Fall Camp Continues With Second Scrimmage

August 22, 2015 | Football

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Ahmad Bradshaw and Aaron Kemper ran for touchdowns, Bradshaw connected with Edgar Poe on another and Daniel Grochowski kicked a 40-yard field goal as the Army West Point football team held its second scrimmage of fall camp Saturday morning.

On the defensive side, Gibby Gibson intercepted a pass and the team made a stand on fourth-and-goal during the 90-minute workout at Michie Stadium.

With fall classes now underway, the Black Knights have been practicing in the evening and Saturday's scrimmage highlighted the third week of fall camp.

Bradshaw began the scrimmage under center with the first team offense. A.J. Schurr who began the scrimmage last weekend with the first team offense, also took snaps with the first unit. Second-year head coach Jeff Monken continues to evaluate both and is expected to name a starter closer to the Black Knights' season-opener against Fordham on Sept. 4 at Michie Stadium.

Saturday's scrimmage featured the first team offense against the first team defense, second team offense against the second team defense and the third team offense against the third team defense.

Bradshaw led the first offense on the field under center Matt Hugenberg with guards Justin Gilbert and Colby Enegren and tackles Ryan Alexander and Brett Toth. John Trainor, Matt Giachinta and Jordan Asberry were in the backfield with Deandre Bell and Poe at wide receivers. Tight end Kelvin White and wide receiver Jeff Ejekam also took first-team snaps.

The first team defense featured John Voit up front with Jordan Smith and Cordarrell Davis. Linebackers Alex Aukerman, Bayle Wolf, Andrew King and Jeremy Timpf were in front of Rhyan England, Xavier Moss, Steven Johnson and Chris Carnegie in the secondary.

Grochowski handled the opening kickoff with Trainor receiving the kick. Alex Tardieu took first team punts with Connor Farley as the long snapper.

The second team offense showcased Schurr at quarterback with Aaron Kemper, Elijah St. Hilaire and Tyler Campbell in the backfield. The line consisted of Lofi Tamasese, Victor Nieves III, Mike Houghton, Niko Schillaci and Rick Kurz. Jermaine Adams and Jalen Sharp were at the wide out positions.

On the second team defense were Shawn Lemoto, Raymond Wright, Evan Finnane, Kenneth Brinson, Justin Fahn, Scott Washle, Tevin Long, Max Regan, Jared Rogers and Gibson.

Grochowski opened the scoring with his 40-yard field goal, splitting the upright off of Tardieu's hold. Johnson broke up a pass to force the field goal.

Cale Brewer handled the ensuing kickoff and then J.D. Mote the punt when the drive stalled.

Smith recorded a tackle for loss on the next drive before Bradshaw found Trainor for a 36-yard gain. Ashberry and Giachinta moved the ball to the one where Bradshaw found paydirt. Brewer kicked the PAT.

Gibson stepped in front of a pass on the next series for the first takeaway of the contest and returned it nearly 40 yards. Trainor and Kemper had rushes and then Kemper concluded the drive with a two-yard scoring run.

The defense made a few quality plays on the next drive, forcing a turnover on downs when the offense failed to score on fourth-and-one.

The offense moved 99 yards for a touchdown. Schurr hit Trainor for 22 yards and Asberry broke off a 55-yard run one play later. The offense appeared to score when DeAndre Bell hit Asberry in the back of the end zone but the play was called back because of a penalty. Two players after, Bradshaw scampered for 22 yards and then found Edgar Poe for a 19-yard touchdown to complete the scoring.

The Black Knights have Sunday off and will return to the practice field Monday afternoon.

The Black Knights will kick-off the 2015 season on Friday, Sept. 4 against Fordham at 7 p.m. at Michie Stadium. Following the Fordham contest, Army West Point will play at Connecticut before returning home for its first home Saturday contest of the year as the Black Knights welcome Wake Forest on Sept. 19 at 12 p.m.

Army West Point goes back on the road for two games before returning on Oct. 10 against Duke and the next week opposite Bucknell in the celebration of 125 years of Army football on Oct. 17. The final two home games are in November with Tulane coming to West Point on Nov. 14 and Rutgers closing out the home season on Nov. 21. All home games kick off at 12 noon.

Single game tickets start at just $32 for the Fordham contest. The Wake Forest game starts at $35, while Duke and Bucknell tickets begin at $39. Tulane tickets start at $35 and $50 for the Rutgers game.

Season tickets are also available with prices beginning at $120.

Three-game mini plans are also offered with prices ranging from $87-$138 depending on which games fans select.

Fans also have the option to purchase general parking passes in advance for $15, saving $5 off the gameday price of $20.

Tickets can be purchased online by clicking here, by calling the Army West Point Ticket Office at 1-877-TIX-ARMY or in person at Gate 3 of Michie Stadium.

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Head Coach Jeff Monken
(ref.: scrimmage)
"We saw good things, on both sides of the ball. We still have a lot of work to do though on both sides of the ball and in the kicking game. Some of it was good, some of it not so good. We will go back and evaluate the film and continue to try and get better."

(ref.: quarterback play)
"We took care of the ball for the most part and that was good. A.J. got the start last week so Ahmad got it this week. We were able to move the ball and generate some points which was good to see. We still have a lot of work to do. We will see how things shake out in these next few weeks."