Army football closes spring practice with positive scrimmage outing

The final viewing of Army football for the school year is complete, and it was a pretty good look. The Black Knights closed spring ball with an entertaining and productive scrimmage at West Point's Michie Stadium on a perfect Friday evening. The Black squad - headed up by a good number of likely starters next fall - managed a late first-quarter touchdown from Fenway Bowl hero Godspower Nwawuihe and a pair of field goals by Dawson Jones for a 13-3 victory over the Gold squad in the annual spring-ender.

"It was fun,'' said incumbent quarterback and rising senior Cale Hellums, "and I hope the people that came out to watch had a good time watching what we had to display. '' "It's great to be out there in Michie Stadium with a nice crowd,'' said Army head coach Jeff Monken, headed into his 13th season. "I thought our guys played hard and there were a lot of good things, but obviously some glaring mistakes that we'll have to get corrected.

... (There were) some things to learn from but I'm pleased some some improvements from some of our guys, just seeing their progress. '' Among the running backs, Nwawuihe led the way with eight carries for 28 yards, a pair of first downs and a slicing 4-yard run through a large hole on the left side for the lone touchdown of the full, timed scrimmage - that came on Hellums' second series of the contest, a nine-play, 78-yard drive.

"I thought that was a well put-together drive,'' Hellums said. "I thought GP (Godspower) played amazing. '' "I feel like I made steps in the right direction,'' said Nwawuihe, who converted from quarterback to running back last season.