The Chestnut Hill College Football team used a dominant offensive effort as they defeated D'Youville University 42-0 Saturday afternoon in Tonawanda, New York.
The Griffins improve to 3-1 overall while the Saints fall to 0-4.
Chestnut Hill produced 421 yards of total offense, including 268 on the ground while their defense held the Saints to just 69 yards of offense (71 yards passing and -2 rushing.)
Freshman quarterback Griffin Walter produced 227 yards of total offense on his own, completing 11 of 19 passes for 143 yards and one touchdown while running for two additional touchdowns and 84 yards of offense.
Xavier Limehouse ran for 63 yards and two touchdowns while Anthony Bland added 49 yards on the ground and one touchdown. Winday Dawson had four catches for 58 yards while Alex Taule and Brady Cunningham had three catches apiece. Cunningham also caught Walter's only touchdown throw of the game.
Defensively Riley Stidham led the team with five tackles. Amir Jenkins returned an interception for 30 yards and also recovered a fumble. Andre Cancellare also had an interception, and Gabriel Baker recorded a sack. Nine Griffins players produced eight tackles for loss totaling 25 yards on the afternoon.
Cancellare's interception on the Saints first play from scrimmage at the start of the game set the tone for the afternoon. Four plays later Limehouse ran the ball in from nine yards out and Brady Reynolds kicked the extra point to give Chestnut Hill an early 7-0 lead.
Limehouse scored his second touchdown on the Griffins first drive of the second quarter, a run from one yard out to make the score 14-0. On Chestnut Hill's next possession, Walter added to the Griffin's lead with a 12 yard touchdown run. Walter completed a 15-yard pass to Cunningham on the Griffins next possession as time was running out in the period to give the Griffins a 28-0 lead at halftime.
The Griffins opened the third quarter with a 10+ minute drive, covering 75 yards in 15 plays. Five different Chestnut Hill players ran the ball on the ground, including punter Obed Irelus who kept the drive going when on a failed punt attempt deep in their own territory scrambled 17 yards for a first down. Walter capped the drive with a four-yard touchdown run to make the score 35-0 with 4:18 left in the third quarter.
Jenkins recovered a fumble on D'Youville's next possession leaving the Griffins just 27 yards away from another score. Bland carried the ball twice, scoring on a 12-yard run for the Griffins final score of the afternoon.
The sprint football team has a bye week next week and returns to action on October 24, 2026 when they host Caldwell University at A.A. Garthwaite Field. Kickoff is at 6 p.m.
