Geneva took the lead on its first drive of the Vikings’ season opener Friday against Larkin and never looked back.

Geneva, scoring on all seven of its first half possessions, overwhelmed the Royals 56-0 at Memorial Field.

“You never know how the first game is going to go. I just wanted to see us execute. I wanted to see us fly around and play hard,” Geneva coach Boone Thorgesen said. “Overall, I am very pleased with how we played, the effort that was given and the intensity that they played with.”

Starting in his first varsity game, junior quarterback Ben Peterson connected with Bennett Konkey for a 10-yard touchdown pass at the 9:27 mark of the first quarter to put his squad on top.

“Coming into today I was super nervous because it was my first varsity game. We prepared a lot and w

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