Football Goes Full Contact on Saturday

The Army West Point Football team participated in a full contact scrimmage on Saturday morning at Michie Stadium. The play was split evenly throughout the game between the offense and defense. The offense scored four touchdowns, while the defense forced three turnovers. Kelvin Hopkins Jr. got the first snaps at quarterback for the Black Knights and led the offense to an opening drive score with a 14-yard run up the middle to put the first points of the scrimmage on the board. There was a key fourth down conversion with Connor Slomka picking it up with a two-yard rush. The drive was impressive and covered 60 yards. The following possession was led by Cam Thomas and his first drive of the day didn't take long before the offense hit pay dirt. Thomas handed the ball off to Sandon McCoy and he busted through the middle and into the open for a 60-yard touchdown run. The offense was off to a great start, but the defense responded. Jon Rhattigan forced the first turnover of the scrimmage with a nice helmet-to-ball hit which put the ball on the ground and it was scooped up by Emmanuel Ukhueligbe to halt the third drive of the scrimmage. On the next drive, Kell Walker stepped in at quarterback and led the offense down the field until the drive stalled at the goal line as the defense stood strong. Walker got his revenge later with a touchdown run of about 40 yards to give the offense its third score of the day. Read More