Sprint Football Blanks Alderson Broaddus, 54-0

Friday, September 24

Philippi, WV

4 PM

Army West Point

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Alderson Broaddus University

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Sprint Football Blanks Alderson Broaddus, 54-0

September 24, 2021 | Sprint Football

Box Score

By: Phil Tor

PHILIPPI, W.V. – Mikal Willeke completed nine of his ten pass attempts in a three-touchdown effort to lead the Army West Point sprint football team to a 54-0 victory over the Alderson Broaddus Battlers. The shutout win was Army's second win of the 2021 campaign and the second in CSFL play.

How It Happened
After their first three drives came up short, Army broke into the end-zone at the end of the first quarter when senior quarterback JC Watson found Donovan Mannion for a one-yard score to give Army the 7-0 advantage. Mannion's score was set up by a 29-yard catch and run by Kraig Hamilton on the previous play.

The Army defense did not miss a single beat in the contest, giving the ABU offense practically no room to operate throughout all four quarters. After the first touchdown, Alex Sobeski and Mason Goulet both recorded sacks on the following Battler possession to put the ball back in the hands of their offense.

The ensuing Black Knight possession started off with a pair of Landry Songer rushes that got Army across midfield and into Battler territory. After another pair of draws from Songer, Watson connected with Mannion once again for another touchdown, this time from 24 yards out.

After another forced three-and-out by the Army defense, Coach Mark West put the ball in quarterback, Mikal Willeke's hands. Willeke wasted no time getting to work, completing his first three passes to Mannion, Cruz Crawford and Jacob Turner, respectively. His next toss was a 40-yard connection to Mannion, who hauled in the pass from Willleke and sprinted 40 yards to pay-dirt. Willeke would follow up the 40-yard touchdown with a 33-yard strike to Jeremiah Garrett just three minutes later to give Army a 28-0 lead heading into halftime.

Army's first drive of the second half was cut short after Willeke's only incompletion of the contest. However, Justin Fitzgerald was able to pin the Battlers deep in their own half of the field after a punt was downed at the ABU 3-yard line. Alex Sobeski added to his already strong performance, bringing down the ABU back in the end zone to force a safety. The senior captain finished the game with four tackles, two sacks and two tackles for a loss.

Jacob Turner, Justin Fitzgerald and Henry Beck would all score the final three Army touchdowns. Ben Abercrombie added a field goal to bring the final score to 54-0.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Henry Beck led the Black Knights on the ground, rushing for 62 yards on only eight carries.
Donovan Mannion hauled in five receptions for 87 yards and three touchdowns in the win.
Michael Sullivan totaled seven tackles and one sack to lead the Army defense.
Luke Gigliotti and Sebastian Russell added five tackles a piece.
The Army defense dominated in the contest, allowing only 15 yards of total offense to the Battlers. ABU was also not able to convert on a single third-down attempt, going 0-for-13.
Ben Abercrombie posted another perfect game, kicking seven successful PATs and one field goal.

UP NEXT
ABU was Army's final test before it's annual clash with Navy, which is set to take place next weekend in West Point, N.Y. The team will compete for the Star at 1 PM at Shea Stadium as a part of the Star Series presented by USAA.