The Army West Point sprint football team came away with a thrilling 17-14 victory in the Star Game against service-academy rival Navy at Marine Corps Stadium on Friday evening. The two sides scored a combined 31 points in the final 30 minutes of the game after going into halftime scoreless. Army tied the game twice with a pair of Keegan West touchdown passes to Tom Williamson before rookie kicker Seppi Ortman put the Black Knights ahead for good with a 17-yard field goal. A fourth-down interception by Onorino Tamburri sealed the game for the Cadets as the visitors defeated Navy for the second consecutive year following last season's 40-6 win. Williamson led the Black Knights' offense with a game-high six receptions for 85 yards and two touchdowns, serving as West's favorite target throughout the night. The West Point, N.Y., native excelled from under center for the second week in a row, going 27-for-37 for 248 yards and two scores. He added 24 yards on five carries.
Army won back-to-back Star Games for the first time since 2012-13. The Black Knights allowed fewer than 20 points to Navy for the third straight year, the first such streak since 1999-2000. Army's 10-game winning streak is its longest since 2012-14 when the team won 20 consecutive games. Head coach Mark West won his 55th career game with the Cadets. Keegan West passed for more than 200 yards for the eighth time in his career and second straight game. Tom Williamson recorded his third-career multi-touchdown game. Onorino Tamburri hauled in his first-career interception to seal the game for Army. Read More