
Rapps 7
Williams 5
E. Barickman 3
DeSplinter 2

Assists
K. Barickman 14
VanDeWoestyne 1

Lady Leafs Bounce Back From Moline Loss To Defeat Sterling

September 10 - Moline High School
Moline 6 Lady Leafs 3

Singles
M-Calla Graham defeated G-Addi Snodgrass 6-0, 6-0
M-Karenna Zemek defeated G-Madison Reade 6-0, 6-1
G-Kendyl Wassenhove defeated M-Palak Rawani 2-6, 6-4, 10-7

Doubles
M-Karenna Zemek/Abby Greenlee defeated G-Madison Reade/Jenny Parsons 6-2, 6-3
M-Palak Rawani/Calla Graham defeated G-Addi Snodgrass/Lily Taylor 6-3, 6-4
G-Kendyl Wassenhove/Stella Smith defeated M-Vrati Sharma/Chelsea Bitner 7-5, 6-7 (4), 10-7

September 12 - GHS Courts
Lady Leafs 7 Sterling 2

Singles
S-Ellie Aitken defeated Addi Snodgrass 6-0, 6-1
G-Madison Reade defeated S-Emma Pham 6-2, 6-3
G-Kendyl Wassenhove defeated S-Caylee Lyons 7-5, 6-1
G-Stella Smith defeated S-Christina Mata 6-3, 4-6, 10-6
G-Lily Taylor defeated S-McKenzie Dir 6-0, 6-0
G-Jenny Parsons defeated S-Mary Kirchoff 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
G-Madison Reade/Kendyl Wassenhove defeated S-Emma Pham/Christina Mata 6-0, 6-0
S-Ellie Aitken/Caylee Lyons defeated G-Lily Taylor/Addi Snodgrass 5-7, 6-2, 10-8
G-Jenny Parsons/Stella Smith defeated S-Avery Moran/Sadie Hendrix 6-1, 6-1

Maroons Pull Away From The Green Machine In WB6 Opener

September 13 - Bob Reade Field
Moline 51 Green Machine 21

1st Quarter
M-Corbin Schnell 5 yard run (Nolan Ducey PAT) (0-7)
G-Jackson McAvoy 25 yard run (Carter Holke PAT) (7-7)

2nd Quarter
G-McAvoy 1 yard run (Holke PAT) (14-7)
M-Adrian Cooper 12 yard run (Ducey PAT) (14-14)
G-Kye Weinzierl 49 yard run (Holke PAT) (21-14)
M-Cooper 39 yard run (Holke PAT) (21-21)
M-Ducey 27 yard field goal (21-24)

3rd Quarter
M-Marc Carey 5 yard run (Ducey PAT) (21-31)
M-Schnell 78 yard blocked field goal return (Ducey PAT) (21-38)

4th Quarter
M-Schnell 30 yard run (Ducey PAT) (21-45)
M-Samuel Ngongo 3 yard run (No PAT) (21-51)

Underclass Score
Moline 24 Freshmen 8

Lady Leafs Win At Lake Bracken, Wrap Up Final Home Meet With Win Over Metamora

September 11 - Lake Bracken CC
Lady Leafs 199, Galesburg 217, Knoxville 172 (3 golfers)

2nd: Olivia Seei (43 / +7)
5th: Claire DeGrave (49 / +13)
6th: Keely Roberts (52 / +16)
t-7th: Shay Schehl (55 / +19)
9th: Katy Wilson (56 / +20)
11th: Lillian Bellagamba (64 / +28)
Also competing was Paysli Christ (80 / +44)

September 12 - Geneseo CC
Lady Leafs 177 Metamora 187

 1st: Olivia Seei (40 / +5)
3rd: Keely Roberts (43 / +8)
4th: Claire DeGrave (44 / +9)
t-6th: Katy Wilson (50 / +15)
11th: Lillian Bellagamba (55 / +20)
12th: Shay Schehl (56 / +21)
13th: Paysli Christ (73 / +38)

VanHoutte Wins Again, Earns Medalist At Metamora Redbird Classic

September 13/14 - Metamora Fields GC
Metamora Redbird Classic

Final Standings
Pleasant Valley 586
Washington 623
Pekin 632
Metamora 634
Geneseo 635
Wheaton (St. Francis) 642
Bartonville (Limestone) 643
Chicago (Payton) 654
Lombard (Montini) 676
Sycamore 678
DeKalb 686
Yorkville 687
Galesburg 691
Bloomington (Central Catholic) 694
LaSalle-Peru 698

GHS Results
1st: Bryson VanHoutte (142 / E)
Kwin VanKeerebrocek (157 / +15)
Ashton Veloz (164 / +22)
Eli Ford (172 / +30)
Drew Kelly (175 / +33)
Dylan Cotty/Grady Bernahl (198 / +56)

September 9 - Highland Springs GC
Rock Island 165 Maple Leafs 171

 t-3rd: Bryson VanHoutte (41)
t-3rd: Ashton Veloz (41)
6th: Eli Ford (44)
7th: Drew Kelly (45)
8th: Kwin VanKerrebroeck (47)
11th: Dylan Cotty (56)

Underclass Score
JV 188 Rock Island 204
1st: Grady Bernahl (43)
2nd: Kellan VanKerrebroeck (45)
5th: Carter Dickey (49)
6th: Owen Parker (51)
t-7th: Brock Marshall (53)
9th: Brody Clementz (54)

Olivia Seei Takes Third At GHS Invite, Lady Leafs Also Third Overall

September 9 - Deere Run - GHS Girls Invite
Final Standings
Rockridge (410)
Dixon (412)
Geneseo (426)
Moline (427)
Sterling (448)
Rock Island (450)
Sherrard (465)
Orion (496)
Alleman (106 / 1 golfer)
Galesburg (309 / 3 golfers)

GHS Results
3rd: Olivia Seei (92 / +21)
15th: Keely Roberts (105 / +34)
17th: Claire DeGrave (107 / +36)
30th: Katy Wilson (122 / +51)
31st: Shay Schehl (123 / +52)
40th: Lillian Bellagamba (134 / +63)

Olivia Seei

BRAKEdown - A Need: Getting Under Opponents' Pads and Driving

By Keith Brake
Geneseo Current

The trip to Wisconsin for a game against Clinton filled a need . . .by filling a hole in Geneseo's schedule.

But otherwise, “not exactly,” said Leafs Coach Matt Furlong.

The coach said the Leafs still have some cleaning and polishing to do this week before hosting Moline on Friday in the WB6 opener.

The Leafs went out and hit the Cougars from the smaller school. But the Cougars hit back during Geneseo's 20-6 victory.

“We need better execution – finishing blocks and tackles,” Furlong said. “We have to eliminate the penalties and turnovers.”

Geneseo led 20-6 at halftime and it remained that way against a team that was willing to meet over the football time and again.

Still it was a game that Geneseo seemed to control pace and tempo, despite not being able to easily play add-on with the score.

There was one big telling statistic: Geneseo converted 10 of 11 third down situations. If my memory is correct, six of those were on the Leafs' opening drive.

Geneseo unveiled its version of the wing-T on that overland trek, which ate up most of the first quarter and resulted in a touchdown.

'The offense was moving the ball and we were finishing runs,” Furlong said. “Our backs were getting extra yards and that was one of the areas where we felt pretty good.”

Clinton got moving behind a quarterback who handled the ball well and an offensive line that was willing to mix it up inside and come back for more.

“I wasn't shocked by that,” Furlong said. “On film, their physicality stood out. They had some athletes and some size. They were not typical of a school with less than 500 enrollment.”

So, that part should be useful to Geneseo, if the Leafs can improve some important things this week.

“Moline is typical for them: Solid and physical up front. They'll work in some play action. They'll be a challenge for us both physically and mentally,” said the coach.

“In the WB6, you step up. They'll have talent on the field. Are we ready to make that step? We've got a few days and we'll find out,” Furlong said.

Last year, Geneseo rushed for 300 yards and scored its first conference win over the Maroons in five tries with a last second field goal. That should be a confidence-builder for the Leafs, whose young memories might not include some pre-conference days wins over Moline.

“We think we're good enough to beat teams in the conference,” Furlong said. “But we have to execute and eliminate penalties, and play assignment football on defense.”

“So far, we've been matching pad level with opposing linemen,” the coach said. “We need to get under the other guy's pads and that means getting down.”

“We can get better, but we have to do it the right way,” Furlong said.

Moline comes in at 1-1. The Maroons were on a mission last week at Lisle Benet, after suffering five straight defeats to the Redwings.

It was a 14-14 game at halftime . . on the way to a 49-29 Benet victory.

The question for this week then: “How quickly can we improve?” said Geneseo's coach.

We'll find out Friday night.