Brock Phillip perhaps did not draw up his first varsity start, and St. Francis debut, to transpire quite like Thursday night’s did.

He could not have scripted a better ending.

St. Francis’ senior quarterback, a transfer from Geneva, threw a four-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to Dario Milivojevic with 12 seconds left.

Phillip led two touchdown drives in the final seven minutes, as St. Francis rallied from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to beat Kenwood 38-34 in the season opener at Gately Stadium.

Brock Phillip 4-yard TD pass to Dario Milivojevic.

St. Francis leads Kenwood 38-34, 12.8 seconds left. pic.twitter.com/uR57Vqm7bP — Joshua Welge (@jwelge96) August 29, 2025

“With all the emotions going around with my first start and everything, I had a lot to prove with this team,”

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