District college football roundup: Cal (Pa.) knocks off No. 6 Slippery Rock

Davis Black threw for 250 yards and a touchdown and rushed for another score to help Cal (Pa.) to a 28-7 upset of No. 6 Slippery Rock in a battle for first place in the PSAC West Division on Saturday.

Black hit Eric Willis III for a 65-yard touchdown that gave the Vulcans (6-1, 4-0) a 7-0 lead 10 seconds into the game. He bookended the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Eric McKan III added a 14-yard touchdown run, and Anthony Bietko booted a pair of field goals.

Brayden Long threw a 32-yard touchdown to Kylon Wilson for the lone touchdown for Slippery Rock (6-1, 3-1). Long passed for 282 yards.

Clarion 29, Edinboro 28 — Anthony Guercio threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 88 yards and another score as Clarion (3-4, 1-2) rallied to beat Edinboro (2-5, 1-3) in PSAC play. Trevon Tate caught eight passes for 173 yards for Clarion, which trailed 28-9 heading into the fourth quarter. Isaac Bernard tossed for 223 yards and a touchdown for Edinboro.

IUP 20, Seton Hill 13 — JD Younger had a 3-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to cap a second-half comeback for IUP (5-2, 2-2) in a PSAC win over Seton Hill (2-5, 0-3). The Crimson Hawks trailed 13-0 at halftime, but Karst Hunter connected with Cole Laney for a 35-yard touchdown and scored on a 2-yard run in the final minute of the third to tie it. Ky’Ron Craggette scored on a 41-yard run, and Ben Zavatchan connected on a pair of field goals for the Griffins. Craggette rushed for 157 yards.

Division III

Case Western 52, Thiel 7 – Alex Fromberg threw for 243 yards and four touchdowns to help Case Western (6-0, 6-0) thump Thiel (1-5, 1-5) in PAC play. Noah Coyne caught three touchdown passes and the Spartans’ defense held Thiel to 72 total yards and minus-26 rushing yards. Daniel Rennie connected with Blake Joseph on a 16-yard touchdown pass for Thiel’s lone score.

Geneva 30, Allegheny 13 – Caleb Romano threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 81 yards and another score to lead Geneva (3-4, 3-4) to a PAC win. Seth Taylor caught six passes for 139 yards and a touchdown for the Golden Tornadoes. Trevor Brncic threw 53 times, completing 29 passes for 360 yards and two touchdowns for Allegheny (1-6, 106), which was held to minus-1 yard on 14 rushes. Chris Gisewhite caught 12 passes for 162 yards and Ian Durci made seven catches for 113 yards.

Washington & Jefferson 27, Grove City 19 – Jacob Pugh connected with Jacob Macosko for a pair of touchdowns, including the go-ahead score in the third quarter, and Washington & Jefferson (6-1, 6-1) knocked sixth-ranked Grove City (5-1, 5-1) from the unbeaten ranks in PAC play. Pugh passed for 279 yards and three touchdowns. Macosko had 13 catches for 160 yards. Nico Flati had 109 yards rushing and a touchdown for Grove City and Daniel Sullivan kicked a pair of field goals.

Waynesburg 34, Bethany 14 — Zayne Cawley ran for 249 yards and three touchdowns to lead Waynesburg (2-4, 2-4) to the PAC win against Bethany (0-6, 0-6). Brett Phillips threw for 236 yards and a touchdown for Bethany.

Westminster 56, Saint Vincent 0 — Ty McGowan threw for 225 yards and four touchdowns as Westminster (5-1, 5-1) outgained Saint Vincent (1-6, 1-6), 479-58, in its PAC win. Jalen Washington caught three passes for 85 yards and two touchdowns for Westminster.

Division I FCS

Wagner 14, St. Francis (Pa.) 0 — Jake Cady threw two touchdown passes, and the Wagner defense had two interceptions and nine sacks as the Seahawks (4-4, 2-1) topped St. Francis (Pa.) (2-5, 0-3) in the Northeast Conference. Cady was 24 of 38 passing for 290 yards with a 24-yard touchdown pass to Christian Tait in the first quarter and a 31-yard scoring strike to Chase Stafford in the second quarter. Nick Whitfield Jr. was 13 of 24 for 162 yards with two interceptions and was sacked five times for St. Francis.