Football | 10/12/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 6 PAC Honors (for events between Oct. 5-11)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 6 of the 2026 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Caleb Romano • Geneva • Senior quarterback • Ravena, N.Y./Mount Dora Christian Academy
Romano returned to top form in Geneva's 55-19 Homecoming victory over Hiram on Saturday, completing a near-perfect 25-of-27 passes for 345 yards and five touchdowns ... He added another rushing touchdown as well to bring him to six total scores on the day ... His completion percentage of 92.6% was the highest of his career and second-highest in PAC history ... It is also the third time in his career that he has recorded at least six total touchdowns in a game.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Case Western Reserve junior running back Andy Kavcic (Kirtland, Ohio/Gilmour Academy); Grove City sophomore running back Braxtyn Brown (Berwick, Pa./Columbia Montour Vo-Tech); Saint Vincent junior running back Matthew Davis (Kersey, Pa./Saint Mary's); Thiel junior tight end Drevon Newton (Pittsburgh, Pa./Nazareth Prep); Westminster senior running back Jayveerh White (Sharon, Pa./Sharon)
PAC Defensive Player of the Week
Cameron Epps • Grove City • Sophomore cornerback • Pittsburgh, Pa./South Allegheny
Epps intercepted two passes in the second half Saturday night at Westminster, helping Grove City rally for a 34-19 win … His 64-yard interception return with 3:41 left in the third quarter gave Grove City the lead for good, 20-16 … He then intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter to help cement the Wolverines' third straight victory … Epps also had six tackles and a tackle for loss.
PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Bethany senior linebacker Cam Bailey (Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley); Case Western Reserve sophomore defensive end Dominic Ghilani (Rostraver, Pa./Belle Vernon); Geneva senior defensive lineman Coltin Hill (New Castle, Pa./Laurel); Hiram junior linebacker Darius Cofield-Washington (Castle Rock, Col./Douglas County); Saint Vincent senior defensive back Robbie Labuda (Acme, Pa./Mount Pleasant); Thiel junior defensive back Owen Dorion (Youngstown, Ohio/Xavetian Brothers); W&J junior defensive back Da'Jahn Telfair (Cleveland, Ohio/Padua Franciscan); Westminster sophomore linebacker Rocco DiFlorio (Youngstown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch)
PAC Special Teams Player of the Week
Jake Kavcic • Case Western Reserve • Junior defensive back • Kirtland, Ohio/Gilmour Academy
Kavcic helped set the tone for the Spartans with his play on special teams throughout the team’s 52-10 win over Saint Francis ... Kavcic immediately set the tone in the game for the Spartans, blocking a punt on the opening drive to set up the first CWRU touchdown of the game two plays later ... He added a safety later in the game, tackling the Saint Francis punter in the end zone in the third to increase CWRU’s lead to 29-3 ... Kavcic was also active in the return game, bringing back two kicks for an average of 39.0 yards per return (with a season-long 54-yard return) and three punts for an average of 13.3 yards.
PAC Special Teams Honor Roll
Grove City junior wide receiver John Perry (Cortland, Ohio/Howland); Thiel senior kicker Ben Paserk (Batavia, N.Y./Batavia); W&J senior kicker/punter Deven Wyandt (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle); Westminster junior kicker Mitchell Tingley (Stoneboro, Pa./Lakeview)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Braylon Wagner • Washington & Jefferson • Freshman quarterback • New Bethlehem, Pa./Redbank Valley
Wagner spearheaded the W&J offense to a 56-0 shutout victory against Bethany on the Presidents' homecoming weekend ... Wagner totaled five touchdowns, all in the first half, passing for four touchdowns and adding a rushing score to his totals ... Wagner threw for for 199 yards on 12-for-16 passing and rushed for 70 yards on the ground.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Case Western Reserve freshman defensive lineman Tabor Tackett (Olive Hill, Ky./West Carter); Geneva freshman wide receiver Jerry Davis (Irwin, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic); Grove City freshman safety Joshua Louk (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe); Hiram freshman linebacker Kole Scott (Butler, Pa./Slippery Rock); Thiel freshman wide receiver Isaiah Gladney (Jackson, Ala./Jackson); Westminster freshman returner/defensive back Isaac Smalls (Beaufort, S.C./Battery Creek)
PAC Records & Milestones
Case Western Reserve's Andy Kavcic accounted for four touchdowns (three receiving/one rushing) and Dominic Ghilani finished the game with 3.5 sacks, all in the first half, during the Spartans’ 52-10 win over Saint Francis ... Braxtyn Brown ran for a career-high 146 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries Saturday night in Grove City's 34-19 comeback win at Westminster ... Coltin Hill scored the final touchdown in Geneva's 55-19 Homecoming win over Hiram on Saturday with a leaping INT at the two-yard line and falling into the end zone for the first touchdown of his collegiate career ... Hiram's Darius Cofield-Washington finished Saturday's loss to Geneva with a career-high 10 tackles and 3.5 sacks ... Saint Vincent's Matthew Davis rushed 21 times for 167 yards, while scoring three touchdowns in the Bearcats' 62-20 win against Thiel, as the SVC rushing attack set a program record with 21 rushing first downs in the game as well ... Da'Jahn Telfair helped W&J earned its third consecutive shutout victory in a 56-0 win over Bethany with three pass breakups and one interception, which came in the second quarter and set up the Presidents' fourth TD ... Westminster's Jayveerh White finished with 12 carries for 148 yards and a touchdown in Saturday night's loss to Grove City, his second consecutive 100-yard rushing effort.