GHS Invite Results, Gehl & Smith Take 1st

September 21 - GHS Invite - Richmond Hill
Senior Boys
 1st: Dylan Gehl (16:08.50)
14th: Max Johnson (18:47.40)
18th: Rylan Lambert (19:27.80)
20th: Jacob Taylor (20:15.20)
25th: Christian Haney (20:51.90)
30th: Tyler Holtzen (21:43.10)
31st: Connor Douglas (21:54.10)
33rd: Shane Bagby (22:18.90)
35th: Mason Anderson (23:24.60)
38th: Camden Baumgardner (25:21.70)

Senior Girls
 4th: Jeslen Rink (22:47.30)
5th: Elanor DeBlieck (23:18.60)
8th: Kady Fouts (25:10.20)
12th: Rachael Roodhouse (27:14.80)
13th: Hope Kuster (28:14.00)
15th: Bella Curcuru (29:18.80)

Junior Boys
3rd: Jaxon Sottos (16:22.10)
9th: Graysen Carlson (17:56.90)
11th: Kaden Elmer (18:29.20)
12th: Aidan Bries (18:38.30)
22nd: Calvin Bell (20:22.70)
34th: Matthew Darnall (26:32.60)

Junior Girls
13th: Hannah Stone (24:31.90)
19th: Liberty Brumbaugh (28:24.30)
20th: Jessa Gramling (28:43.10)
23rd: Kjerstin Wildemuth (32:03.40)

Sophomore Boys
9th: Jack Kriess (18:53.30)
15th: Micah Johnson (19:37.90)
19th: Alex Aleman (20:34.90)
25th: Connor Runty (21:59.70)

Sophomore Girls
 1st: Brooklyn Smith (19:32.80)
2nd: Lucille Wachtel (20:52.40)
7th: Ayla Schultz (22:24.70)

Freshmen Boys
 2nd: Henley Bourne (18:03.20)
9th: Kael McCord (19:14.80)
14th: Greyson Claerhout (20:22.30)
16th: Fritz Bolme (21:05.30)
31st: Rylan Carlson (23:56.10)
33rd: Patrick Versluis (24:04.00)

Freshmen Girls
10th: Alivia Brown (24:04.40)
11th: Jacey Gehl (24:28.50)
16th: Stella Allison (26:31.50)
21st: Ella Taylor (28:09.90)

Busy Week For The Maple Leafs, VanHoutte Medalist In Galesburg

September 16 - Pirate Invitational - Deer Park CC
Final Standings
1st: Normal (University) 285
2nd: Minooka 288
3rd: Ottawa (Red) 291
4th: Aurora (Marmion) 297
5th: Beecher 303
6th: Geneseo 304
t-7th: Bartonville (Limestone) 308
t-7th: Spring Valley (Hall) 308
9th: Peoria (Christian) 319
10th: Morris 321
t-11th: Oswego 323
t-11th: Maple Park (Kaneland) 323
13th: LaSalle-Peru 329
14th: Dixon 333
15th: Streator 336
16th: Ottawa (White) 339
17th: Yorkville (Parkview Christian) 379
18th: Sycamore 380

GHS Results
3rd: Bryson VanHoutte (68 / -2)
t-27th: Kwin VanKerrebroeck (77 / +7)
t-34th: Ashton Veloz (78 / +8)
t-44th: Elijah Ford (81 / +11)
t-63rd: Drew Kelly (85 / +15)
96th: Owen Parker (95 / +25)

September 17 - Oak Run GC
Maple Leafs 161 Williamsfield 164

GHS Results
 2nd: Kwin VanKerrebroeck (39 / +4)
3rd: Ashton Veloz (40 / +5)
t-4th: Drew Kelly (41 / +6)
t-4th: Grady Bernahl (41 / +6)
t-9th: Dylan Cotty (44 / +9)
11th: Owen Parker (45 / +10)

Underclass Score
JV 165 Williamsfield 201
t-1st: Kellen VanKerrebroeck (40 / +5)
t-1st: Brody Clementz (40 / +5)
3rd: Carter Dickey (42 / +7)
4th: Matthew Johnson (43 / +8)
t-7th: Adam Johnson (52 / +17)
11th: Brock Marshall (55 / +20)

September 18 - Bettendorf Golf Invite - Palmer Hills GC
Final Standings
Pleasant Valley 290
Dubuque (Wahlert) 295
Eldridge (North Scott) 297
Moline 299
Port Byron (Riverdale) 300
Central DeWitt 301
Bettendorf 309
Metamora 325
Davenport (Assumption) 335
Geneseo 339
Rock Island 344
Burlington 344
Clinton 373
Davenport (Central) 376

GHS Results
Bryson VanHoutte (78 / +7)
Kwin VanKerrebroeck (83 / +12)
Ashton Veloz (87 / +16)
Drew Kelly (91 / +20)
Elijah Ford (93 / +22)
Kellen VanKerrebroeck (98 /+27)

September 19 - Bunker Links GC
Galesburg 158, Maple Leafs 162, Alleman 191

GHS Results
Medalist: Bryson VanHoutte (34)
Elijah Ford (39)
Owen Parker (44)
Grady Bernahl (45)
Dylan Cotty (51)
Kellen VanKerrebroeck (52)

September 20 & 21 - Pekin Dragon Invite - Lick Creek GC
GHS Results
Bryson VanHoutte (145 / +1)
Kwin VanKerrebroeck (168 / +24)
Elijah Ford (168 / +24)
Ashton Veloz (169 / +25)
Drew Kelly (173 / +29)
Brody Clementz (205 / +61)

Final Standings
Moline 590
Normal (University) 604
O’Fallon 607
East Peoria 612
Washington 616
Pekin 618
Chatham (Glenwood) 618
Metamora 620
Edwardsville 622
Dunlap 624
Bartonville (Limestone) 633
Alton 640
Geneseo 640
Morton 642
Normal (Community) 644
Peoria (Notre Dame) 647
Belleville (West) 648
Quincy 648
Rock Island 651
Peoria (Christian) 660
Lockport 662
Richwoods 662
Normal (West) 667
Bloomington 669
Springfield 670
Champaign (Central) 674
Delevan 687
Springfield (SHG) 698
Pontiac 704
Bloomington (Central Catholic) 744

Successful Week For Lady Leafs Golf, Medalist Honors For DeGrave & Seei

September 17 - Oak Run GC
Lady Leafs 173 Williamsfield 215

GHS Results
 1st: Claire DeGrave (37 / +1)
2nd: Olivia Seei (38 /+2)
t-3rd: Keely Roberts (49 / +13)
t-3rd: Shay Schehl (49 / +13)
t-7th: Katy Wilson (56 / +20)
t-7th: Lillian Bellagamba (56 / +20)
Also competing for GHS was Paysli Christ (75 / +39)

September 18 - Saukie GC
Lady Leafs 171, Rock Island 192, Alleman 46 (1 golfer)

GHS Results
 1st: Olivia Seei (36 / +2)
t-2nd: Claire DeGrave (43 / +9)
t-2nd: Keely Roberts (43 / +9)
8th: Shay Schehl (49 / +15)
9th: Lillian Bellagamba (57 / +23)
12th: Paysli Christ (72 / +38)

September 19 - Oakwood CC
Moline 198 Lady Leafs 204

GHS Results
 1st: Olivia Seei (46 / +11)
t-2nd: Claire DeGrave (48 / +13)
7th: Keely Roberts (53 / +18)
9th: Shay Schehl (57 / +22)
11th: Lillian Bellagamba (68 / +33)
12th: Paysli Christ (79 / +44)

September 21 - Macomb Invitational - Gold Hills CC
Final Standings
Quincy (Notre Dame) 321
Monmouth (United) 337
Geneseo 362
Quincy 389
Glasford (Illini Bluffs) 401
Macomb 409
Carthage (Illini West) 414
Aledo (Mercer County) 426
Havana 503
Also competing were Canton, Pittsfield, & Hamilton

GHS Results
 7th: Keely Roberts (85 / +15)
12th: Olivia Seei (88 / +18)
16th: Claire DeGrave (92 / +22)
22nd: Katy Wilson (97 / +27)
26th: Shay Schehl (101 / +31)

GMS XC Finishes 5th In Sterling

September 12 - Hoover Park

Boys Final Standings
Moline (Wilson) 66
Dixon (Reagan) 70
Sterling (Challand) 80
Prophetstown (PLT) 94
Geneseo 137
Princeton (Logan) 160
Port Byron (Riverdale) 171
Byron 221
Dixon (St. Mary's) 227
Oregon 238

GMS Results
3rd: Kyle Wirth (12:35)
4th: Kellan Courtright (12:40)
40th: William Davis (14:37)
51st: Novak Ryerson (15:01)
65th: Adler Vanopdorp (15:36)
81st: Miles Curcuru (16:23)
84th: Hunter Olson (16:37)
111th: Tatum Eiselstein (20:48)
117th: Lucas Fuelling (22:02)

Girls Final Standings
Dixon (Reagan) 55
Prophetstown (PLT) 80
Princeton (Logan) 113
Sterling (Challand) 114
Geneseo 121
Oregon 133
Port Byron (Riverdale) 135
Moline (Wilson) 201
Stillman Valley (Meridian) 214

GMS Results
8th: Hailey Olson (14:07)
18th: Annika Brumbaugh (15:03)
34th: Faith Kuster (16:03)
35th: Scarlett Sunstrom (16:05)
63rd: Emily Hayes (17:52)
68th: Tylaiha Medina (18:03)
72nd: Baylen Poffenberger (18:20)
82nd: Aspen Znamenacek (19:00)

Planning To Attend Friday Nights Game At UTHS? Parking/Shuttle Info

From UTHS Athletic Director Mark Pustelnik.....

"We will be providing busing from the UTHS High School parking lot to the bowl this Friday night. The three buses will run back and forth the entire night starting at 4:30. As you know, since the main road was redone to provide a bike path, we do not have great parking at the Soule Bowl. Taking the shuttle will save your fans and our fans a lot of walking."

BRAKEdown - Leafs Must Finish Plays – And Drives – vs. UTHS

By Keith Brake
Geneseo Current

Geneseo and Moline were running a neck-and-neck race during most of the first half of their game at Bob Reade Field on Friday, Sept. 13.

But then, LOW BRIDGE!. .on Geneseo's side of the trail.

The Leafs got to their feet, dusted themselves off, got their bearings, and started looking for the horse.

They found the horse and were still in the game.

Geneseo trailed by 10 points with about four minutes left in the third quarter. Facing fourth down and a few, the Leafs' staff elected to try a 27-yard field goal, figuring they could shave three points off Moline's lead then catch them in the fourth quarter.

When you're playing a bigger school, one of their athletes might make a play that turns everything their way. That was the case here.

The field goal try was blocked and linebacker Corbin Schnell scooped up the football and ran 78 yards for a score. Now, it's a 17-point Moline lead, near the mid-point of the third quarter.

Two Leafs were hurt on the play, there was some controversy about blocking on the return, but no foul was called.

Schnell's return ended Geneseo's being close the rest of the way in Moline's 51-21 victory.

That was tough for Geneseo's players.

“Yeah, for sure,” said Geneseo coach Matt Furlong. “Our kids were upset. And they should have been. They had invested a lot of energy and time preparing for that game.”

On Saturday, coaches and players watched the films, with a focus on some good things Geneseo got done.

Furlong said last week he wanted to see his down linemen getting under Moline pads and driving. He said that happened at times, especially in the first half, which ended with Moline leading 24-21.

The Leaf line produced some movement. A play of beauty was an option right, with quarterback Jackson McAvoy making a perfect pitch to running back Kye Weinzierl, who timed his cut perfectly and completed a 49-yard scoring run that helped to put Geneseo up 21-14 at the time.

But Geneseo was outscored 27-0 in the second half; 17-0 over the last four minutes of the second quarter and the first four of the third period.

Furlong said Moline adjusted to Geneseo's wing formations, “then we re-adjusted, but by then it was too late,” he said.

So this week, it's on to Soule Bowl in East Moline for a game against the UT Panthers.

UT comes in at 1-2. They lost 18-16 to LaSalle-Peru, beat overmatched Chicago Muchin 67-0, then were edged 27-26 by Sterling.

The Panthers will be something very different from Moline, but “they pose big challenges,” Furlong said.

“They want to spread the ball around to their athletes out on the edges and let them make plays,” Furlong said.

“Offensively, we must control the ball and eliminate penalties,” the coach said.

“When we execute, it's like I said last week, we're capable of playing with the bigger schools in the conference. That's a point of emphasis for us this week. Our guys have to believe they can do that,” Furlong said.

He added: “We have to do it the entire game.”

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