Batavia had a lot on the line in their 97th meeting with Batavia. They are enjoying a long standing winning streak over their Rival and a win at this game would clinch the Upstate Eight Conference River championship. Geneva would like nothing better than to dash their hopes.

MVP

Canaan Coffey

Batavia

SCHOLAR ATHLETES

Zach Garrett

Geneva

Zach is a 2 year letterman on the BHS Varsity football team and a 2014 UEC All Conference running back. He is a team captain and volunteers with the Batavia Youth Football Organization.

Sean Chambers

Batavia

Sean is a 3 year varsity starter for the football team, earning all-conference honors as a defensive back in 2014. He was selected as a captain in 2015 and is also the starting quarterback. Sean was also a starting guard for the Viking basketball team that finished 4th in the state in 2015. He is a member of the National Honor Society and plans to continue his football career at Princeton University.

HALL OF FAME

Jerry Auchstetter

Geneva

Jerry Auchstetter was head coach at Geneva High School from 1967-1985 and then also filled in during the 1992-93 seasons. He had a career record of 142-34-1 with 20 consecutive winning seasons and 9 conference championships. His teams had 32 consecutive victories from 1967-71, made five play-off appearances and was state runner-up in 1975. He is in the Illnois Football Coaches Hall of Fame as well as the Geneva High School Hall of Fame.

Tharryn Wright

Batavia

GAME SUMMARY

Geneva kept things close until Bulldog freshman Jack Carlson's 28-yard field goal with 3:04 remaining gave Batavia a 2-score cushion. The Bulldogs defense made one last stop to get the 24-14 win and improve coach Dennis Piron to 5-0 against the Vikings since taking over as head coach. "We really want to win this game," Piron said. "We think about it, we plan for it, we talk about it. We're ecstatic. “ “To Geneva's credit, they played great defense. Their line, their linebackers, are tough.“