Duke 44, Army 3
The Sports Xchange
Oct 10, 2015
Junior running back Jela Duncan and sophomore quarterback Parker Boehme rushed for two touchdowns apiece as Duke rolled to a 44-3 nonconference victory over Army at West Point, N.Y.
Junior quarterback Thomas Sirk passed for 197 yards and one touchdown as the Blue Devils (5-1) won their third straight game. Senior safety Jeremy Cash had two tackles for loss and recovered a fumble to thwart Army's best opportunity for a touchdown and Duke limited the Black Knights to 168 offensive yards.
Senior kicker Daniel Grochowski's third-quarter field goal represented the lone points for the Black Knights (1-5). Army fumbled seven times, losing two, and sophomore quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw threw a fourth-quarter interception.
The Blue Devils started strong with 10 first-quarter points. Senior kicker Ross Martin booted a 40-yard field goal less than four minutes into the contest and Sirk tossed a 9-yard scoring pass to junior tight end Erich Schneider with 1:11 remaining in the quarter.
Boehme, the goal-line quarterback, tacked on a 3-yard touchdown run to make it 17-0 with 11:01 left in the first half. Duncan broke loose on a 43-yard scoring jaunt with 6:18 to play and Martin added a 25-yard field goal with six seconds remaining to give Duke a 27-0 halftime lead.
Grochowski connected on a 22-yard field goal six minutes into the third quarter to get Army on the board. Martin hit another 25-yard field goal with 4:30 left in the third quarter and Duncan and Boehme scored on short runs early in the fourth quarter to stretch the lead to 41.
Oct 10, 2015
Junior running back Jela Duncan and sophomore quarterback Parker Boehme rushed for two touchdowns apiece as Duke rolled to a 44-3 nonconference victory over Army at West Point, N.Y.
Junior quarterback Thomas Sirk passed for 197 yards and one touchdown as the Blue Devils (5-1) won their third straight game. Senior safety Jeremy Cash had two tackles for loss and recovered a fumble to thwart Army's best opportunity for a touchdown and Duke limited the Black Knights to 168 offensive yards.
Senior kicker Daniel Grochowski's third-quarter field goal represented the lone points for the Black Knights (1-5). Army fumbled seven times, losing two, and sophomore quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw threw a fourth-quarter interception.
The Blue Devils started strong with 10 first-quarter points. Senior kicker Ross Martin booted a 40-yard field goal less than four minutes into the contest and Sirk tossed a 9-yard scoring pass to junior tight end Erich Schneider with 1:11 remaining in the quarter.
Boehme, the goal-line quarterback, tacked on a 3-yard touchdown run to make it 17-0 with 11:01 left in the first half. Duncan broke loose on a 43-yard scoring jaunt with 6:18 to play and Martin added a 25-yard field goal with six seconds remaining to give Duke a 27-0 halftime lead.
Grochowski connected on a 22-yard field goal six minutes into the third quarter to get Army on the board. Martin hit another 25-yard field goal with 4:30 left in the third quarter and Duncan and Boehme scored on short runs early in the fourth quarter to stretch the lead to 41.
