Grove City College Athletics

GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Sophomore quarterback Mike Hollomon (Princeton, N.J./The Pingry School) tied the Grove City College single-game record by throwing five touchdowns passes Saturday night as the Wolverines earned a 40-20 Homecoming win over Bethany in Presidents' Athletic Conference football action at Robert E. Thorn Field.

Hollomon threw a pair of touchdown passes to senior wide receiver Darviae Gray (Buffalo, N.Y./Amherst Central) while senior Seth McGroerty (Middletown, Del./Middletown), sophomore wide receiver Kaden Spencer (Cabot, Pa./Knoch) and freshman running back Nico Casciato (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford) also caught touchdown passes. 

Grove City (2-2, 1-0) jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter. Spencer capped the opened drive of the game with a 17-yard touchdown reception 3:39 into the game. A 59-yard kickoff return by junior cornerback Noah Wheeler (McKinney, Texas/McKinney Christian) set up Grove City's six-play, 37-yard drive.

Gray hauled in a 27-yard touchdown pass from Hollomon with 7:48 left in the first quarter. That drive also started at the Bethany 37 after a shanked punt. 

Gray caught a seven-yard touchdown pass with 12:07 left in the half, pushing the lead to 20-7. After a 38-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Brady Lane (Jefferson, Ga./Mill Creek), Grove City closed out the first half scoring with 26 seconds remaining when McGroerty caught a three-yard touchdown pass. Grove City led 30-7 at halftime. 

Casciato's 10-yard touchdown reception with 8:51 left in the game opened the second half scoring. Senior kicker Devon Thomas (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) gave Grove City a late 40-14 lead by kicking a 24-yard field goal.

Holloman threw for 196 yards on 20-of-33 passing. Spencer had six catches for 58 yards while Gray caught five passes for a team-high 64 yards. McGroerty added four catches. 

Casciato ran for 79 yards on 12 carries and sophomore running back Braxtyn Brown (Berwick, Pa./Columbia Montour Vo-Tech) added a career-high 54 yards on 11 attempts. Grove City finished with 171 rushing yards. The Wolverines outgained Bethany, 361-282.

Sophomore cornerback Cameron Epps (Pittsburgh, Pa./South Allegheny) intercepted a pass, which marked the game's lone turnover. He also had five pass breakups. Sophomore linebacker Andrew Moberg (Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster) had three tackles for loss. Sophomore linebacker Aiden Kitts (Rancocas, N.J./Rancocas Valley) led Grove City with nine tackles. 

Hollomon is the third Grove City quarterback to throw five touchdown passes in a game. Current head coach Andrew DiDonato threw five touchdown passes at Carnegie Mellon in 2009. Five years ago, Josh Ehst threw five touchdown passes in an ECAC bowl victory over Utica.

The Wolverines will travel to Westminster next Saturday at 7 p.m. in conference action at Memorial Field.