GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College football team used a punishing rushing attack and a stifling defense Saturday afternoon in rolling to a decisive 25-7 win over archrival Geneva in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at rain-soaked Robert E. Thorn Field.

Grove City amassed 249 rushing yards, including a 187-yard effort from sophomore running back Wesley Schools (Sparrowbush, N.Y./Port Jervis). Meanwhile, the Grove City defense forced three turnovers, recorded four sacks and held Geneva to nine first downs and zero passing yards. Geneva finished with 213 offensive yards on 55 plays, an average of 3.9 yards per play.

Schools put Grove City up 7-0 with 7:18 remaining in the first quarter when he bulled in from one yard out. Grove City began that seven-play, 36-yard touchdown drive in Geneva territory after junior cornerback Daniel Jackson (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield) blocked a punt at midfield and freshman running back Brandan Talbott (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville) returned the ball to the Geneva 36.

Geneva tied the game with 2:39 left in the first quarter when quarterback Bryan Stafford scored on a 69-yard option keeper. Grove City rebounded by scoring the final 18 points of the game, however. 

Schools put Grove City up 13-7 midway through the second quarter on a five-yard touchdown run. Geneva drove to the Grove City 12 in the final moments of the first half but the Wolverines forced a fumble that senior defensive end Caleb Allen (La Grange, Ky./Oldham County) recovered at the 12 to preserve the 13-7 lead.

Late in the third quarter, senior linebacker Deion Minor (Sykesville, Md./Century) recovered a fumble at the Geneva 15. Three plays later, Schools scored on a one-yard run, pushing the lead to 19-7. 

Quarterback Randall Labrie (McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour) sealed the win with 10:13 remaining when he raced 16 yards to the end zone on an option keeper. Labrie finished with 60 rushing yards on 11 carries while Schools matched a career-high with three touchdowns. Schools carried the ball 35 times.

Labrie completed 8 of 17 passes for 85 yards. Freshman Cody Gustafson (Newburg, Pa./Shippensburg) cuagh three passes for 37 yards.

Defensively, junior linebacker Ethan Conto (Bruin, Pa./Karns City) led Grove City with 13 tackles and a forced fumble. Freshman linebacker Carl Jaszcar (Darlington, Pa./Blackhawk) added 10 stops.

Minor, senior defensive end Jacob Armbrecht (Streetsboro, Ohio/Streetsboro), senior linebacker Andrew Seifert (Kettering, Ohio/Archbishop Alter) and freshman end Cam Haley (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) all had sacks. Grove City held Geneva to 60 yards in the second half.

Stafford led Geneva with 113 rushing yards on 18 attempts. Grove City held Geneva's Trewon Marshall, the conference's leading rusher, to 74 yards on 13 carries. Marshall entered the game with 1,277 yards in seven games.

Grove City owned a 32:58-27:02 edge in time of possession. Each team had one penalty in the game. 

Grove City (3-5, 3-3 PAC) will close its home schedule next Saturday at 1:30 p.m. against conference foe Bethany. It will be Senior Day for the Wolverines.