Grove City Wins 40th Mercer County Cup Against Thiel, 59-7

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Garrett Dollin | October 27, 2024

GROVE CITY, PA – Grove City claimed the 40th Mercer County Cup in a contest that was never close Saturday afternoon.

Following a 27-19 upset loss at Washington & Jefferson last week, the Grove City Wolverines looked to respond in a big way against a struggling Tomcats squad.

Despite Thiel receiving the ball to start the game, it would be Grove City getting on the board almost immediately. On the first play from scrimmage, Thiel quarterback Daniel Rennie overthrew his receiver and right into the hands of Boden Davidson who returned the interception 22-yards into the endzone. Following a Thiel punt, Logan Pfeuffer connected deep with Scott Fraser for a 46-yard score, putting the Wolverines up 14-0.

Heading to the second quarter, Nico Flati capped off a 15 play, 81-yard drive with a 5-yard rushing score. Less than two minutes later, Ian Demeri would join the party with a 4-yard rushing touchdown of his own. The next two drives for the Wolverines took a combined 12 seconds, resulting in two touchdowns from Pfeuffer to Fraser for 5-yards and 40-yards respectively. Daniel Sullivan would end the half with a 26-yard receiving score, putting Grove City up 49-0 heading into the locker rooms.

Thiel would produce their best drive of the day, a 15 play 75-yard drive ending in a 1-yard rushing score from Deon Logan. With the starters out of the game for Grove City, Ethan Wiley found Seth McGroerty deep down the sidelines for an 82-yard touchdown. Devon Thomas’ 31-yard field goal would be the final scoring play of the contest, with the Wolverines victorious 59-7.

Scott Fraser led the Wolverines with 8 receptions for 128 yards and 3 touchdowns. Logan Pfeuffer went 13-19 for 211 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions in the first half. On defense, Ben Bladel recorded 2.0 sacks for 17 yards. Danny Franco, Ryan Montgomery, Brock Belmont, and Bryce Spolnik also recorded sacks. Boden Davidson recorded 2 interceptions, with Caleb Brubaker also getting a pick.

Grove City will travel south to take on Waynesburg next Saturday. The Yellow Jackets are coming off a nail-biting 44-41 victory over Allegheny. Waynesburg is 3-4 on the season and goes into next week’s contest on a 2-game win streak.

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