Two dominant signal callers in Ethan Plumb and Anthony Chahino are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Charles North North Stars will venture away from home to challenge the Geneva Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with St. Charles North sitting on four straight wins and Geneva on eight.
Last Friday, St. Charles North humbled Lake Park with a 43-13 victory. That 30 point margin sets a new team best for the North Stars this season.
Meanwhile, Geneva was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past St. Charles East 49-14 on the road. Considering the Vikings have won six matches by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Geneva's victory came down to the chemistry between Chahino and his top target Talyn Taylor. Chahino threw for 257 yards and six touchdowns while Taylor picked up 113 receiving yards and three touchdowns. What's more, Taylor also racked up nine rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Geneva didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Alexander Griffith and Dylan Reyes.
St. Charles North's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Geneva, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
St. Charles North came up short against Geneva in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 20-10. Thankfully for St. Charles North, Nate Stempowski (who rushed for 133 yards, and also threw for 125 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.2% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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