A late field goal ended the Chestnut Hill College Sprint Football team's comeback effort against the University of Pennsylvania Friday night at Franklin Field as the Quakers defeated the Griffins 23-21.
The Griffins fall to 5-2 overall and finish with a 2-2 record in the Collegiate Sprint Football league (CSFL) Southern Division. Penn improves to 3-4 overall and a 2-2 south division record.
Chestnut Hill's Xavier Limehouse broke his own single season rushing mark with 88 yards on the ground, giving him 788 through seven games this season. Quarterback Griffin Walter threw for 186 yards to bring his season total to 1,120, becoming just the third quarterback in program history to throw for more than 1,000 yards in a season and the first freshman since 2016 (Michael Marino – 1,044 yards).
Ronell Wheeler had seven catches for 91 yards to lead the team. On the defensive side, Trevon Hodnett had seven tackles including 2.5 for loss. Dahquan Richardson had a sack, and Hunter Oaks had two pass breakups.
The Griffins found themselves trailing 20-7 just 68 seconds into the second half before Walter found Aiden Neff for an 11 yard touchdown reception with 4:43 left in the third quarter and then had a ten yard run for a touchdown with 2:19 left to lead 21-20. This was Walter's second rushing touchdown as he scored Chestnut Hill's first points in the second quarter.
Penn then drove 61 yards into Griffin territory , allowing The Quakers' Paul Tjourmakaris to kick a 35-yard field goal with just 42 seconds left for a 23-21 lead.
On Chestnut Hill's final drive, Walter had three incomplete passes before getting sacked, allowing the Quakers to run out the clock.
The football team will close out their season on Friday, November 13 when they travel to West Point, new York to take on Army. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m.
