Geneva preps for Thursday game against New Braunfels Christian

It was a crazy weekend for the Geneva School of Boerne football team – to say the least.

Eagles coach Bob Rosenstiel said there have been non-stop questions after Geneva’s contest with Holy Cross was stopped for 15 minutes while game officials investigated whether the Knights were using an illegal communications device.

TAPPS is reportedly looking into the incident and whatever the final fallout may be, Rosenstiel said they can’t let it get in the way of preparing for this week’s game against New Braunfels Christian.

The Eagles host the Wildcats on a short week, and the teams meet Thursday in Boerne, 7 p.m.

“Our players are getting a lot of questions, but I just tell them to let all the noise go,” Rosenstiel said. “I don’t want it to be a distraction for our team, so I just tell them, ‘let’s worry about winning in practice, winning in the weight room and winning our next game.’” Geneva is 1-1 in district (4-2 overall) and NB Christian is 0-2 in district (4-2 overall). Both lost to Holy Cross after the Eagles fell to the Knights, 46-14, and the Wildcats lost to HC 42-7.

Last year’s game between Geneva and New Braunfels Christian turned into a shootout and the Wildcats pulled out the 51-48 victory.

Rosenstiel said he expects another close game from the New Braunfels school.

“It’ll be tough competition,” he said. “They’ve got some very talented skill players.”

The coach added that when he looks at the Wildcats, it’s like looking in a mirror.

“They move the ball very well and are a team more like us than any we’ve seen this year,” he added.

While Geneva came up on the short end last week vs. Holy Cross, the game was tied 14-14 early in the second quarter, but the wheels fell off the wagon for the Eagles at that point.

The Knights scored the final 13 points of the first half and took a 27-13 lead into halftime. Holy Cross finished off the Eagles by tallying the final 19 points of the game in the second half.

Rosenstiel said they’re still committing a lot of unforced miscues.

“We’re still really young, we make a lot of alignment mistakes,” he said. “I’ve got a ton of sophomores and a few freshmen in there that are playing.”

Geneva also turned the ball over five times in the game, all via interceptions, and Rosenstiel said it’s tough to beat any team with that many turnovers.

“We have things to clean up, but we’re doing good,” he said. “It’s an investment, we’re investing in ourselves and we’re getting better with every rep.”