HIRAM, Ohio -- The Grove City College football team closed the 2025 regular season Saturday afternoon by rolling to a 63-14 victory at Hiram in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at Charles A. Henry Field. The Wolverines (8-2, 7-1) finish the regular season with a seven-game winning streak.
The Grove City defense returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns and recorded six sacks. The Wolverines also held Hiram to minus-5 rushing yards.
Offensively, Grove City amassed 518 total yards, with 270 coming through the air and 248 yards rushing.
Sophomore safety Mason Clouse (Templeton, Pa./Redbank Valley) gave Grove City a 28-0 lead in the second quarter by returning an interception 97 yards for a touchdown. That is the second-longest interception return in program history, trailing only Ross Trimmer's 100-yard return at Bethany 21 years ago.
Junior safety Jase Herrick (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) closed the scoring with a 12-yard interception return in the fourth quarter.
Senior quarterback Ethan Wiley (Mercer, Pa./Mercer) completed 10 of 14 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Freshman quarterback Mike Hollomon (Princeton, N.J./The Pingry School) completed 9 of 16 attempts in the second half, good for 107 yards and a touchdown.
Junior running back Chase Rankin (Coventry Township, Ohio/Coventry) ran for 91 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries. Freshman running back Shepherd Miller (Bradenton, Fla./IMG Academy) picked up 66 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries while senior Ian Demeri (Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn-Trafford) added 45 yards on eight attempts.
Rankin gave Grove City a 7-0 lead 4:30 into the game when he scored on a 14-yard run. Wiley doubled the lead to 14-0 with 3:15 left in the first quarter by throwing a two-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Daniel Sullivan (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury).
Rankin's 29-yard touchdown gave Grove City a 21-0 lead with 10:58 left in the half. Following Clouse's runback, Wiley threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Sam Penna (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) with 33 seconds left in the half to give the Wolverines a 35-0 halftime lead.
Miller ran for a pair of touchdown in the third quarter while Hollomon tossed a 22-yard touchdown pass to freshman wide receiver Cameron Epps (Pittsburgh, Pa./South Allegheny) with 13 minutes left in the fourth quarter.
Sullivan led Grove City with four catches for 73 yards. Sophomore Joe Gregiore (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) had five catches for 38 yards. Junior Seth McGroerty (Middletown, Del./Middletown) caught three passes for 52 yards and Penna had three receptions for 38 yards.
Senior linebacker Jack Jollie (Jeannette, Pa./Penn-Trafford) recorded a team-leading nine tackles and 1.5 sacks. Jollie also forced a fumble. Senior linebacker Caleb Brubaker (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg), junior defensive end Dave Cowher (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon), freshman nose tackle Kellan Taylor (Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn-Trafford) and freshman linebacker Nick Clemens (Moon Township, Pa./Moon) all had sacks.
Senior defensive end Jordan Karczewski (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley) added a half sack. Brubaker and senior linebacker Brock Belmont (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown) both had five tackles.
Saturday's game marked Grove City's first trip to Hiram since a 30-7 win in the 2002 season opener.
Grove City closes regular season with 7th straight win
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2025
Grove City
63
Hiram
14
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grove City (8-2) | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
| Hiram (3-7) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Nov 15, 2025