Army Tops Cornell; Will Host CSFL Championship

Friday, October 27

Ithaca, N.Y.

7 PM

Army West Point

7-0 , 3-0

Cornell

3-3 , 1-1

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Cornell

Army Tops Cornell; Will Host CSFL Championship

October 27, 2017 | Sprint Football

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ITHACA, N.Y. – A 55-0 victory by the Army West Point sprint football team over Cornell secured the first-ever Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) North division title Friday evening at Schoellkopf Field.

With the win, Army will host the University of Pennsylvania in the inaugural CSFL Championship game on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at Shea Stadium.

The Black Knights improved to 7-0 on the season and 3-0 in the north division, while the Big Red dropped to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the division.

Junior quarterback Keegan West led the offense through the air with a season-high 251 yards and a touchdown, completing 17-of-30 passes. Sophomore running back Jake Gigliotti continued to provide a spark through the ground game, rushing for 71 yards and three scores on 17 carries. Senior Ty Galyean and junior Clayton Carter each hauled in a game-high seven receptions, going for 94 and 60 yards, respectively. Carter also caught Army's lone touchdown of the game on a nine-yard pass from West.

The Black Knights allowed just 115 total yards of offense on the defensive side of the ball, the second-fewest this season. Juniors James Scroggins and Zach Lechthaler made a team-high five tackles and combined for six tackles for loss.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

The Black Knights gained more than 400 yards of total offense for the fourth time in 2017 and third consecutive game.
Army is now 59-16 in the all-time series with Cornell.
This was the Black Knights' third shutout of the year.
Army eclipsed the 50-point mark for the fifth time in 2017 and third-straight contest.
Senior Tanner Andrews documented his first-career touchdown on a 50-yard interception return.
Andrews now has 13 interceptions in his career.
It was Army's third defensive touchdown of the season.
Gigliotti contributed his 10th rushing touchdown of the year.
Gigliotti scored multiple touchdowns for the fourth time in 2017.
West threw for a season-high 251 yards, setting a new single-season best as he now as 1,323 this year.
He also set a new personal-best with his 15th touchdown pass of the season.
The Black Knights have now forced 17 turnovers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

On its second possession of the game, Army marched 70 yards in eight plays to break the scoreless tie at the 8:54 mark when Gigliotti scampered into the end zone from one yard out.
The following drive was looking promising for the Big Red as they drove 24 yards before Andrews intercepted a pass and returned it 50 yards for the touchdown to make it a 14-0 game.
Army's special teams unit came up big on the ensuing kickoff, forcing a fumble and returning it to the Cornell one-yard line. Junior Jaylen Collier pounded the ball in on the following play to give the Black Knights a three-score lead.
The Black Knights added scores from Gigliotti and Carter in the second quarter to take a 34-0 lead into halftime.
Gigliotti scored his third touchdown of the game at 5:42 in the third quarter on a 21-yard rush to break the 40-point plateau.
Quarterbacks Brady Miller and Ryan Sullivan added late scores on the ground to cap the scoring.