LORETTO, Pa. – Geneva College took control of Saturday’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference matchup with St. Francis within the game’s first three minutes.Off the opening kickoff, the Golden Tornadoes found the end zone in five plays, which would be all the offense they needed.Two first-quarter touchdowns propelled Geneva as the Golden Tornadoes’ defense pitched a shutout in a 21-0 victory over St. Francis in the season finale at DeGol Field.”We did start a little slow,” St. Francis coach Chris Villarrial said. “It’s our youth. We were playing tight. We were playing not to lose, and we lacked a little bit of confidence at the beginning of the game.”As we gained confidence, we started playing better. We loosened up. It’s unfortunate offensively; we had some injuries and couldn’t get things going in certain spots. We had opportunities, but we’ll learn from it.”The Golden Tornadoes drove 68 yards in five plays, capped off by a Liam Gibson 14-yard touchdown run, to lead 7-0 just 2:25 into the game.Geneva quarterback Caleb Romano then hit Brady Davis for a 23-yard touchdown pass on 4th and 10 to extend the lead to two scores at the 5:16 mark of the first.”Our guys went out and executed those first two drives very well,” Geneva coach Tom Contenta said. “A lot of guys were playing out of position and we had a decent amount of guys banged up. I was happy with the way we came out strong.”St. Francis settled in defensively after Geneva’s second score, as the Red Wolves forced six punts and a turnover on downs on the ensuing seven drives.However, the Red Wolves’ offense was unable to find its footing.St. Francis compiled nine punts, a fumble and a turnover on downs on 11 total possessions. Geneva held advantages in total offense (313-153) and first downs (23-11) while holding the Red Wolves to a 2-for-16 clip on third down and recording three sacks.”I just think you don’t overcomplicate things on defense,” Contenta said. “You put pressure on and let the guys play their assignments and play fast. Let them do their thing. That’s how you that’s how you win football games.”Geneva’s 14-0 lead held until the 9:15 mark of the fourth quarter.St. Francis lined up to punt, but the snap went over the head of punter Cole DeLattre, and he fell on the ball on the Red Wolves’ 2-yard line.Darius Hollie rushed for a touchdown on the next snap to seal the win.”They never quit,” Villarrial said. “I have to commend our players. They never put their heads down or stopped fighting. They show up every day, work hard, and try to improve as a group. That’s all you can ask out of those young men.”Romano led the Golden Tornadoes offense with 200 yards passing and a score.Elijah Villarrial recorded 62 rushing yards on 20 carries for the Red Wolves. Ashton Walk completed 9 of 23 passes for 88 yards.St. Francis completed its first season as a member of NCAA Division III with an 0-8 record. Overall, the Red Wolves have now lost 20 consecutive games dating back to Week 10 of 2024.Despite t
