Grove City tops Case Western, 30-20

GROVE CITY — The Grove City College football team closed its regular season home schedule Saturday afternoon by picking up a 30-20 Senior Day win over Case Western Reserve in Presidents’ Athletic Conference action at Robert E. Thorn Field.

The Grove City defense limited Case Western Reserve to 21 rushing yards on 18 attempts while the Wolverines’ ground attack amassed 201 rushing yards. Senior running back Nico Flati (Aliquippa, Pa./West Allegheny) ran for 144 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries while junior running back Ian Demeri (Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn-Trafford) added 60 yards and a score on 12 attempts.

Demeri’s 32-yard touchdown run with 10:06 left in the first quarter capped the Wolverines’ first drive of the game, a 7-play, 62-yard march that used 3:53 of clock.

Sophomore kicker Daniel Sullivan (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) pushed the lead to 9-0 with 3:36 left in the first period when he drilled a 38-yard field goal.

Flati’s 15-yard touchdown run with 1:55 remaining in the half gave Grove City a 16-0 halftime lead.

Following a shanked punt that gave Grove City possession at the Case Western Reserve 20, senior quarterback Logan Pfeuffer (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) fired an eight-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Ryan Heckathorn (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) with 7:03 left in the third quarter.

Case Western Reserve whittled Grove City’s lead to 23-13 as quarterback Aaron Filips threw touchdown passes to Noah Coyne and Dylan Cave.

However, Grove City sewed up the win with a 12-play, 80-yard touchdown drive that used 7:24. Flati scored on a four-yard run with 2:37 left in the game, giving Grove City a 30-13 lead.

Pfeuffer completed 13 of 25 passes for 154 yards. Heckathorn caught four passes for 34 yards. Senior wide receiver Scott Fraser (Butler, Pa./Knoch) caught four balls for 70 yards. Sullivan added three receptions for 27 yards.

Senior safety Jason Muench (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) intercepted a pass for the Wolverines while senior defensive end Bryce Spolnik (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette) and junior linebacker Ben Bladel (Coraopolis, Pa./Moon) both had quarterback sacks.

Spolnik also had three tackles for loss. Junior linebacker Jack Jollie (Jeannette, Pa./Penn-Trafford) posted seven tackles while Spolnik had six total stops.

Also for the Wolverines, Redbank Valley’s Kobe Bonanno, the starting nose tackle, made one tackle while fellow ex-Bulldog Trenten Rupp saw playing time.

Grove City (8-1) remains alive to earn at least a share of the conference title. The Wolverines will secure no less than a conference co-championship Saturday with a win at rival Westminster. Kickoff at Memorial Field in New Wilmington will be 1 p.m.

With the expanded NCAA Division III national playoff bracket this year, another playoff berth for the Wolverines could happen with the Presidents Athletic Conference likely sending more than its champion to nationals.

In a three-way scenario for first place if GCC beats Westminster and Washington & Jefferson faces Allegheny — Carnegie Mellon has finished its schedule with one loss in the PAC as well — W&J would get the top seed out of the PAC. It’s likely that three teams from the conference could get national playoff berths.

Westminster routs Geneva, 56-7

BEAVER FALLS — Senior quarterback Billy Levak (Macedonia, Ohio, Nordonia) had a career day for Westminster College in last Saturday’s 56-7 Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) victory over longtime rival Geneva College at Reeves Field.

Westminster ran its season record to 7-2 with the win going into Saturday’s home game with Grove City College looking to play a spoiler’s role of sorts (check above brief).

The Titans are still in contention for a Division III bowl game berth.

Levak completed 17-of-23 passes (.739) for 293 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed six times for 49 yards and scored on a five-yard run late in the third quarter.

Junior wide receiver Taite Beachy (Moon Township, Pa., Moon) caught a six-yard touchdown pass with just over two minutes to go in the first and added a second score on a 21-yard reception just over a minute before halftime. It was his second two-touchdown game this season (2, at Bethany, 10/12). Beachy now has 10 career touchdown catches. Senior wide receiver Jalen Washington (Orlando, Fla., Dr. Phillips) caught five passes for a career-high 146 yards and touchdown. He scored on a 54-yard strike with 10 minutes to go in the third. Through 37 career games Washington has 95 catches for 1,295 yards and 12 touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Ethan Burford (Shippenville, Pa., Clarion) hauled in three catches for 37 yards, scoring on a 14-yard pass from Levak with just under two minutes go in the third quarter. He has scored in back-to-back weeks for the first time in his career.

Redbank Valley graduate Coltin Bartley is the Titans’ starting long-snapper.

Huffman in action at California Pa.

CALIFORNIA — Former Redbank Valley Lady Bulldogs basketball standout Alivia Huffman has played in all three games in the early going for the California (Pa.) Lady Vulcans who are off to a 2-1 start.

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Huffman, averaging 15 minutes of playing time per game, is scoring 2.0 points per game while grabbing 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game.

In Tuesday’s 60-53 loss to Bowie State, Huffman had two rebounds and three steals in 16 minutes.

California hosts Point Park Saturday before traveling to Fairmount State nest Monday.

Theuret on court at PSU-DuBois

DuBOIS — Former Union Damsels basketball player Hailey Theuret is a member of the Penn State DuBois women’s basketball team.

The Lady Lions are off to a 2-0 start, beating Villa Maria 65-48. A sophomore, Theuret started and scored one point with three assists and two steals. In Sunday’s 66-38 win over Apprentice at Penn State Beaver, Theuret scored six points with three steals and two rebounds.

PSU DuBois plays at Clarion Saturday at 5:30 p.m. before hosting Jamestown Community College next Wednesday.

PIAA volleyball, soccer finals set

The PIAA volleyball and soccer state finals matchups are set. All four volleyball finals are scheduled for Cumberland Valley High School on Saturday while the eight soccer championship games go Friday and Saturday at Eagle View Middle School in Mechanicsburg. The schedules are below with district and seed listed in parenthesis.

Volleyball, Saturday:

Class 1A: Greensburg Central Catholic (WPIAL-1) vs. Linville Hill (D3-1), 10:30 a.m.

Class 2A: Trinity (D3-1) vs. Corry (D10-1), 1 p.m.

Class 3A: Pope John Paul II (D1-1) vs. Mars (WPIAL-1), 3:30 p.m.

Class 4A: Spring-Ford (D1-5) vs. North Allegheny (WPIAL-1), 6 p.m.

Soccer — Friday

Class 1A girls: Dock Mennonite (D1-1) vs. Springdale (WPIAL-1), 7 p.m.

Class 3A girls: Strath Haven (D1-2) vs. Lower Dauphin (D3-1), 1 p.m.

Class 1A boys: Lancaster Mennonite (D3-2) vs. Bentworth (WPIAL-1), 4 p.m.

Class 3A boys: Radnor (D1-1) vs. Moon (WPIAL-1), 10 a.m.

Soccer — Saturday

Class 2A girls: Northwestern Lehigh (D11-1) vs. Cathedral Prep (D10-1), 7 p.m.

Class 4A girls: Downingtown West (D1-3) vs. Conestoga (D1-5), 1 p.m.

Class 2A boys: Northwestern Lehigh (D11-1) vs. Cathedralp Prep (D10-1), 4 p.m.

Class 4A boys: Parkland (D11-1) vs. Cumberland Valley (D3-1), 10 a.m.

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