East St. Louis vs. Geneva: Live score, updates in 6A Illinois football state championship

Flyers and Vikings meet with a high school state title on the line for the first time since 2008

Mike Swanson | 2 Hours Ago

East St. Louis senior Charles Bass leads a loaded Flyers defense into the state championship game against Geneva. / Photo by Nate Latsch, SBLive Sports

East St. Louis is back in the Illinois high school football Class 6A state championship game, but the Flyers will have a new foe in 2024.

Geneva knocked out back-to-back state champ Cary-Grove in the semifinals to advance to the final.

The last time Geneva played for a state championship was in 2008, when the Vikings lost to East St. Louis in the 7A title game.

ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD

Geneva will try to get the ball to senior five-star wide receiver Talyn Taylor, a Georgia Bulldogs commit, early and often.

Four-star East St. Louis senior defensive back Charles Bass, a Missouri Tigers commit, will be tasked with slowing Taylor down.

Follow along below for live updates from the Class 6A Illinois high school school football state championship game, which is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. CT Saturday, Nov. 30.

You can also watch East St. Louis vs. Geneva live on the NFHS Network (subscription required).

East St. Louis vs. Geneva, Class 6A championship game live updates

Updates will be placed here once the game starts; refresh and scroll down for the latest updates.

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Published 2 Hours Ago

MIKE SWANSON

Mike Swanson is the VP of Content for High School On SI. He's been in journalism since 2003, having worked as a reporter, city editor, copy editor and high school sports editor in California, Connecticut and Oregon.