QUAID TRAVES (9) and Ricky Williams of Geneva slam Zach Durastante of Wickliffe to the turf during a 42-7 win at Memorial Field. DANIEL KRAUS / Star Beacon
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Perhaps the biggest play for the Eagles came at the end of the half. Wickliffe scored its only touchdown of the game on a 84-yard kickoff return from senior D.J. Brown, cutting the Geneva lead to 21-7 with 3 minutes left.
Wickliffe seemed to gain even more momentum when Murray left the game temporarily as he hobbled off the field after a first-down run.
But the Eagles responded with Erb completing passes on the next three plays, including a 34-yard touchdown strike to Strauser, giving the hosts a 28-7 halftime lead.
“I scrambled left and saw a guy chasing me down,” Erb recalled. “Then I saw (fullback) Nelson’s (Marquez) eyes light up. I knew he was going to smash (block) that guy. When he did, it gave me enough time to find Caleb open down the field.”
Plays like that impressed Wickliffe coach Greg Nackley.
“They (Geneva) are just a fundamentally sound football team,” he said. “We knew they were going to play hard, their backs run hard, they have a good quarterback, and their line comes off the ball well.”
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