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The Grove City Wolverines ended a 33-game losing streak with an upset win over Saint Vincent, 24-14, in a night game in Mercer County.

The teams traded punts to start the game, but near the midway point of the first, Cameron Mack forced a fumble after a Grove City pass completion.  Hauns White recovered for SVC at the hosts' 37-yard line.
 
Quarterback Michael Navarro wasted no time, going to the air on first down and finding Damon Black Jr for a 37-yard scoring strike.  Sam Elliott added the extra point to give the Bearcats a 7-0 lead.
 
Grove City battled back, keeping the ball for the next 13 plays, but the SVC defense stopped the momentum at the 7-yard line, forcing a 24-yard field goal by Mitch Causer that made the score 7-3.
 
Early in the second, SVC came up with another turnover, this time on a pass that was batted by a couple of players before Ben Davis grabbed the interception at midfield.
 
The Bearcats drove as far as the Wolverines' 22-yard line, but failed to convert on a fourth-down play, turning the ball over on downs.
 
Grove City then put together a scoring drive, capped by a Wesley Schools 1-yard run.  The point after gave the hosts a 10-7 lead.
 
Two plays later, Navarro was sacked and fumbled, with Grove City recovering on the SVC 6-yard line.  However, the Bearcat defense held on a fourth-down from the one-yard line, and the Bearcats took over with less than two minutes remaining in the half.  The Bearcats picked up a couple of first downs and the half ended with Grove City in front, 10-7.
 
SVC got off to a strong start in the third quarter, led by freshman quarterback Zavion Thompson, who entered the game to start the half.  Thompson kept the ball on back-to-back plays, running for 11 and 9 yards.  He ended the drive with a 21-yard touchdown pass to Black, putting SVC in front, 14-10.
 
After both teams traded punts multiple times to fill the rest of the third quarter, Grove City scored early in the fourth on another 1-yard run by Schools.  This one completed a 6-play, 46-yard drive and gave the hosts the lead, 17-14.
 
The Grove City defense then stopped SVC twice, and after the second punt the Wolverines put together another scoring drive, this one covering 46 yards in just four plays.  The 2-yard scoring run by Schools came with less than four minutes remaining, and SVC was unable to move the ball on its final drive.
 
Jhanard Dorsett carried the ball 15 times for the Bearcats, gaining 73 yards.  Thompson had 7 carries for 24 yards.
 
Passing, Navarro completed 9 of 15 passes for 81 yards in the first half, while Thompson went 8-14 for 76 yards.  Black caught 9 passes for 98 yards and a pair of touchdowns.  Dalton Dietrich had 3 catches for 23 yards.
 
Jean Cherilus led the defense with 10 tackles, while Izaak Gray had 9 and Hauns White had 8.  Kim Ornis registered 7 tackles, including a sack.
 
Saint Vincent is now 2-2 overall, 1-1 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.  The Bearcats will host Case Western in SVC's Homecoming game on Saturday, September 30.