Football Recap: Glenbard North Extends Home Winning Streak to Five + How To Watch

Glenbard North had won four straight home games and Donato Gatses did his part to make it five on Friday. The Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 16-13 win over the Geneva Vikings for which the team can thank Gatses, who rushed for 195 yards and one touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 165 rushing yards.

Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed ten in total. All those points came courtesy of Anthony Gibson: he added nine points with three field goals and another on an extra-point kick.

Panthers

Interceptions

Mikey Santiemmo	1
William Cook Lesley	1
Kayden Smith	1

Glenbard North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Mikey Santiemmo, William Cook Lesley, and Kayden Smith picked up one apiece.

Despite the loss, Geneva still got an impressive performance from Ben Peterson, who rushed for 112 yards and one TD on only 15 carries, and also threw for 153 yards on 11 of 27 attempts.

Glenbard North's record is now 5-2. As for Geneva, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-4.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Glenbard North will square off against rival St. Charles North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Geneva is set to challenge their familiar foe Wheaton North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.