Yellow Jackets edge Bearcats, 12-10
Nick Moretti’s touchdown pass to Tyler Perone with 4:50 remaining in the game Saturday afternoon lifted visiting Waynesburg to a 12-10 victory at Saint Vincent in Presidents’ Athletic Conference action.
Moretti found Perone open for a 9-yard touchdown pass to cap a 12-play, 80-yard drive that consumed 6:36 off the clock. Garret Guthrie’s point-after attempt was blocked.
Guthrie opened the scoring for the Yellow Jackets (3-4, 4-4) with a 39-yard field goal at 10:17 of the first quarter. The Bearcats (1-5, 1-6) pushed into the lead on Tekoah Guedes’ 36-yard touchdown run. Sam Elliott’s point-after gave Saint Vincent a 7-6 lead with 7:08 left in the quarter.
Guthrie hit a 40-yard field goal at 12:26 of the second quarter, but the Bearcats responded with just 10 seconds remaining in the half with Elliott’s 27-yard field goal for a 10-7 halftime lead.
Neither team scored in the third quarter.
Chad Walker led the Yellow Jackets with 70 yards rushing on 18 carries. Perone completed 15-of-25 passes for 128 yards with no interceptions. Cole Booth caught three passes for a team-high 49 yards.