Live Updates: Wake Forest vs Army

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FINAL SCORE: Wake Forest 45, Army 10

Army Drive, 0:25:

• Marshall breaks off a long run. Jones' pass falls incomplete on the last play of the game.

Wake Forest Drive, 2:56:

• Army's onside kick attempt is unsuccessful. Wake starts with the ball in Army territory.
• QB Michael Kern checks into the game along with RB Demond Claiborne.
• Kern hands it to Claiborne on four straight plays and the Deacs turn it over on downs.

Wake Forest 45, Army 10

Army Drive, 4:21:

• Alston breaks open downfield, hauling in the throw from Jones for 67 yards.
• LB Quincy Bryant stuffs Jones at the line on a QB keeper after an incompletion on second down.
• Jones' pass falls incomplete on third down.
• Maretszki's field goal from 33 yards is GOOD.

Wake Forest 45, Army 10

Wake Forest Drive, 8:42:

• QB Mitch Griffis checks into the game.
• Griffis keeps it himself, rushing for five yards on first down.
• On 3rd and 5, RB Will Towns picks up five and moves the chains.
• Griffis with another keeper, good for 5 yards.
• WR Wesley Grimes makes his first catch of the game for 8 yards.
• Short runs from Griffis and towns set up 3rd and 5.
• Griffis escapes pressure and delivers a strike to Wesley Grimes in the end zone from 13 yards out for a TOUCHDOWN. Dennis' PAT is GOOD. Zach Murphy's PAT is GOOD.

Wake Forest 45, Army 7

Army Drive, 12:22:

• Jones finds Alston for 8 yards.
• On 3rd and 1, Army is called for a false start. 3rd and 6 near midfield. 
• Halfback Jarel Dixon powers ahead for four yards.
• On 4th and 2, Dixon dives forward and gets the first down.
• Kendron Wayman and Rondell Bothroyd get into the backfield and sack Jones for a 6-yard loss.
• Back to back incompletions bring up 4th and 16. Army's offense stays on the field.
• Wayman collects another sack, forcing a turnover on downs. Wake takes over at the Army 41-yard line.

Wake Forest Drive, 13:53:

• Cooley gets the handoff and gains two yards.
• Hartman finds Perry for his fifth catch of the game, good for five yards.
• Hartman's pass falls incomplete on third down. Ivan Mora punts it away.

Wake Forest 38, Army 7

Army Drive (cont'd), 15:00 4Q:

• From 20 yards out, Jones connects with Alson for the TOUCHDOWN. Maretszki's PAT is GOOD.

Wake Forest 38, Army 7

END 3Q: Wake Forest 38, Army 0

Army Drive, 2:10:

• Tyhier Tyler finds Alston near the sideline for a five-yard gain. 
• Jemel Jones checks in at QB and scampers for a 25-yard gain.
• Two plays later, Jones converts on 2nd and short with a 4-yard rush to end the third quarter. 

Wake Forest Drive, 3:48:

• After a Cooley run, Hartman finds TE Jaeger Bull for an 8-yard gain. 
• Hartman airs it out down the sideline and finds Perry for 30 yards.
• The offense stalls and Matthew Dennis comes on to kick a 38-yard FG. The kick is GOOD.

Wake Forest 38, Army 0

Army Drive, 5:23:

• Tyler is brought down by several defenders after a 1-yard gain.
• An incompletion and a short rush from Reed bring up 4th and 6. Army punts.

Wake Forest 35, Army 0

Wake Forest Drive, 6:48:

• Hartman finds Williams across the middle for a 24-yard gain.
• Jahmal Banks breaks open downfield and hauls in the grab, good for 37 yards.
• From 4 yards out, Turner breaks a tackle and runs it in for a TOUCHDOWN. Dennis' PAT is GOOD.

Wake Forest 35, Army 0

Army Drive, 13:30:

• RB Tyrell Robinson goes down with an injury.
• Tyler breaks free on a QB keeper, gaining 12 yards and converting a 3rd and short.
• RB Ay'Jaun Marshall gets the pitch on the option and picks up 20 yards.
• Two short runs set up 3rd and 5 at the Wake 30.
• Tyler runs it up the middle and picks up 8 yards and a first down.
• After a failed double reverse and a 7-yard rush from Marshall, Army has 3rd and 8.
• DE Jasheen Davis shoots into the backfield and blows up the option, taking down Tyler for a 5-yard loss.
• K Quinn Maretzski's 42-yard field goal is NO GOOD.

Wake Forest 28, Army 0

Wake Forest Drive, 15:00 3Q:

• Hartman connects with Perry for an 11-yard gain.
• On the next play, SS Marquel Broughton is called for targeting on a hit against Sam Hartman, as well as a late hit. The play is under review.
• After review, the penalty is downgraded to unnecessary roughness. Wake gets 15 yards and a new set of downs.
• On the option, Hartman keeps it and runs for an 11-yard gain. His deep ball on the next play falls incomplete.
• Ellison runs for 8 yards on second down.
• From 26 yards out, Hartman delivers a strike to Perry in the end zone for a TOUCHDOWN. Dennis' PAT is GOOD.

Wake Forest 28, Army 0

END 2Q: Wake Forest 21, Army 0

Wake Forest Drive, 0:04:

• The Deacs take a knee and run out the clock.

Army Drive, 2:37

• QB Tyhier Tyler checks back into the game.
• On third down, Tyhier Tyler's pass is deflected right back to him. He hauls it in and runs for 11 yards.
• A slew of Wake defenders get into the backfield and bring down Tyler for an 8-yard loss. LBs Dylan Hazen and Chase Jones are credited with the sack.
• Robinson gets the pitch and runs for a 12-yard gain. 
• On 3rd and 6, the option goes to Robinson again for a 7 yard gain and a first down.
• Tyler keeps it and bounces outside for a 9-yard gain.
• Alston makes his second catch of the day for a 6-yard gain. It's 2nd and 4.
• After another Alston completion, QB Cade Ballard checks in and is INTERCEPTED by LB Dylan Hazen.

Wake Forest 21, Army 0

Wake Forest Drive, 7:41:

• Ellison scampers forward for 11 yards.
• Hartman is forced to scramble and picks up 3.
• Hartman finds Ke'Shawn Williams for a 15-yard gain over the middle. Ellison bounces it outside for a 9-yard gain on first down.
• After another 5-yard rush from Ellison, RB Quinton Cooley checks in.
• Cooley gets the handoff and picks up 5.
• Hartman finds WR Donavon Greene for his first catch of the day, good for 17 yards.
• Army brings down Hartman near the line on consecutive plays, setting up 3rd and goal from the 9.
• OL DeVonte Gordon is called for a false start. It's 3rd and goal from the 14.
• Hartman finds Greene again, but he's pushed out of bounds at the 1. Wake Forest calls timeout.
• Cooley stretches the ball over the goal line for a 1-yard TOUCHDOWN. Dennis' PAT is GOOD.

Wake Forest 21, Army 0

Army Drive, 9:31:

• Ballard throws an incompletion and Reed rushes for a yard, bringing up 3rd and 9.
  
• Army is called for a false start, setting up 3rd and 14.
• Ballrd keeps it himself and is stuffed near the line. Billy Boehlke comes on to punt.

Wake Forest 14, Army 0

Wake Forest Drive, 11:19

• Hartman finds Jahmal Banks for his first reception of the game, good for 7 yards.
• Turner gets just enough yardage on second down to move the chains. Army DL Nathaniel Smith goes down with an injury.
• Turner gets the handoff again and falls forward for 2 yards.
• On 3rd and 8, Hartman is stopped after a gain of five yards on the ground. Wake goes for it but Hartman fumbles and the Black Knights recover. Army takes over.

Wake Forest 14, Army 0

Army Drive (cont'd), 15:00 2Q: 

• Ballard dives forward for the first down.
• On 2nd and 9, Army runs a reverse to Robinson, he picks up 7, setting up 3rd and 2.
• The Black Knights convert again on a short run.
• A Ballard incompletion and a 3-yard Robinson rush set up 3rd and 7.
• Ballard throws another incompletion.
• On 4th and 7, a screen to Robinson is blown up after a short gain. Deacs take over on downs.

Wake Forest 14, Army 0

END 1Q: Wake Forest 14, Army 0

Army Drive, 2:20:

• Robinson gets the carry and runs for five yards.
• QB Cade Ballard checks in and rushes up the middle for 11 yards.
• Ballard runs it again for six yards.
• Buchanan is brought down after a 1-yard gain. Army has 3rd and 3 near midfield at the end of the first quarter.

Wake Forest Drive, 3:58:

• Ellison breaks free for an 18-yard run on first down. Deacs move the ball into Army territory.
• Ellison finds another gap, bouncing it outside for 14 yards. Army SS Marquel Broughton goes down with an injury.
• After a nifty spin move, Ellison brings the ball down to the Army 3 with another 15 yard gain. On the next play, he runs it in for a TOUCHDOWN. Dennis' PAT is GOOD.

Wake Forest 14, Army 0

Army Drive, 8:08:

• Army returner Braheam Murphy muffs the kick return but recovers it. The Black Knights are pinned at their own 2-yard line to start the drive.
• Army's third false start of the night moves them back half the distance to the goal.
• On second down, Robinson is stuffed at the line, bringing up 3rd and 5. 
• Tyler keeps it himself for a 4-yard gain. Army will go for it on 4th and 1.
• Tyler dives forward for a yard, giving Army a first down.
• Army airs it out again, and the pass is broken up by DB Chelen Garnes.
• After a 4-yard rush from Tyler, Army is stuffed on 3rd and 6. The Black Knights punt.

Wake Forest 7, Army 0

Wake Forest Drive, 10:48:

• RB Justice Ellsion rushes for 2 yards on first down.
• A Sam Hartman keeper brings up 3rd and 4. Hartman finds Whiteheart for 7 yards and a first down.
• RB Christian Turner escapes tacklers in the backfield and rushes for a 14-yard gain.
• Hartman finds WR A.T. Perry over the middle on a deep ball for a 46-yard gain.
• Two Turner rushes bring up 3rd and goal from the 1. Turner punches it in for a TOUCHDOWN. Matthew Dennis' PAT is GOOD.

Wake Forest 7, Army 0

Army Drive, 15:00 1Q:

• The Black Knights start with the ball on their own 25 after a touchback.
• After a four-yard rush from Hayden Reed, QB Tyhier Tyler airs it out to RB Tyrell Robinson for a 47-yard gain.
• Two consecutive false starts move Army back to the Wake Forest 34.
• Tyler finds Isaiah Alston for a nine-yard completion on the sideline. The play is under review for targeting. After review, no penalty is called.
• Tyler keeps it himself and rushes ahead for 7 yards.
• RB Jakobi Buchanan powers ahead for five yards and converts on third down.
• Buchanan fumbles, and LB Chase Jones recovers. Wake Forest ball on their own 9-yard line. 

Wake Forest 0, Army 0

Pregame Notes:

• TE Blake Whiteheart was fully dressed and participated in warmups after missing last week's game against Florida State.
• CB Caelen Carson is not dressed and did not participate in warmups.
• The temperature is dropping in Winston-Salem and should be in the 50s by kickoff.
• Whiteheart was back taking first-team TE reps in warmups.
• LBs Dylan Hazen, Chase Jones and Ryan Smenda Jr. were all on the field at the same time as the team ran through defensive sets.