Genoa-Kingston, Hiawatha seasons end with playoff losses: Daily Chronicle football roundup

IC Catholic 42, Genoa-Kingston 0: At Elmhurst in a Class 3A first round game, the No. 3 Knights shut out the No. 6 Cogs, ending the season for G-K (6-5).Jaiden Lee hit Blake Ides for a 35-yard pass on the first play of the Cogs’ first drive, but the drive stalled out near midfield. Adrian Leon’s punt pinned IC Catholic on the 1-yard line, but Jakobi Baldwin wasted little time breaking off a 95-yard touchdown run to push the lead to 14-0 less than 5 minutes into the game.IC Catholic led 35-0 after one. Neither team scored in the second half. The last time G-K was shut out was Nov. 2, 2024, in a first-round playoff game. They lost 66-0 to Durand-Pecatonica. The Knights will host Johnsburg next week. West Carroll 43, Hiawatha 12: In the first round of the eight-man playoffs, the Hawks bowed out with their second loss to West Carroll in three weeks.