Onset native named offensive player of the week
Sep 12, 2016
Onset native Richie Phillips was named the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Football Offensive Player of the Week for rushing a career-high 100 yards on 15 carries against SUNY-Maritime on Friday.
Phillips, a junior running back at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, scored a career-best three touchdowns, including the game-winning four yard run with 24 seconds remaining in the game.
Massachusetts Maritime defeated SUNY-Maritime 28-24 in the Chowder Bowl.
Philips also scored two touchdowns in the final 4:24 of the game. That was Massachusetts Maritime’s first win against SUNY-Maritime over the past five match ups.