Bartlett senior Vince Yario couldn’t hide his emotions.

As the Hawks’ starting quarterback for three seasons, he understood that with five losses coming into the game, his team was likely not going to make the upcoming playoffs.

And with a future looming on the baseball field, Friday night would be his football swan song.

“It’s hard not to cry, but we won,” Yario said. “That’s all you can ask for — to go out with a win in your last game.”

Indeed, Yario and Bartlett did just that. The visiting Hawks easily handled playoff-bound Elgin with a 48-0 Upstate Eight Conference decision that closed out the regular season.

Yario completed 8 of 11 passes for 130 yards and three touchdowns for Bartlett (4-5, 4-2). Tyler Meziere also had a huge game, both as an option quarterback and a target

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