Sep 11, 2022 3 min read

The No. 17 California University Vulcans were unable to overcome a trio of fourth-quarter touchdowns on Saturday afternoon while suffering a 24-19 loss at defending-league champion Kutztown in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Crossover action.

With the loss, the Cal moves to 1-1 this season. Meanwhile, the Golden Bears also sit at 1-1 overall after earning their first conference title in a decade last year.

Senior quarterback Noah Mitchell finished with 235 passing yards and two touchdowns on 22-of-38 attempts with one interception. He completed passes to seven different players in the contest. Mitchell now sits only 74 passing yards shy of breaking the all-time school record held for over three decades by Sam Mannery.

Junior wide receiver JaQuae Jackson eclipsed the century for a consecutive week, as he posted 110 receiving yards and one touchdown on seven catches. Senior wide receiver Cam Tarrant finished with five receptions and one touchdown.

The Vulcans held a 13-7 lead at the end of the third quarter before the Golden Bears claimed the lead on a nine-yard touchdown run on third down with 10:41 remaining.

W&J rolls over SVC

Justin Huss and Raymond Holmes each surpassed 100 yards rushing and the W&J offense amassed 539 yards of total offense in a 52-21 rout of Saint Vincent College Saturday afternoon at Chuck Noll Field.

W&J showed great balance offensively, as they rushed for 287 yards and passed for 252. The Presidents jumped all over Saint Vincent, scoring the game’s first four touchdowns to take a 28-0 lead en route to its ninth straight win in the head-to-head series.

Colton Jones connected with Huss for a 14-yard touchdown pass to give W&J a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter. W&J would add two more touchdowns over the final three-plus minutes of the opening frame. Jacob Pugh rushed in from one-yard out at the 3:01 mark and Jones connected on a deep ball to John Peduzzi for a touchdown strike at the 1:22 mark of the first.

Waynesburg falls to Case

South Fayette graduate Drew Saxton ran for three touchdowns to help Case Western Reserve take a 45-31 victory from Waynesburg between the two Presidents’ Athletic Conference members. The game did not count against either team’s conference record.

Waynesburg quarterback Tyler Raines completed 25-of-37 passes for 310 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.

Saxton went for 189 yards and no scores.

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{span}Dakota Romantino pulled in seven catches for a game-high 104 yards and his first score of the season. Halfback Justin Flack ran for 80 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. The three-time All-PAC selection currently leads the conference with four touchdown runs and his 142.5 yards of total offense per game rank fifth in the league.{/span}

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