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GROVE CITY COLLEGE WOLVERINES

Thiel (2-8 , 1-5) -VS- Grove City (6-4 , 3-3)

Box Score

Thiel logo
14
vs
Grove City logo
20

Thiel (2-8 , 1-5) -VS- Grove City (6-4 , 3-3)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
THIThiel 7 0 7 0 14
Winner GROGrove City 7 10 0 3 20
THI:
Willie Bova (235),
Willie Bova (32),
Brendan Taylor (135)
GRO:
Andrew DiDonato (278),
Brian Mercer (70),
Stephen Mercer (171)
Date:
11/15/2008
Site:
Grove City, Pa.
Stadium:
Robert E Thorn Field
Attendance:
2700
Kickoff Time:
1:05 pm
End of Game:
3:31 pm
Duration:
2:26
Temperature:
45
Wind:
S 10-15
Weather:
rainy

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play THI GRO
1st - 12:48 1st 12:48 THI - Brice Mertiff 3 yd run (John Madeline kick), 5 plays, 64 yards, TOP 2:12 7 0
1st - 05:14 1st 05:14 GRO - Andrew DiDonato 3 yd pass from Stephen Mercer (Craig Bicehouse kick) 16 plays, 60 yards, TOP 7:27 7 7
2nd - 07:07 2nd 07:07 GRO - Stephen Mercer 19 yd pass from Andrew DiDonato (Craig Bicehouse kick) 12 plays, 97 yards, TOP 7:03 7 14
2nd - 00:00 2nd 00:00 GRO - Craig Bicehouse 42 yd field goal 7 plays, 57 yards, TOP 0:48 7 17
3rd - 12:20 3rd 12:20 THI - Brendan Taylor 51 yd pass from Willie Bova (John Madeline kick) 2 plays, 62 yards, TOP 0:37 14 17
4th - 01:35 4th 01:35 GRO - Craig Bicehouse 29 yd field goal 13 plays, 51 yards, TOP 6:14 14 20
14 20
Referee: Don Woodward Line Judge: Gene Kulha Side Judge: James Lipscomb
Umpire: Chris Grogan Back Judge: Mark Watson
Linesman: Dave Papariello Field Judge: George Liotus Score Keeper: R.A. Briggs

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic THI GRO
First Downs
Total 15 26
Rushing 5 7
Passing 10 15
Penalty 0 4
Rushing
Total (Net) 75 99
Attempts 25 44
Avg. Per Rush 3.0 2.3
Rushing TDs 1 0
Yds. Gained 85 129
Yds. Lost 10 30
Passing
Total (Net) 235 281
Comp.-Att.-Int. 21-31-0 25-33-0
Avg. / Att. 7.6 8.5
Avg. / Comp. 11.2 11.2
TDs 1 2
Total Offense
Yards 310 380
Plays 56 77
Avg. / Play 5.5 4.9
Fumbles - Lost 1-0 3-1
Penalties - Yds. 7-70 6-54
Punting
Punts - Yds. 3-98 2-81
Avg. / Punt 32.7 40.5
Inside 20 1 0
50+ Yds. 0 0
Touchbacks 0 1
Fair Catch 0 0
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 3-151 4-185
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 50.3 46.3
Touchbacks 0 0
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-25-0 2-9-0
Punt: Avg. / Return 25.0 4.5
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 3-61-0 3-52-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 20.3 17.3
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 21:57 38:03
3rd. Down Conv. 4 of 12 10 of 16
4th. Down Conversions 3 of 5 2 of 2
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 1-3 3-4
Sacks: Total - Yds. 5-25 2-6
PAT: Total - Made 2-2 2-2
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made 0-0 2-3

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
THI - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Willie Bova 21 31 235 1 0 52 2
Totals 21 31 235 1 0 52 2
GRO - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
Andrew DiDonato 24 31 278 1 0 40 5
Stephen Mercer 1 1 3 1 0 3 0
TEAM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 33 281 2 0 40 5
Individual Rushing Statistics
THI - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Willie Bova 11 41 9 32 0 12 2.9
Brice Mertiff 9 20 1 19 1 4 2.1
Tim Van Horn 1 16 0 16 0 16 16.0
Jeremiah Wagner 4 8 0 8 0 5 2.0
Totals 25 85 10 75 1 16 3.0
GRO - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Brian Mercer 24 70 0 70 0 9 2.9
Andrew DiDonato 16 57 25 32 0 15 2.0
TEAM 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0
Clayton Hall 3 2 4 -2 0 2 -0.7
Totals 44 129 30 99 0 15 2.3
Individual Receiving Statistics
THI - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Brendan Taylor 7 135 1 52
Hiro Amano 5 31 0 10
Tim Van Horn 5 30 0 8
KJ Smith 1 19 0 19
Jeremiah Wagner 2 15 0 8
Dan Mackall 1 5 0 5
Totals 21 235 1 52
GRO - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Stephen Mercer 14 171 1 40
Luke O'Hara 3 40 0 27
Zach Summy 3 34 0 17
Clayton Hall 1 16 0 16
A.J. Tapper 1 11 0 11
Ed Reith 1 9 0 9
Andrew DiDonato 1 3 1 3
Brian Mercer 1 -3 0 0
Totals 25 281 2 40

Defensive

Thiel - Individual Defensive Statistics
Thiel - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Bobby Shew 9 8 17 2.0/7 2.0 1.0/5 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
William Haase 4 5 9 2.5/11 2.5 2.5/11 2.5 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
Matt Joy 4 4 8 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mike Clemens 4 2 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Bryan Villegas 3 2 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Joe Stenger 2 3 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Cody Sirgey 5 - 5 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
Scott Thompson 1 4 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Clint Walker 2 2 4 1.0/3 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Zach Woody 2 2 4 0.5/4 0.5 0.5/4 0.5 - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
Matt Shields 4 - 4 1.0/5 1.0 1.0/5 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Logan Skjefte 2 1 3 1.0/1 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tom Butera 3 - 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Steve Waldo 3 - 3 1.0/2 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mark Dzubak 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Curtis Esquibel 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Stephen Ruberto - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ryan Dawes 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Aaron Grill 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Grove City - Individual Defensive Statistics
Grove City - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Adam Eichler 4 2 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jason Ferguson 5 1 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Tony Clark 4 2 6 1.0/3 1.0 1.0/3 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Zach Fulmer 4 - 4 1.0/2 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Randy Santina 3 1 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jarred Frawley 3 1 4 2.0/4 2.0 1.0/3 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mike Baker 2 1 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ryan Rylands 2 1 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Marc Shamley 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kevin Twarek 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ed Reith 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mark Rossol 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Chris Korn 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Vance Keirsey 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ian Minster 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Matt Lyons 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
THI - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Brice Mertiff 3 98 32.7 44 1 0 0
GRO - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Ed Reith 2 81 40.5 44 0 1 0
Individual Return Statistics
THI - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Matt Joy 1 25 25 2 36 20 0 0 0
Tim Van Horn 0 0 0 1 25 25 0 0 0
GRO - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Stephen Mercer 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Irwin 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Van Dyke 0 0 0 1 12 12 0 0 0
Butch Kriger 0 0 0 2 40 22 0 0 0
Individual Field Goal Statistics
THI - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
GRO - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Craig Bicehouse 2nd 00:00 42 GOOD
Craig Bicehouse 4th 11:21 30 MISSED
Craig Bicehouse 4th 01:35 29 GOOD
Individual Kickoff Statistics
THI - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Matt McConnell 3 151 0 0 50.3
GRO - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Tim Irwin 2 80 0 0 40.0
Craig Bicehouse 2 105 0 0 52.5
Individual PAT Statistics
THI - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
John Madeline 2 2 0 0 0 0
GRO - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Craig Bicehouse 2 2 0 0 0 0

Drive Chart

All Drives

All Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 THI 1st THI36 15:00 KO GRO00 12:48 TD 5-64 2:12
1st/12:41 GRO 1st GRO40 12:41 KO THI00 05:14 TD 16-60 7:27
1st/05:07 THI 1st THI44 05:07 KO GRO33 14:10 PUNT 10-23 5:57
2nd/14:10 GRO 2nd GRO03 14:10 PUNT THI00 07:07 TD 12-97 7:03
2nd/07:01 THI 2nd THI38 07:01 KO THI41 05:20 PUNT 3-3 1:41
2nd/05:20 GRO 2nd GRO23 05:20 PUNT GRO44 02:46 FUMB 6-21 2:34
2nd/02:46 THI 2nd GRO44 02:46 FUMB GRO19 00:48 DOWNS 6-25 1:58
2nd/00:48 GRO 2nd GRO19 00:48 DOWNS THI24 15:00 FG 7-57 0:48
3rd/14:55 GRO 3rd GRO38 14:55 KO GRO33 12:57 PUNT 3-(-5) 1:58
3rd/12:57 THI 3rd THI38 12:57 PUNT GRO00 12:20 TD 2-62 0:37
3rd/12:10 GRO 3rd GRO23 12:10 KO THI37 07:26 PUNT 7-40 4:44
3rd/07:26 THI 3rd THI20 07:26 PUNT THI50 03:14 PUNT 12-30 4:12
3rd/03:14 GRO 3rd GRO27 03:14 PUNT THI13 11:21 FGA 16-60 6:53
4th/11:21 THI 4th THI20 11:21 FGA GRO37 07:49 DOWNS 9-43 3:32
4th/07:49 GRO 4th GRO37 07:49 DOWNS THI12 01:35 FG 13-51 6:14
4th/01:30 THI 4th THI38 01:30 KO GRO17 00:00 HALF 9-45 1:30

Thiel Drives

Thiel Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 THI 1st THI36 15:00 KO GRO00 12:48 TD 5-64 2:12
1st/05:07 THI 1st THI44 05:07 KO GRO33 14:10 PUNT 10-23 5:57
2nd/07:01 THI 2nd THI38 07:01 KO THI41 05:20 PUNT 3-3 1:41
2nd/02:46 THI 2nd GRO44 02:46 FUMB GRO19 00:48 DOWNS 6-25 1:58
3rd/12:57 THI 3rd THI38 12:57 PUNT GRO00 12:20 TD 2-62 0:37
3rd/07:26 THI 3rd THI20 07:26 PUNT THI50 03:14 PUNT 12-30 4:12
4th/11:21 THI 4th THI20 11:21 FGA GRO37 07:49 DOWNS 9-43 3:32
4th/01:30 THI 4th THI38 01:30 KO GRO17 00:00 HALF 9-45 1:30

Grove City Drives

Thiel
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/12:41 GRO 1st GRO40 12:41 KO THI00 05:14 TD 16-60 7:27
2nd/14:10 GRO 2nd GRO03 14:10 PUNT THI00 07:07 TD 12-97 7:03
2nd/05:20 GRO 2nd GRO23 05:20 PUNT GRO44 02:46 FUMB 6-21 2:34
2nd/00:48 GRO 2nd GRO19 00:48 DOWNS THI24 15:00 FG 7-57 0:48
3rd/14:55 GRO 3rd GRO38 14:55 KO GRO33 12:57 PUNT 3-(-5) 1:58
3rd/12:10 GRO 3rd GRO23 12:10 KO THI37 07:26 PUNT 7-40 4:44
3rd/03:14 GRO 3rd GRO27 03:14 PUNT THI13 11:21 FGA 16-60 6:53
4th/07:49 GRO 4th GRO37 07:49 DOWNS THI12 01:35 FG 13-51 6:14

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
Thiel wins toss, will receive. Grove City defends south end zone.
GRO ball on GRO30.
Craig Bicehouse kickoff 54 yards to the THI16, Matt Joy return 20 yards to the THI36 (Mark Rossol).
Thiel at 15:00
Thiel at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Thiel at 15:00
1st and 10 at THI36 Willie Bova pass complete to Brendan Taylor for 52 yards to the GRO12, 1ST DOWN THI (Zach Fulmer).
1st and 10 at GRO12 Willie Bova pass complete to Hiro Amano for 4 yards to the GRO8 (Jason Ferguson).
2nd and 6 at GRO08 Brice Mertiff rush for 1 yard to the GRO7 (Jason Ferguson).
3rd and 5 at GRO07 Willie Bova pass complete to Tim Van Horn for 4 yards to the GRO3.
4th and 1 at GRO03 Brice Mertiff rush for 3 yards to the GRO0, 1ST DOWN THI, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:48.
1st and GOAL at GRO03 John Madeline kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at THI30 Matt McConnell kickoff 52 yards to the GRO18, Butch Kriger return 22 yards to the GRO40 (Bobby Shew;Curtis Esquibel).
Total 5 plays , 64 yards Time of Possession: 2:12
Score:
Thiel 7-0 Grove City
Grove City at 12:48
Grove City at 12:48
Down & Distance Play
Grove City at 12:48
1st and 10 at GRO40 GROVE CITY drive start at 12:41.
1st and 10 at GRO40 Brian Mercer rush for 6 yards to the GRO46 (Clint Walker).
2nd and 4 at GRO46 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Stephen Mercer for 4 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN GRO (Bobby Shew).
1st and 10 at GRO50 Brian Mercer rush for no gain to the 50 yardline (Bryan Villegas).
2nd and 10 at GRO50 Andrew DiDonato rush for 6 yards to the THI44 (Bobby Shew).
3rd and 4 at THI44 Brian Mercer rush for 5 yards to the THI39, 1ST DOWN GRO (Zach Woody).
1st and 10 at THI39 Andrew DiDonato pass incomplete to Zach Summy.
2nd and 10 at THI39 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Ed Reith for 9 yards to the THI30 (Matt Joy).
3rd and 1 at THI30 Andrew DiDonato rush for 5 yards to the THI25, 1ST DOWN GRO (Mike Clemens).
1st and 10 at THI25 Andrew DiDonato pass incomplete to Clayton Hall, dropped pass, PENALTY GRO holding 10 yards to the THI35, NO PLAY.
1st and 20 at THI35 Andrew DiDonato pass incomplete to Stephen Mercer, dropped pass.
2nd and 20 at THI35 Andrew DiDonato sacked for loss of 5 yards to the THI40 (Matt Shields).
3rd and 25 at THI40 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Stephen Mercer for 16 yards to the THI24 (Aaron Grill).
4th and 9 at THI24 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Stephen Mercer for 17 yards to the THI7, 1ST DOWN GRO (Cody Sirgey).
1st and GOAL at THI07 Brian Mercer rush for 3 yards to the THI4 (Matt Joy).
2nd and GOAL at THI04 Brian Mercer rush for 2 yards to the THI2 (Bryan Villegas).
3rd and GOAL at THI02 Andrew DiDonato rush for loss of 1 yard to the THI3, fumble by Andrew DiDonato recovered by GRO Andrew DiDonato at THI3, Andrew DiDonato for no gain to the THI3 (Logan Skjefte).
4th and GOAL at THI03 Stephen Mercer pass complete to Andrew DiDonato for 3 yards to the THI0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:14.
1st and GOAL at THI03 Craig Bicehouse kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at GRO30 Craig Bicehouse kickoff 51 yards to the THI19, Tim Van Horn return 25 yards to the THI44 (Randy Santina).
Total 16 plays , 60 yards Time of Possession: 7:27
Score:
Thiel 7-7 Grove City
Thiel at 05:14
Thiel at 05:14
Down & Distance Play
Thiel at 05:14
1st and 10 at THI44 THIEL drive start at 05:07.
1st and 10 at THI44 Willie Bova pass incomplete to Brendan Taylor.
2nd and 10 at THI44 Brice Mertiff rush for 4 yards to the THI48 (Tony Clark).
3rd and 6 at THI48 Willie Bova pass complete to Brendan Taylor for 7 yards to the GRO45, 1ST DOWN THI, out-of-bounds (Zach Fulmer).
1st and 10 at GRO45 Brice Mertiff rush for 4 yards to the GRO41 (Tony Clark;Adam Eichler).
2nd and 6 at GRO41 Brice Mertiff rush for loss of 1 yard to the GRO42 (Jarred Frawley).
3rd and 7 at GRO42 Willie Bova pass complete to Dan Mackall for 5 yards to the GRO37 (Kevin Twarek).
4th and 2 at GRO37 Willie Bova pass complete to Jeremiah Wagner for 7 yards to the GRO30, 1ST DOWN THI (Zach Fulmer).
1st and 10 at GRO30 Brice Mertiff rush for 2 yards to the GRO28 (Randy Santina;Adam Eichler).
2nd and 8 at GRO28 Jeremiah Wagner rush for 2 yards to the GRO26 (Randy Santina;Ryan Rylands), PENALTY THI holding (Gary Petrucci) 10 yards to the GRO38, NO PLAY.
2nd and 18 at GRO38 Willie Bova pass complete to Tim Van Horn for 8 yards to the GRO30 (Mike Baker).

Quarter #2 Plays

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance Play
3rd and 10 at GRO30 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
3rd and 10 at GRO30 Willie Bova sacked for loss of 3 yards to the GRO33 (Tony Clark).
4th and 13 at GRO33 Brice Mertiff punt 30 yards to the GRO3, downed.
Total 10 plays , 23 yards Time of Possession: 5:57
Grove City at 15:00
Grove City at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Grove City at 15:00
1st and 10 at GRO03 GROVE CITY drive start at 14:10.
1st and 10 at GRO03 Brian Mercer rush for no gain to the GRO3 (Matt Shields).
2nd and 10 at GRO03 Brian Mercer rush for 5 yards to the GRO8 (Steve Waldo).
3rd and 5 at GRO08 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Stephen Mercer for 9 yards to the GRO17, 1ST DOWN GRO, out-of-bounds (Joe Stenger), PENALTY THI offside declined.
1st and 10 at GRO17 Brian Mercer rush for 2 yards to the GRO19 (William Haase).
2nd and 8 at GRO19 Andrew DiDonato rush for 15 yards to the GRO34, 1ST DOWN GRO, out-of-bounds, PENALTY THI personal foul (Matt Joy) 15 yards to the GRO49, 1ST DOWN GRO.
1st and 10 at GRO49 1st and 10.
1st and 10 at GRO49 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Zach Summy for 6 yards to the THI45 (Tom Butera).
2nd and 4 at THI45 PENALTY GRO illegal formation (Anthony Reda) 5 yards to the 50 yardline.
2nd and 9 at GRO50 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Zach Summy for 11 yards to the THI39, 1ST DOWN GRO (Joe Stenger;Bobby Shew).
1st and 10 at THI39 Brian Mercer rush for no gain to the THI39 (Matt Joy).
2nd and 10 at THI39 Timeout Grove City, clock 09:31.
2nd and 10 at THI39 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to David Gernhard for 2 yards to the THI37 (Ryan Dawes), PENALTY GRO illegal touching (David Gernhard) 9 yards to the THI48, NO PLAY.
2nd and 19 at THI48 Andrew DiDonato rush for 11 yards to the THI37 (Joe Stenger).
3rd and 8 at THI37 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Zach Summy for 17 yards to the THI20, 1ST DOWN GRO (Bryan Villegas;Clint Walker).
1st and 10 at THI20 Andrew DiDonato rush for 1 yard to the THI19 (Ryan Dawes).
2nd and 9 at THI19 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Stephen Mercer for 19 yards to the THI0, 1ST DOWN GRO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:07.
1st and GOAL at THI03 Craig Bicehouse kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at GRO30 Tim Irwin kickoff 48 yards to the THI22, Matt Joy return 16 yards to the THI38 (Chris Korn).
Total 12 plays , 97 yards Time of Possession: 7:03
Score:
Thiel 7-14 Grove City
Thiel at 07:07
Thiel at 07:07
Down & Distance Play
Thiel at 07:07
1st and 10 at THI38 THIEL drive start at 07:01.
1st and 10 at THI38 Brice Mertiff rush for 1 yard to the THI39 (Ryan Rylands;Jarred Frawley).
2nd and 9 at THI39 Willie Bova rush for 2 yards to the THI41 (Adam Eichler).
3rd and 7 at THI41 Willie Bova pass incomplete to Tim Van Horn.
4th and 7 at THI41 Brice Mertiff punt 44 yards to the GRO15, Stephen Mercer return 8 yards to the GRO23 (Bobby Shew;Stephen Ruberto).
Total 3 plays , 3 yards Time of Possession: 1:41
Grove City at 07:01
Grove City at 07:01
Down & Distance Play
Grove City at 07:01
1st and 10 at GRO23 GROVE CITY drive start at 05:20.
1st and 10 at GRO23 Clayton Hall rush for 2 yards to the GRO25 (Bobby Shew).
2nd and 8 at GRO25 Brian Mercer rush for 3 yards to the GRO28 (Bobby Shew;Scott Thompson).
3rd and 5 at GRO28 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Stephen Mercer for 7 yards to the GRO35, 1ST DOWN GRO (Bobby Shew), PENALTY THI offside declined.
1st and 10 at GRO35 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Stephen Mercer for 8 yards to the GRO43, fumble forced by Cody Sirgey, fumble by Stephen Mercer recovered by GRO TEAM at GRO43, out-of-bounds.
2nd and 2 at GRO43 Brian Mercer rush for 2 yards to the GRO45, 1ST DOWN GRO (Matt Shields).
1st and 10 at GRO45 Andrew DiDonato sacked for loss of 2 yards to the GRO43 (William Haase), fumble by Andrew DiDonato recovered by THI Zach Woody at GRO44.
Total 6 plays , 21 yards Time of Possession: 2:34
Thiel at 05:20
Thiel at 05:20
Down & Distance Play
Thiel at 05:20
1st and 10 at GRO44 THIEL drive start at 02:46.
1st and 10 at GRO44 Jeremiah Wagner rush for 5 yards to the GRO39 (Ryan Rylands).
2nd and 5 at GRO39 Tim Van Horn rush for 16 yards to the GRO23, 1ST DOWN THI, out-of-bounds (Vance Keirsey).
1st and 10 at GRO23 Willie Bova rush for 8 yards to the GRO15, out-of-bounds.
2nd and 2 at GRO15 Jeremiah Wagner rush for no gain to the GRO15 (Tony Clark;Kevin Twarek).
3rd and 2 at GRO15 Willie Bova rush for 1 yard to the GRO14, out-of-bounds (Jason Ferguson).
4th and 1 at GRO14 PENALTY THI false start (Ryan Jordan) 5 yards to the GRO19.
4th and 6 at GRO19 Timeout Grove City, clock 00:51.
4th and 6 at GRO19 Willie Bova pass incomplete to Brendan Taylor, QB hurry by Jason Ferguson.
Total 6 plays , 25 yards Time of Possession: 1:58
Grove City at 00:51
Grove City at 00:51
Down & Distance Play
Grove City at 00:51
1st and 10 at GRO19 GROVE CITY drive start at 00:48.
1st and 10 at GRO19 TEAM rush for loss of 1 yard to the GRO18, timeout Thiel, clock 00:45.
2nd and 11 at GRO18 Andrew DiDonato rush for 2 yards to the GRO20 (Mike Clemens).
3rd and 9 at GRO20 Timeout Thiel, clock 00:35.
3rd and 9 at GRO20 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Stephen Mercer for 40 yards to the THI40, 1ST DOWN GRO (Joe Stenger;Bryan Villegas).
1st and 10 at THI40 Timeout Grove City, clock 00:29.
1st and 10 at THI40 Andrew DiDonato pass incomplete to Clayton Hall, dropped pass.
2nd and 10 at THI40 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Clayton Hall for 16 yards to the THI24, 1ST DOWN GRO (Mike Clemens).
1st and 10 at THI24 TEAM pass incomplete, clock 00:04.
2nd and 10 at THI24 Craig Bicehouse field goal attempt from 42 GOOD, clock 00:00, end of half, clock 00:00.
Total 7 plays , 57 yards Time of Possession: 0:48
Score:
Thiel 7-17 Grove City

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, THI ball on THI30.
Matt McConnell kickoff 44 yards to the GRO26, Danny Van Dyke return 12 yards to the GRO38 (Mark Dzubak).
Grove City at 15:00
Grove City at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Grove City at 15:00
1st and 10 at GRO38 GROVE CITY drive start at 14:55.
1st and 10 at GRO38 Brian Mercer rush for 2 yards to the GRO40 (Bobby Shew), PENALTY GRO holding (Dave Salera) 10 yards to the GRO28, NO PLAY.
1st and 20 at GRO28 Brian Mercer rush for 3 yards to the GRO31 (Bobby Shew).
2nd and 17 at GRO31 Andrew DiDonato rush for 2 yards to the GRO33 (William Haase;Bobby Shew).
3rd and 15 at GRO33 Andrew DiDonato pass incomplete to Luke O'Hara.
4th and 15 at GRO33 Ed Reith punt 44 yards to the THI23, Matt Joy return 25 yards to the THI48, out-of-bounds (Ed Reith), PENALTY THI illegal block 10 yards to the THI38, 1st and 10, THI ball on THI38.
Total 3 plays , -5 yards Time of Possession: 1:58
Thiel at 14:55
Thiel at 14:55
Down & Distance Play
Thiel at 14:55
1st and 10 at THI38 THIEL drive start at 12:57.
1st and 10 at THI38 Willie Bova pass complete to Brendan Taylor for 11 yards to the THI49, 1ST DOWN THI (Adam Eichler).
1st and 10 at THI49 Willie Bova pass complete to Brendan Taylor for 51 yards to the GRO0, 1ST DOWN THI, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:20.
1st and GOAL at GRO03 John Madeline kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at THI30 Matt McConnell kickoff 55 yards to the GRO15, Butch Kriger return 18 yards to the GRO33 (Curtis Esquibel), PENALTY GRO illegal block (Dwayne Lettie) 10 yards to the GRO23, 1st and 10, GRO ball on GRO23.
Total 2 plays , 62 yards Time of Possession: 0:37
Score:
Thiel 14-17 Grove City
Grove City at 12:20
Grove City at 12:20
Down & Distance Play
Grove City at 12:20
1st and 10 at GRO23 GROVE CITY drive start at 12:10.
1st and 10 at GRO23 Clayton Hall rush for loss of 2 yards to the GRO21 (Steve Waldo).
2nd and 12 at GRO21 Andrew DiDonato pass incomplete to Clayton Hall (Matt Joy), PENALTY THI holding (Clint Walker) 10 yards to the GRO31, 1ST DOWN GRO, NO PLAY.
1st and 10 at GRO31 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Stephen Mercer for 6 yards to the GRO37 (Bobby Shew).
2nd and 4 at GRO37 Brian Mercer rush for no gain to the GRO37 (Zach Woody).
3rd and 4 at GRO37 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Luke O'Hara for 27 yards to the THI36, 1ST DOWN GRO, out-of-bounds (Matt Joy), PENALTY THI offside declined, PENALTY THI roughing passer (Bobby Shew) 15 yards to the THI21, 1ST DOWN GRO.
1st and 10 at THI21 1st and 10.
1st and 10 at THI21 Andrew DiDonato sacked for loss of 7 yards to the THI28 (Zach Woody;William Haase).
2nd and 17 at THI28 Andrew DiDonato sacked for loss of 6 yards to the THI34 (William Haase).
3rd and 23 at THI34 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Brian Mercer for loss of 3 yards to the THI37 (Clint Walker).
4th and 26 at THI37 Ed Reith punt 37 yards to the THI0, touchback.
Total 7 plays , 40 yards Time of Possession: 4:44
Thiel at 12:10
Thiel at 12:10
Down & Distance Play
Thiel at 12:10
1st and 10 at THI20 THIEL drive start at 07:26.
1st and 10 at THI20 Brice Mertiff rush for 4 yards to the THI24 (Jarred Frawley).
2nd and 6 at THI24 Brice Mertiff rush for 1 yard to the THI25 (Marc Shamley).
3rd and 5 at THI25 Willie Bova pass complete to Tim Van Horn for 5 yards to the THI30, 1ST DOWN THI.
1st and 10 at THI30 Willie Bova pass incomplete, QB hurry by Tony Clark.
2nd and 10 at THI30 Willie Bova pass complete to Hiro Amano for 10 yards to the THI40, 1ST DOWN THI, out-of-bounds (Randy Santina).
1st and 10 at THI40 Willie Bova sacked for loss of 3 yards to the THI37 (Jarred Frawley).
2nd and 13 at THI37 Willie Bova pass complete to Jeremiah Wagner for 8 yards to the THI45 (Tony Clark).
3rd and 5 at THI45 Willie Bova pass complete to Brendan Taylor for 4 yards to the THI49.
4th and 1 at THI49 Jeremiah Wagner rush for 1 yard to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN THI (Ryan Rylands).
1st and 10 at THI50 Willie Bova pass incomplete to Hiro Amano, dropped pass.
2nd and 10 at THI50 Willie Bova rush for no gain to the 50 yardline, out-of-bounds (Randy Santina).
3rd and 10 at THI50 Willie Bova pass incomplete to Hiro Amano.
4th and 10 at THI50 Brice Mertiff punt 24 yards to the GRO26, Tim Irwin return 1 yards to the GRO27 (Mike Clemens;Mark Dzubak).
Total 12 plays , 30 yards Time of Possession: 4:12
Grove City at 07:26
Grove City at 07:26
Down & Distance Play
Grove City at 07:26
1st and 10 at GRO27 GROVE CITY drive start at 03:14.
1st and 10 at GRO27 Brian Mercer rush for 4 yards to the GRO31 (Zach Woody;Scott Thompson).
2nd and 6 at GRO31 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Stephen Mercer for 8 yards to the GRO39, 1ST DOWN GRO, out-of-bounds (Cody Sirgey).
1st and 10 at GRO39 Brian Mercer rush for 2 yards to the GRO41 (Logan Skjefte).
2nd and 8 at GRO41 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Stephen Mercer for 11 yards to the THI48, 1ST DOWN GRO (Tom Butera).
1st and 10 at THI48 Andrew DiDonato pass incomplete to Zach Summy (Bobby Shew).
2nd and 10 at THI48 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Stephen Mercer for 5 yards to the THI43 (Cody Sirgey).
3rd and 5 at THI43 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Luke O'Hara for 8 yards to the THI35, 1ST DOWN GRO (Bobby Shew).
1st and 10 at THI35 Brian Mercer rush for 3 yards to the THI32 (Steve Waldo).

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
2nd and 7 at THI32 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
2nd and 7 at THI32 Brian Mercer rush for 9 yards to the THI23, 1ST DOWN GRO (Matt Joy;Clint Walker).
1st and 10 at THI23 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Luke O'Hara for 5 yards to the THI18 (Cody Sirgey).
2nd and 5 at THI18 Brian Mercer rush for 2 yards to the THI16 (Scott Thompson;William Haase).
3rd and 3 at THI16 Andrew DiDonato rush for 5 yards to the THI11, 1ST DOWN GRO (William Haase).
1st and 10 at THI11 Brian Mercer rush for 3 yards to the THI8 (Scott Thompson).
2nd and 7 at THI08 Andrew DiDonato pass incomplete to Stephen Mercer (Tom Butera).
3rd and 7 at THI08 Andrew DiDonato sacked for loss of 5 yards to the THI13 (Bobby Shew).
4th and 12 at THI13 Craig Bicehouse field goal attempt from 30 MISSED - wide right, spot at THI20, clock 11:21.
Total 16 plays , 60 yards Time of Possession: 6:53
Thiel at 11:21
Thiel at 11:21
Down & Distance Play
Thiel at 11:21
1st and 10 at THI20 Willie Bova pass complete to Brendan Taylor for 4 yards to the THI24.
2nd and 6 at THI24 Willie Bova pass complete to Tim Van Horn for 8 yards to the THI32, 1ST DOWN THI (Mike Baker;Jason Ferguson).
1st and 10 at THI32 Willie Bova pass incomplete to Hiro Amano, dropped pass.
2nd and 10 at THI32 Willie Bova rush for 7 yards to the THI39 (Adam Eichler).
3rd and 3 at THI39 Willie Bova pass complete to KJ Smith for 19 yards to the GRO42, 1ST DOWN THI (Mike Baker).
1st and 10 at GRO42 Willie Bova pass incomplete to Hiro Amano, dropped pass.
2nd and 10 at GRO42 Jeremiah Wagner rush for 2 yards to the GRO40 (Tony Clark).
3rd and 8 at GRO40 Willie Bova pass complete to Tim Van Horn for 5 yards to the GRO35 (Adam Eichler).
4th and 3 at GRO35 Willie Bova rush for loss of 2 yards to the GRO37 (Zach Fulmer).
Total 9 plays , 43 yards Time of Possession: 3:32
Grove City at 11:21
Grove City at 11:21
Down & Distance Play
Grove City at 11:21
1st and 10 at GRO37 GROVE CITY drive start at 07:49.
1st and 10 at GRO37 Andrew DiDonato pass incomplete to Stephen Mercer.
2nd and 10 at GRO37 Brian Mercer rush for 6 yards to the GRO43 (Bobby Shew;Matt Joy).
3rd and 4 at GRO43 Brian Mercer rush for loss of 1 yard to the GRO42 (William Haase), PENALTY THI offside 5 yards to the GRO48, 1ST DOWN GRO, NO PLAY.
1st and 10 at GRO48 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Stephen Mercer for 12 yards to the THI40 (Matt Joy), PENALTY GRO holding (David Gernhard) 10 yards to the GRO38, NO PLAY.
1st and 20 at GRO38 Andrew DiDonato rush for 10 yards to the GRO48 (Mike Clemens).
2nd and 10 at GRO48 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to A.J. Tapper for 11 yards to the THI41, 1ST DOWN GRO (Matt Joy;Scott Thompson).
1st and 10 at THI41 Clock 05:37.
1st and 10 at THI41 Brian Mercer rush for 2 yards to the THI39 (William Haase;Logan Skjefte).
2nd and 8 at THI39 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Stephen Mercer for 10 yards to the THI29, 1ST DOWN GRO (Matt Joy;Joe Stenger).
1st and 10 at THI29 Clayton Hall rush for loss of 2 yards to the THI31 (Bobby Shew).
2nd and 12 at THI31 Andrew DiDonato pass complete to Stephen Mercer for 11 yards to the THI20 (Tom Butera), timeout Thiel, clock 03:11.
3rd and 1 at THI20 Brian Mercer rush for 4 yards to the THI16, 1ST DOWN GRO (Bryan Villegas).
1st and 10 at THI16 Brian Mercer rush for 2 yards to the THI14 (Bobby Shew;William Haase).
2nd and 8 at THI14 Timeout Thiel, clock 02:29.
2nd and 8 at THI14 Andrew DiDonato rush for no gain to the THI14 (Matt Shields), timeout Thiel, clock 02:22.
3rd and 8 at THI14 Brian Mercer rush for 2 yards to the THI12 (Mike Clemens;Bobby Shew).
4th and 6 at THI12 Timeout Grove City, clock 01:35.
4th and 6 at THI12 Craig Bicehouse field goal attempt from 29 GOOD, clock 01:35.
1st and GOAL at GRO30 Tim Irwin kickoff 32 yards to the THI38, downed.
Total 13 plays , 51 yards Time of Possession: 6:14
Score:
Thiel 14-20 Grove City
Thiel at 01:35
Thiel at 01:35
Down & Distance Play
Thiel at 01:35
1st and 10 at THI38 THIEL drive start at 01:30.
1st and 10 at THI38 Willie Bova pass incomplete to Brendan Taylor.
2nd and 10 at THI38 Willie Bova pass complete to Brendan Taylor for 6 yards to the THI44 (Marc Shamley).
3rd and 4 at THI44 Willie Bova rush for 11 yards to the GRO45, 1ST DOWN THI, out-of-bounds.
1st and 10 at GRO45 Willie Bova pass incomplete to Brendan Taylor.
2nd and 10 at GRO45 Clock 00:58.
2nd and 10 at GRO45 Willie Bova rush for 12 yards to the GRO33, 1ST DOWN THI (Jason Ferguson).
1st and 10 at GRO33 Willie Bova pass complete to Hiro Amano for 6 yards to the GRO27 (Matt Lyons).
2nd and 4 at GRO27 Willie Bova pass complete to Hiro Amano for 6 yards to the GRO21, 1ST DOWN THI (Jason Ferguson).
1st and 10 at GRO21 Clock 00:20.
1st and 10 at GRO21 Willie Bova pass complete to Hiro Amano for 5 yards to the GRO16 (Ian Minster).
2nd and 5 at GRO16 Willie Bova rush for loss of 1 yard to the GRO17, fumble by Willie Bova recovered by THI Willie Bova at GRO17, end of game, clock 00:00.
Total 9 plays , 45 yards Time of Possession: 1:30
Score:
Thiel 14-20 Grove City

Participation

Starters

THI - Offense
# Player Pos.
50 Vince Palmiere C
30 Jeremiah Wagner FB
71 David Mossa LG
51 Gary Petrucci LT
10 Willie Bova QB
52 JR Kenna RG
73 Ryan Jordan RT
42 Brice Mertiff TB
80 Dan Mackall TE
5 Tim Van Horn WR
11 Brendan Taylor WR
THI - Defense
# Player Pos.
25 Cody Sirgey CB
26 Tom Butera CB
40 Steve Waldo DE
47 Scott Thompson DE
63 William Haase DT
93 Tom Cermak DT
3 Bryan Villegas FS
15 Mike Clemens MLB
22 Clint Walker OLB
31 Bobby Shew OLB
21 Matt Joy SS
GRO - Offense
# Player Pos.
72 Justin Macella C
64 Dave Salera LG
66 Pete Polesnak LT
6 Andrew DiDonato QB
73 David Gernhard RG
78 Zach Start RT
3 Brian Mercer TB
7 Chris Rich TE
16 Clayton Hall WB
28 A.J. Tapper WB
22 Stephen Mercer WR
GRO - Defense
# Player Pos.
19 Randy Santina CB
20 Mike Baker CB
51 Kevin Twarek DE
98 Ryan Rylands DE
59 Tony Clark DT
5 Zach Fulmer FS
24 Adam Eichler MIKE
58 Jarred Frawley NT
46 Ian Minster SAM
21 Butch Kriger SS
47 Jason Ferguson WILL

Player Participation

Thiel
# Player
1 KJ Smith
17 Logan Skjefte
23 Joe Stenger
32 Stephen Ruberto
43 Mark Dzubak
45 John Madeline
58 Ryan Dawes
67 Adam Troup
86 Matt McConnell
87 Curtis Esquibel
88 Hiro Amano
95 Zach Woody
96 Matt Shields
97 Aaron Grill
98 Matt Turek
Grove City
# Player
2 Danny Van Dyke
8 Tyler Kirkwood
10 Zach Summy
11 Marc Shamley
13 Ed Reith
14 Aaron Palmieri
18 Luke O'Hara
25 Mark Rossol
26 Tim Irwin
27 Chris Korn
30 Matt Kennedy
38 Vance Keirsey
39 Blaine Miller
41 Matt Green
42 Craig Bicehouse
45 James Jennings
48 Chris Joseph
65 Brent Ulreich
70 Shane Mullins
77 Jerry Neilly
84 H.J. Mroz
88 Anthony Reda
91 Matt Lyons
94 George Matthews
95 Blane Gold