Football Drops Contest at #15 Wake Forest

Saturday, October 8

Winston-Salem, NC

7:30 PM

Army West Point

1-4 , 0-0

Wake Forest

5-1 , 1-1

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Army West Point

Wake Forest

Football Drops Contest at #15 Wake Forest

October 08, 2022 | Football

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C - Army West Point Football fell on the road 45-10 to #15 Wake Forest from Truist Field on Saturday night.

Isaiah Alston caught seven passes for 127 yards and a touchdown while Marquel Broughton led the Army defense with ten tackles.

Army drove into the red zone on its opening possession, highlighted by a 47-yard pass from Tyhier Tyler to Tyrell Robinson. The Black Knights would lose a fumble deep into the Demon Deacons' territory, with the home side putting together a 93-yard drive to respond and go ahead 7-0.

Army kept its next drive alive by converting a fourth-and-short from its own 11-yard line, before ultimately punting the ball away. Wake Forest would once again capitalize on its possession, with Justice Ellison punching in a two-yard touchdown rush with 2:20 left in the first quarter.

Facing a 14-0 deficit, Army was unable to put together a scoring drive, with Wake Forest rushing in a second two-yard touchdown with 2:37 remaining in the half. The Demon Deacons would take a 21-0 lead into halftime after forcing a second turnover on the Black Knights final possession.

Receiving the second half kickoff, Wake put together its quickest touchdown drive on the night, scoring 90 seconds into the half with Sam Hartman finding A.T. Perry with a 26-yard TD pass to go ahead 28-0. Wake would add a fourth rushing touchdown later in the quarter along with a field goal, pulling ahead 38-0 before the start of the fourth.

Jemel Jones led the Black Knights down the field on Army's next drive, highlighted by a 25-yard rush from Jones to take the ball into Wake Forest territory. On a third down play, Jones found Isaiah Alston up the seam for a 20-yard touchdown strike to make it 38-7, marking the first touchdown of the season for both.

Wake Forest would add a final touchdown with 4:21 remaining, before Jones hit Alston for a 67-yard pass on Army's final drive, giving him his second 100-yard receiving day of his career (2021 vs. Wake Forest). Quinn Maretzki knocked in a 33-yard field goal with 2:56 remaining to make the final score 45-10.

GAME NOTES

QB Tyhier Tyler passed 3-5 for 66 yards. He also rushed for 40 yards on 12 carries.
RB Tyrell Robinson logged a season long 47-yard reception on Army's opening drive of the game. Robinson also finished with 39 rushing yards on six carries.
QB Jemel Jones connected with WR Isaiah Alston on a 20-yard TD pass to put the Black Knights on the board in the fourth quarter. It was Jones' first passing and Alston's first receiving TD of the season.
DB Marquel Broughton led the team with ten tackles.
WR Isaiah Alston logged a season best seven receptions for 127 yards and a touchdown.
Alston became the 13th Army player to record multiple 100-yard receiving games after posting 108 yards last season against the Demon Deacons.
RB Ay'Jaun Marshall led the Black Knights on the ground, amassing 44 yards on three carries.
LB Peyton Hampton tallied four tackles and two pass breakups to go along with a sack.
The Army offense converted 8-17 on third downs.
Freshman RB Hayden Reed made his first career start, rushing ten times for 24 yards.
Army is now 5-13 all-time vs. Wake Forest, meeting last season at Michie Stadium.
Wake Forest has won 11 straight October games.