GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Thiel College football team lost a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) game to the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets Saturday night at Alumni Stadium, 34-8.
After winning the coin toss and electing to receive the opening kickoff, the Tomcats needed just five plays to reach the end zone. On second-and-seven from the Waynesburg 40-yard line,
Jorden Collier (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln) ran up the middle and found the seal rout along the far side of the field to give the Tomcats an early 6-0 lead.
The Tomcats went on to convert the two-point try to extend their lead to 8-0 with 12:15 remaining in the first quarter.
Waynesburg went on to score three touchdowns through the remainder of the first half to hold a 20-8 lead at the break.
Justin Flack scored on a 55-yard run with 10:48 to play in the first quarter. Waynesburg took a 13-8 lead early in the second quarter when Dakota Romantino caught a 22-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Raines. Flack scored his second touchdown of the game, this time on a two-yard run, with 42 seconds left in the first half.
Thiel had two other scoring chances in the first half, but field goal attempts of 27- and 23-yards were wide. Waynesburg also attempted a field goal of 43 yards in the first quarter, which was blocked and recovered by
Justin Logan (North Chesterfield, Va./James River).
Flack scored his third touchdown of the game early in the third quarter on a seven-yard run. Hunter Cameron closed out scoring late in the fourth quarter on an 11-yard run.
Flack ran for 151 yards and scored three touchdowns on 16 carries. Cameron ran for 96 yards on 18 totes. Raines completed 9-of-16 passes for 113 yards. Romantino caught four passes for 72 yards.
Collier led the Tomcats on the ground with 73 yards on 13 attempts.
Deon Logan (Richmond, Va./James River) ran for 40 yards on four carries.
Alexander Kovalyak (DuBois, Pa./DuBois) completed 20-of-41 passes for 209 yards.
Blake Joseph (Cannonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) caught three passes for 49 yards while
Donny Pattison (Bradford, Pa./Bradford Area) made five receptions for 33 yards.
Luke Faber (Greenville, Pa./Reynolds) led Thiel's defense with 10 tackles.
Brandon Tyson and Brennan Boron each intercepted a pass for the Yellow Jackets.
The Tomcats will host the Washington & Jefferson Presidents on Saturday. Kickoff for the PAC game is set for 1 p.m.
