Saturday afternoon’s game couldn’t have started out better for Geneseo on in the Class 4A quarterfinals against Morris .

The Maple Leafs received the opening kickoff and, on their second play from scrimmage, quarterback Jackson McAvoy broke free for a 76-yard touchdown run.

Morris, though, righted the ship on the defensive side and used a steady diet of running back Caeden Curran (39 carries, 226 yards, two TDs) to come away with a 28-26 win to advance to the semifinals. Morris will play at Montini on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Montini upended Coal City 35-0 to advance.

It was the Morris defense that got things headed in that direction. Morris drove to the Geneseo 4-yard line before a halfback option pass was intercepted in the end zone. Two plays later, McAvoy attempted to pitch the ball t

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