GREENVILLE, Pa. – Freshman Devin Turner (South Park, Pa./South Park) caught two touchdown passes from Marko Bakovic (Stockholm, N.J./Wallkill Valley), but it wasn't enough for the Thiel Tomcats in a 27-14 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) loss to the Geneva Golden Tornadoes at Alumni Stadium Saturday night.
 
Geneva scored first with 6:19 remaining in the first quarter when Levi Cook scored on a 14-yard run to cap off an 11-play drive that consumed 5:30 of the game clock.
 
The Tomcats tied up the game on their next drive when Bakovic connected with Turner from 21 yards out to complete a 7-play drive in a little less than three minutes.
 
The Golden Tornadoes surged ahead early in the second quarter when Frankie Centofanti scored on a nine-yard run. Geneva added to its lead with 2:02 left before halftime when Trewon Marshall scored on a five-yard run. Marshall's touchdown run finished an 11-play drive that covered 74 yards. The extra point was blocked, but Geneva held a 20-7 lead at the break.
 
Marshall ran for a game-best 127 yards on 27 carries. His long run on the night was a 13-yarder. Cook also ran for 84 yards and a score on 15 totes.
 
The third quarter was scoreless, but the Golden Tornadoes added to their lead early in the fourth frame when linebacker Tyler Cann picked off a pass and ran 16 yards down the near side of the field for his team's fourth touchdown of the game.
 
Turner caught his second touchdown pass of the game, this one a 45-yarder, from Bakovic with 1:17 remaining in regulation.
 
Bakovic completed 17-of-33 passes for 211 yards. He threw two touchdown passes and one interception. Turner caught two passes for 66 yards, both of which went for touchdowns. Nick Barca (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) paced the Tomcats with 31 yards on ground on 13 carries.
 
Dusty Maines (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield) and Cody Wagner (Pittsburgh, Pa./Brashear) led the Tomcats with 15 and 14 tackles, respectively. Wagner also recovered a fumble, which was forced by Brody Suter (Mount Union, Pa./Mount Union).
 
Cann led Geneva with six tackles and an interception, which he returned 16 yards for a touchdown. Jacob Robertson and Kendrick Wells combined for five sacks.
 
The Tomcats will take on the Case Western Reserve Spartans Saturday on the road. The PAC game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.