
Geneva volleyball makes history, downs Lake Forest to earn first trip to state
By Jasmine Lee
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Chaz Wright and the Sycamore offense were staring down the field, trailing top-seeded Antioch by three with 3:11 left and 89 yards between them and the end zone.The Spartans aren’t a passing team, but on this drive, with one timeout remaining, things were going to fall to Wright, the team’s sophomore quarterback.Wright led the ninth-seeded Spartans down the field and into the end zone, capping the drive with a 3-yard scramble with 20 seconds left to put Sycamore ahead for good in a 32-28 win Saturday in a Class 5A Second Round game.“It’s been a very, very up-and-down year and we know that,” said Wright, whose only three incompletions on the drive were spikes to stop the clock. “But at the end of the day, my guys came around me. They were really what led to that last drive. Their hard work all just led to that. I was able to finish for them, and we get another week.”The Sequoits (10-1) had one final chance to tie. Ethan Patel launched a deep pass to Chance Verden. Ben Anderson cradled t