Grove City tops Waynesburg University, 21-14
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Waynesburg University and Uniontown grad Tristan Sandrosky (6) looks to fight off a block for a tackle during Saturday鈥檚 Presidents鈥� Athletic Conference (PAC) game against Grove City at John F. Wiley Stadium.
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Waynesburg University鈥檚 Austin Wilson scores on a seven-yard reception from Tyler Perone during the second quarter of Saturday鈥檚 Presidents鈥� Athletic Conference (PAC) game against Grove City at John F. Wiley Stadium.
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Waynesburg University鈥檚 Tyler Perone passes during the first quarter of Saturday鈥檚 Presidents鈥� Athletic Conference (PAC) game against Grove City at John F. Wiley Stadium.
WAYNESBURG 鈥� Grove City spoiled Waynesburg University鈥檚 Homecoming party with a 21-14 Presidents鈥� Athletic Conference (PAC) victory on Saturday at John F. Wiley Stadium.
The Wolverines (2-1, 2-3) took a 21-14 lead in the third quarter when quarterback Randall Labrie scored on a one-yard sneak at 2:26 to cap a 19-play, 86-yard drive that took 9:24 off the clock.
The Yellow Jackets (0-3, 0-5) took the ensuing drive to Grove City鈥檚 23 but the visitors held on fourth down to take over possession.
The Wolverines drove deep in Waynesburg territory but the Yellow Jackets鈥� Deondre鈥� Marable intercepted Labrie at the three with 7:15 remaining.
Yellow Jackets quarterback Tyler Perone was intercepted by Grove City鈥檚 Kyle Beyer at 6:25. Waynesburg had another opportunity to tie the game but Perone threw his second interception. Perone was 16 of 34 for 173 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions.
鈥淵ou have to give them credit,鈥� Waynesburg coach Chris Smithley said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 a better Grove City team over there and coach is doing a great job. The one throw over the middle was too late. He should have never thrown it, and I got to do a better job of coaching him and getting him to make better decisions when we are in a game like that.鈥�
The Yellow Jackets had the ball with 48 seconds remaining and no timeouts but Perone was intercepted.
Grove City opened the scoring at 5:15 of the first when Cody Gustafson pulled in an 18-yard reception from Labrie and a 7-0 lead after the first of three PATs by Mitch Causer.
The Yellow Jackets tied the game at 14:53 of the second when Austin Wilson caught a seven-yard pass from Perone. Garret Guthrie connected on the first of two PATs.
Wesley Schools鈥� three-yard touchdown run put the Wolverines ahead, 14-7, at 9:42 of the second. Schools had a game-high 163 yards on 33 carries. Labrie had 76 yards on 10 attempts.
鈥淚 think it just comes down to our guys tackling better,鈥� Smithley said. 鈥淭here were a lot of times where we had good position on guys but just didn鈥檛 get them down on the ground.鈥�
Waynesburg tied the game just before halftime on Chad Walker鈥檚 three-yard touchdown reception from Perone with 20 seconds remaining.
The Yellow Jackets and Uniontown graduate Tristan Sandrosky had 12 tackles (7 unassisted, five assisted), including half a tackle for loss. Teammate John-Glen Davis, who is a Waynesburg Central graduate, had 12 stops (6 unassisted, 6 assisted). West Greene graduate Will VanNorman played on defense for the Jackets and made several tackles.
鈥淭hose guys all do a great job,鈥� Smithley said. 鈥淛ohn-Glen is lightning on the field, flies around, makes a ton of plays and has a lot of heart. Van Norman is a guy that lost a bunch of weight coming into this season and he is in the trenches grinding, and a kid that works his butt off and doesn鈥檛 say anything.
鈥淭ristan is our guy that has more experience here than any of our guys, and Tristan is a guy that is a great leader. We do a team vote for captains and Tristan is really high up there. He is just a great kid and he鈥檚 the same. Those guys are all the same. They keep their heads down and work their butts off.鈥�