Football | 10/13/2025 4:45:00 PM

Week 6 PAC Honors (for events between October 6-12)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 6 of the 2025 season.

PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Caleb Romano • Geneva • Junior quarterback • Ravena, N.Y./Mount Dora Christian Academy
Romano led Geneva to another high-scoring victory on Saturday, as the Golden Tornadoes defeated Thiel 51-38 ... He completed 32-of-51 pass attempts in the win (62.7%) for 402 yards and three passing touchdowns ... Also, he added an additional 46 yards on the ground, leading the team in that category, and scored two rushing touchdowns as well to bring him up to five total touchdowns on the day ... It is the third time this season that Romano has posted four or more total touchdowns in a game ... He leads all of NCAA Division III in passing yardage (2,093 passing yards) and is tied for second nationally with 19 passing touchdowns.

PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore wide receiver Devin Larry (Loganville, Ga./Loganville Christian); Bethany sophomore quarterback Brett Phillips (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park); Case Western Reserve senior running back Stefan Lopez (Essex Falls, N.J./West Essex); Grove City junior wide receiver Daniel Sullivan (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury); Saint Vincent junior wide receiver Chris Downs (Gambrills, Md./Arundel); Thiel freshman wide receiver Riley Dunbar (Lyons, Ohio/Evergreen); W&J senior quarterback Kellan Stahl (Johnstown, Pa./Richland); Waynesburg junior wide receiver Tyler Richmond (Carmichaels, Pa./Carmichaels)

PAC Defensive Player of the Week
Dominick DiNinno • Grove City • Junior cornerback • Apollo, Pa./Kiski Area
DiNinno intercepted two passes Saturday in Grove City's 24-14 Homecoming win over Waynesburg … He returned his second interception 48 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, giving Grove City a 10-0 lead … DiNinno's first pick came at the Grove City five-yard line late in the first quarter, snuffing out a Waynesburg scoring opportunity ... He added four tackles and a pass breakup.

PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Allegheny senior linebacker Colton Colucci (Brewster, Ohio/Fairless); Bethany senior defensive end Amarion Williams (Miami, Fla./South Dade); Case Western Reserve sophomore defensive back Jake Kavcic (Kirtland, Ohio/Gilmour Academy); Geneva senior linebacker Reed Gordon (Boonsboro, Md./Boonsboro); Thiel sophomore defensive back Da'Mier Clark (McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport); Saint Vincent junior defensive back Robbie Labuda (Acme, Pa./Mount Pleasant); W&J sophomore defensive back Dante DeRubbo (Washington, Pa./Trinity); Waynesburg junior defensive back Joanes Polynice (Winter Garden, Fla./West Orange)

PAC Special Teams Player of the Week
Justin Emeigh • Saint Vincent • Senior kicker • New Oxford, Pa./Delone Catholic
Emeigh converted all nine of his kicks and finished with 13 points in the Bearcats' 57-35 win at Bethany on Saturday night ... He went a perfect 7-for-7 on extra points, while adding a successful 26-yard field as well as a 27-yard field goal.

PAC Special Teams Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore kicker Ian Olson (Vienna, Va./Marshall); Bethany sophomore kick returner/wide receiver Jermain Beersingh (Miami, Fla./Hialeah); Geneva sophomore kicker/punter Evan Baker (Beaver, Pa./Beaver); Grove City sophomore cornerback Noah Wheeler (McKinney, Texas/McKinney Christian); Thiel junior kick returner/running back Jayveerh White (Sharon, Pa./Sharon); W&J senior kicker/punter Deven Wyandt (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle)

PAC Newcomer of the Week
Keller Herzberger • Thiel • Freshman quarterback • Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake
Herzberger, in his first collegiate start, set a single-game program record with 447 passing yards in the Tomcats' home PAC clash with Geneva last week ... Herzberger's passing-yards mark is the eighth most in the history of the conference and came on 31 completions, fourth-most in program history ... He threw five touchdowns, the second most in program history, and ran for one to account for six TD's, which is tied for the most in Thiel history ... The Tomcats offense put up 38 points, their most since 2016.

PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman linebacker Ryan Crosten (Jefferson, Ohio/Pymatuning Valley); Bethany freshman running back Carlos Cardoza (Greeley, Colo./Greeley Central); Geneva freshman defensive back Alex Mastoris (Beaver, Pa./Beaver); Grove City freshman kicker/punter Brady Lane (Jefferson, Ga./Mill Creek); Saint Vincent freshman defensive lineman Colin Magill (Irwin, Pa./Yough); Westminster freshman quarterback Quentin Goode (Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa)

PAC Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Coltin Colucci made nine tackles and an interception Saturday at Case Western Reserve ... In his first game back from injury, Bethany's Brett Phillips amassed 507 total yards against Saint Vincent, throwing for a career-high 403 and rushing for another 104 while adding in two total TDs, while the other three Bison touchdowns were scored by Carlos Cardoza, the first of his collegiate career ... Case Western Reserve's Stefan Lopez accounted for four touchdowns, two rushing and two receiving, and Jake Kavcic returned an INT 52 yards to the end zone, all in the first half in the Spartans' big win over Allegheny ... Grove City's Noah Wheeler returned a blocked field goal 80 yards for a score in the Wolverines' win over Waynesburg ... Saint Vincent's Chris Downs caught eight passes for 166 yards and three TDs in the win over Bethany, giving him 14 touchdown receptions this year to break the SVC single-season record ... Thiel's Da'Mier Clark posted his first two career interceptions Saturday against Geneva, while Riley Dunbar set career highs with nine receptions for 147 yards and two TDs, with his 147 receiving yards being the most by a Tomcat since DeShawon Bracy had 218 at Grove City in 2016 ... In their win over Westminster, W&J's Dante DeRubbo had an interception for the third straight game and is tied for the most interceptions in Division III with five, while Kellan Stahl threw for 321 yards and accounted for two TDs (one rushing/one passing) in a 24-7 win over Westminster, which kept the Presidents atop the PAC standings  ... Waynesburg's Joanes Polynice tied for the game-high with nine tackles, had two strip sacks that caused fumbles and he recovered one and returned it 48 yards for a TD against Grove City.