Cal blows out IUP in the Coal Bowl
It was all California in the Coal Bowl.
The Vulcans cruised to a 49-0 victory over IUP (2-3, 5-3) on homecoming in a PSAC game.
California (3-2, 5-3) led 35-0 at halftime thanks in part to a pair of touchdown connections of 41 and 52 yards between receiver Kenny Lewis IV and quarterback Eric Gibson, Jr.
Jay Pearson had an eight yard run and Da’sjon Craggette scored on a 1-yard plunge in the first half. Bobbie Boyd Jr. caught a 32-yard pass from Gibson for a score that made it 35-0.
Pearson caught a 24-yard touchdown from Gibson, who had four in the game.
Kole Doppelheuer, a Belle Vernon grad, added a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for the Vulcans, who have one three straight.
Washington & Jefferson 65, Thiel 7
Washington & Jefferson clinched its 43rd consecutive winning season with a 65-7 thumping of Thiel in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference game.
Robert Doyle returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, but that was the lone highlight for Thiel (0-5, 0-7).
The Presidents (5-0, 6-1) proceeded to score 35 points in the first quarter. Andrew Sharp had three touchdown runs in the first quarter and four for the game. He finished with132 yards rushing.
Braylon Wagner threw two touchdown passes: one to Szyair Dungee for 19 yards and one to Hayden Sierocky for 11 yards and ran for a 15-yard score.
Luke Edwards added a 12-yard touchdown run.
Grove City 47, Waynesburg 7
Mike Hollomon threw a pair of touchdown passes to Darviae Gray as Grove City earned a 40-7 win over Waynesburg in a PAC game.
Gray caught touchdown passes of 11 and 12 yards to make it 14-0 in the first quarter.
Landon Cawley scored on a 1-yard run to cut the lead in half, but that was the lone touchdown for Waynesburg (1-4, 1-6).
Hollomon hit Kaden Spencer for a five-yard touchdown and Sutton Ellis added a pair of touchdown runs of two and four yards to give the Wolverines (4-0, 5-2) a 33-7 lead in the third quarter.
Nick Casciato (12 yards) and Zier Williams (2) finished off the scoring with touchdown runs.