ST. CHARLES – Geneva football coach Rob Wicinski patted his Vikings players on the helmet as they slowly made their way toward the bus after Friday night’s game.

It had more of an end-of-the-season feel than is customary for a Week 6 game – with good reason. After East’s 34-27 win against the Vikings, Geneva has three games still on the slate, but the Vikings’ playoff dreams are toast.

For East, it was a major triumph that puts the Saints squarely in a two-team race with Batavia for the Upstate Eight Conference River title.