Army West Point Athletics
Friday, September 16
West Point, N.Y.
7 PM
Army West Point
1-0 , 1-0
38
vs
0
Chestnut Hill
0-1 , 0-1
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Army West Point | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Sprint Football Shuts Out Chestnut Hill in Opener
September 16, 2016 | Sprint Football
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point sprint football team began its Collegiate Sprint Football League title defense with a 38-0 shutout victory over the Griffins of Chestnut Hill on Friday night from Shea Stadium.
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The Black Knights improve to 1-0 on the season, while Chestnut Hill falls to 0-1.Â
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ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
TURNING POINT
HOW IT HAPPENED
UP NEXT
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The Black Knights improve to 1-0 on the season, while Chestnut Hill falls to 0-1.Â
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ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
- This was the first meeting in program history between Army and Chestnut Hill.
- The Black Knights have won 28 of their last 29 contests dating back to 2012.
- Army shut out its opponent in the season opener for the second consecutive season.
- Sophomores John Abercrombie, Clayton Carter and Antonio Garcia made their collegiate debuts in the starting lineup.
- Carter earned his first two-touchdown performance on the night, hauling in touchdown passes from Brady Miller and Keegan West.
TURNING POINT
- Junior Ty Galyean comes down with a 17-yard touchdown reception from Brady Miller at 8:26 of the first quarter to give Army a 10-0 lead.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Army won the coin toss and deferred to the second half.
- The Black Knights forced Chestnut Hill to four-straight three-and-outs to start the game, allowing the Griffins to gain two yards in 12 plays.
- Abercrombie connected from 36 yards out on his first-career field goal attempt to open the scoring.
- Galyean and Carter scored on touchdown passes from Brady Miller in the first half to give the Black Knights a 17-0 advantage at halftime.
- Carter, senior Marqus Burrell and Nate Schlosser crossed the goal line to close out the scoring in the second half.
UP NEXT
- Â The Black Knights will travel to Philadelphia to face Penn on Sept. 23, at 7 p.m.
Team Stats
CHCM
ARMY
Total Yards
85
311
Pass Yards
29
192
Rushing Yards
56
119
Penalty Yards
60
64
1st Downs
4
17
3rd Downs
1
3
4th Downs
0
3
TOP
30:17
27:51
1st Quarter
CHCM 0, ARMY 3
ARMY - Abercrombie,J. 36 yd field goal 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 1:07
CHCM 0, ARMY 10
ARMY - Galyean,Ty 17 yd pass from Miller,Brady (Abercrombie,J. kick) 3 plays, 43 yards, TOP 1:32
2nd Quarter
CHCM 0, ARMY 17
ARMY - Carter,Clayton 28 yd pass from Miller,Brady (Abercrombie,J. kick) 7 plays, 59 yards, TOP 0:53
3rd Quarter
CHCM 0, ARMY 24
ARMY - Carter,Clayton 22 yd pass from West,Keegan (Abercrombie,J. kick) 2 plays, 21 yards, TOP 1:05
CHCM 0, ARMY 31
ARMY - Burrell,Marqus 2 yd run (Abercrombie,J. kick), 2 plays, 2 yards, TOP 0:48
4th Quarter
CHCM 0, ARMY 38
ARMY - Schlosser,Nate 4 yd run (Abercrombie,J. kick), 15 plays, 60 yards, TOP 5:40
Game Leaders
CMP
10
TD
2
YDS
132
INT
0
CMP
7
TD
1
YDS
60
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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