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GROVE CITY COLLEGE WOLVERINES
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10
Grove City GRO 1-3 , 0-3
62
Winner Wash. & Jeff. WJC 4-0 , 3-0
Grove City GRO
1-3 , 0-3
10
Final
62
Wash. & Jeff. WJC
4-0 , 3-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
GRO Grove City 0 0 7 3 10
WJC Wash. & Jeff. 21 27 7 7 62

Game Recap: Football |

No. 12 W&J tops Wolverines

WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Grove City College football team dropped a 62-10 decision Saturday afternoon at No. 12 Washington & Jefferson in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at Cameron Stadium.

Junior running back Wesley Schools (Port Jervis, N.Y./Port Jervis) helped pace Grove City by rushing for 117 yards on 26 carries. It is the 10th time in the last 11 games that Schools has rushed for 100 yards or more in a game. 

Sophomore wide receiver Cameron Drake (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley) pulled in four passes for 102 yards. Freshman wide receiver Brandon Caffrey (Ashburn, Va./John Champe) had a team-high five receptions for 20 yards. Sophomore Cody Gustafson (Shippensburg, Pa./Shippensburg) had three catches for 34 yards and a touchdown while junior Chase Mamone (Beaver, Pa./Beaver) had a career-high three catches.

Grove City broke through early in the third quarter when Gustafson caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from freshman quarterback Josh Ehst (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone). Ehst, who made his first collegiate start and appearance in the game, threw for 170 yards on 13-of-28 passing.

Sophomore quarterback Neil Dorsey (Gainesville, Va./Battlefield) completed 3 of 6 passes for 18 yards and freshman quarterback Zach Rogers (Cortland, Ohio/Lakeview) went 3 of 8 for 17 yards. 

Freshman running back Zach Trusky (Carnegie, Pa./Bishop Canevin) added 56 yards on a dozen carries. 

Freshman kicker Nick Morrow (Moon Township, Pa./Moon) closed Grove City's scoring by drilling a 31-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

Defensively, Grove City forced four turnovers and recorded three sacks. Senior linebacker Sam Henson (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) and freshman linebacker Tyler Steedle (Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton) both intercepted passes. 

Freshman defensive end Ryan Appleby (Louisville, Ohio/Thomas Aquinas) and sophomore linebacker Brent Engleman (Milton, Pa./Milton) both forced fumbles on quarterback sacks. Senior nose tackle Connor Lowe (Perry, Ohio/Perry) and freshman linebacker Parker Kilgore (Glenshaw, Pa./Shaler) also had sacks. 

Sophomore safety Patrick Mark (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Wellington) recorded eight tackles for Grove City and Henson had seven stops.

Grove City executed 96 offensive plays and finished with 338 yards. The Wolverines held a 25-23 edge in first downs and a 40:32-19:28 advantage in time of possession. 

W&J quarterback Jacob Adams completed 15 of 22 passes for 276 yards and six touchdowns. Andrew Wolf caught six balls for 196 yards and four touchdowns. W&J finished with 564 offensive yards.

Grove City will visit conference foe Carnegie Mellon next Saturday at 1 p.m. in Pittsburgh.
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