BETHANY, W.Va. - The Bethany College football team fell to Geneva (Pa.) College by a final score of 42-14 in a Presidents' Athletic Conference game on Don Ault Field at Bison Stadium.
It was a beautiful day at Bison Stadium as Bethany (2-2, 1-1 PAC) took on Geneva (2-1, 1-0 PAC) to try and start the PAC schedule 2-0. The Golden Tornadoes, coming off their bye week, opened their conference schedule with a first-drive touchdown. Bethany was quick to respond in the first quarter to even the score, and also made it a one-possession game in the third to stay in the game. However, a big fourth quarter ultimately lifted the GTs to their first PAC victory of the season.
Bethany Leaders
- Junior wide receiver Mykel Davis (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) had 10 catches for 75 yards and a touchdown
- Junior All-PAC quarterback Brett Phillips (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) completed 23 of 44 passes and threw for 292 yards with two touchdowns
- Junior wide receiver Marveon Boyd (Mableton, Ga./Pebblebrook) only needed one catch for his first touchdown reception as a Bison
- Sophomore running back Jaquon Reynolds (Pittsburgh, Pa./Gateway) led all Bethany rushers with 56 yards
- Senior linebacker Xavier Curry (Meridian, Miss.) had a game-high eight tackles with two quarterback hurries and an interception
- Junior defensive back Nijah Brown (Vero Beach, Fla.) recorded five solo tackles, three of them being for a loss, while also picking off Geneva once
- Senior Academic All-PAC linebacker Charlie DiSaia (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) also had five tackles with a four-yard sack
- Junior defensive back Blaike Adams (Parsons, W.Va./Tucker County) was the third Bison with five tackles and supplied the Bison with another interception
- Freshman defensive end Jaden Wroten (Huntington, W.Va./Cabell-Midland) had 3.5 tackles for loss that included two sacks for 14 yards
- Sophomore defensive back August O'Neal (Clinton, Md./Surrattsville) saved the B-Men from a GT scoring drive with his first career pick
- Freshman kicker and PAC Newcomer of the Week Luis Fuentes (Amarillo, Texas/Palo Duro) was good on both of his extra points on the day
Geneva Leaders
- Senior quarterback Caleb Romano threw for 307 yards on 18 completions with four touchdown passes
- Junior running back Liam Gibson had 11 carries for 44 yards to lead the team
- Freshman wide receiver Jerry Davis led all receivers with 95 yards and a touchdown
- Sophomore linebacker Jayce Mauger had a team-best seven tackles including four solos
First Quarter (Tied 7-7)
- 6:15 - Davis's touchdown reception evened the score at seven apiece (Fuentes kick good)
Second Quarter (Geneva 21-7)
- Curry hurried Romano for the second time and picked him off with four minutes left to play in the half
Third Quarter (Geneva 28-14)
- 14:08 - A Phillips screen pass to Boyd over the middle resulted in a 71-yard score for the Bison (Fuentes kick good)
Fourth Quarter (Geneva 42-14)
- Wroten recorded two of his tackles for loss one of which being a sack to force a Golden Tornadoes punt
The Bison are back in action Saturday, October 3 as they travel to Grove City, Pennsylvania to take on Grove City (Pa.) College in a Presidents' Athletic Conference game at 6 p.m. at Robert E. Thorn Field.
