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The Cornell sprint football team takes the field against Caldwell during the 2023 season at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, N.Y.
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9
Cornell CORNELL 0-2 , 0-1
21
Winner Penn PENN 1-1 , 0-1
Cornell CORNELL
0-2 , 0-1
9
Final
21
Penn PENN
1-1 , 0-1
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
CORNELL Cornell 0 3 6 0 9
PENN Penn 7 0 7 7 21

Game Recap: Sprint Football |

Sprint Football Puts Up Strong Effort, Falters Late At Penn

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Penn sprint football team limited Cornell to 120 yards of offense and used a late touchdown to pull away, earning a 21-9 triumph over the Big Red on Friday evening at Franklin Field. The Big Red fell to 0-2, while the Quakers evened their record at 1-1.

Jaden Queen intercepted two passes, broke up two more and had six tackles to lead a very game Big Red defense, which allowed just 263 yards itself. Max Delahunta posted a game-high 11 tackles with a sack.

Offensively, Marco Hernandez vaught a pair of passes for 32 yards, including an acrobatic 27-yard touchdown pass from Cooper Wise. Wise was 9-of-23 passing for 78 yards and a touchdown, but was also intercepted twice. Ralph Fleuranvil posted 58 rushing yards on 13 carries and caught two more for 14 yards. Sumner Robert connected on a 36-yard field goal to wrap up the Big Red scoring and Ryan Murphy blocked a Penn field goal attempt.

The Big Red defense did yeoman's work, allowing just a 1-yard touchdown to JT Goodman on the back of a five-play, 14-yard drive after a Big Red turnover late in the first quarter. The Big Red went 17 yards for its first half score, with Roberts booting a 36-yard field goal on the opening drive of the second quarter to get the visitors back to 7-3.

The Quakers went 92 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter to build its lead to two possessions, though Hernandez's acrobatic score put the Big Red back in position to get back in the game. A two-point conversion failed, leaving the score 14-9 in Penn's favor. Cornell got the ball back once more with an opportunity to take the lead, but went three-and-out and the Penn capitalized with a scoring drive that took the wind out of the Big Red's sails.

Goodman scored twice on 1-yard plunges for Penn, with Tom Rebstock also scoring on a 1-yard run. Goodman ended the contest with 76 rushing yards on 26 carries, while Ty Scherer had 50 yards on 17 carries. Scherer also complete 9-of-23 passes for 135 yards and two picks, with Kyle Zeitlian the top target with 81 yards on three catches.

Cornell will be back in action when it hosts Army West Point on Friday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. on Schoellkopf Field. The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+.

 
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