Chris Georgas scores four TDs, York rolls past Downers Grove South to run win streak to five
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Staring at one of the more challenging final thirds of a schedule after a pair of three-point losses, York’s season was seemingly on the brink of collapse heading into week seven. Then the opposite happened.Behind four touchdowns from Chris Georgas, the Dukes extended their winning streak to five in a row Friday night with a 42-14 road victory over Downers Grove South in the first round of the Class 8A playoffs.York (8-3), which closed out the regular season with wins over Downers Grove North, Glenbard West and Lyons before knocking off Bloom in its postseason opener last week, will next travel to take on Loyola. The meeting between the Dukes and Ramblers will be the fourth in the last five years, the most recent in the 2024 state championship.Georgas found the end zone on three runs and a 38-yard pass from Zack Assaad, all of which came in the first half. He finished with 115 yards on 14 carries, running behind William Conroy, Brayden Byford, Elias Tamer, Danny Farmer and Owen Roberts