Football | 10/6/2025 4:00:00 PM
Week 5 PAC Honors (for events between September 29-October 5)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 5 of the 2025 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Kobe Derosa • Washington & Jefferson • Senior running back • New Castle, Pa./Laurel
With four total touchdowns, Derosa powered the Presidents' offense through the ground and passing game in a 70-13 victory over Hiram ... Derosa hauled in a 33-yard receiving touchdown which broke a 7-7 tie in the first quarter and gave W&J the lead for good ... The senior also led the way with three rushing touchdowns (14/2/1) on nine carries for 61 yards ... Three of his four touchdowns on the day occurred in the first half and his final score came on the opening drive of the second half.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore running back Dominic Berarducci (Erie, Pa./McDowell); Case Western Reserve sophomore wide receiver Will Stack (Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth); Geneva junior quarterback Caleb Romano (Ravena, N.Y./Mount Dora Christian Academy); Grove City junior quarterback Sutton Ellis (Brunswick, Ga./Frederica Academy); Saint Vincent junior wide receiver Chris Downs (Gambrills, Md./Arundel); Waynesburg junior running back Carson Shriver (Fairview, W.Va./Clay-Battelle); Westminster junior running back Clayton Cannon (Parkland, Fla./Marjory Stoneman Douglas)
PAC Defensive Player of the Week
Ben Bladel • Grove City • Senior linebacker • Coraopolis, Pa./Moon
Bladel tied his own Grove City single-game record by recording four quarterback sacks in Saturday night's 22-9 triumph at Geneva … He had a sack and a half in the fourth quarter and Bladel finished with five tackles for loss while helping Grove City hold Geneva to minus-10 rushing yards.
PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Allegheny junior cornerback David Williams (Boca Raton, Fal./Boca Raton); Case Western Reserve senior defensive back Osi Chukwuocha (Wilmington, Del./Wilmington Friends); Geneva senior linebacker Reed Gordon (Boonsboro, Md./Boonsboro); Saint Vincent sophomore linebacker Nathan Parker (Brockport, N.Y./Brockport); W&J sophomore defensive back Dante DeRubbo (Washington, Pa./Trinity); Waynesburg junior defensive back Polynice Joanes (Winter Garden, Fla./West Orange); Westminster sophomore defensive back Lamont Austin (Sharon, Pa./Sharon)
PAC Special Teams Player of the Week
Nick Delfau • Case Western Reserve • Freshman punter • Sarasota, Fla./Riverview
Delfau helped the Spartans win the field possession battle during the team’s 42-14 win over Saint Vincent Saturday ... Delfau punted four times in the game, averaging 41.0 yards per punt with two fair catches and one inside the SVC 20 ... He had a 44-yard punt, two 43-yard punts, and a 34-yarder that pinned the Bearcats at their own 10-yard line at the end of the third quarter ... The PAC leader in punting, Delfau is averaging 39.2 yards per kick.
PAC Special Teams Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore defensive lineman Aizik Campbell (Mobile, Ala./Mary G. Montgomery); Grove City freshman kicker/punter Brady Lane (Jefferson, Ga./Mill Creek); W&J senior kicker/punter Deven Wyandt (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle); Waynesburg senior defensive lineman Alexander Paulsen (Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley); Westminster sophomore kicker Andrew Caranna (Copley, Ohio/Revere)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Nick Barker • Allegheny • Freshman quarterback • Cleveland, Ohio/Padua Franciscan
Barker became the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Allegheny since 2015 and led the Gators to a 21-11 win at Waynesburg … He was responsible for all three touchdowns through the air and finished 15-of-23 (65.2%) for 173 passing yards, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions … Barker completed touchdown passes of 15 yards in the first quarter, 30 yards in the second quarter just before halftime and nine yards in the fourth quarter.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Grove City freshman nose tackle Kellan Taylor (Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn-Trafford); W&J freshman defensive lineman/linebacker Owen Sinclair (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional); Waynesburg freshman defensive back Marcus Crum Jr. (Warren, Ohio/Warren G. Harding); Westminster freshman defensive back Gaven Nagy (North Lima, Ohio/South Range)
PAC Records & Milestones
Allegheny's David Williams finished with eight tackles and an interception, as the Gators limited Waynesburg to a season-low in points in a 21-11 victory ... Case Western Reserve's Osi Chukwuocha had five tackles and an INT in helping hold Saint Vincent scoreless through three quarters and Will Stack notched the first two TDs of his career with a 20-yard scoring reception and 21-yard TD run in the Spartans' win Saturday ... Geneva's Reed Gordon made a career-high 18 tackles against Grove City Saturday night ... Grove City's Sutton Ellis threw for 182 yards and three touchdowns, including a 75-yard strike to put the Wolverines in front for good in their win at Geneva ... Saint Vincent's Chris Downs caught six passes against Case Western Reserve for 131 yards and one TD, moving into second in Saint Vincent program history for single-season touchdowns (11) ... W&J's Owen Sinclair blocked a punt that was returned by senior John Peduzzi (Hilton Head, S.C./Hilton Head Christian Academy) for a touchdown for the first points of the game and Dante DeRubbo had two interceptions for the second consecutive week, which led to two more first-half TDs in the Presidents' win at Hiram ... With 95 rushing yards and a TD and 36 receiving yards against Allegheny, Waynesburg's Carson Shriver posted his second-straight game with over 100 total yards ... Westminster's Clayton Cannon rushed for a career-high 112 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries and Lamont Austin had a 34-yard pick-six, his first as a Titan, in a 52-0 victory over Bethany.