Quinn Maretzki kicked a 24-yard field goal early in the second quarter for Army's other points. That's kind of the feeling of the whole team right now.'' I'm very sad and distraught and I'm heartbroken for the guys, the seniors. ''One play to win a championship and you don't get it and they do. It's definitely tough, right?'' Air Force defensive tackle George Silvanic said. Quarterback Christian Anderson converted on fourth-and-3 six plays earlier and Arik Smith's interception on a deflected first-down pass after the ensuing kickoff sealed it for the Black Knights. The touchdown was the second fourth-down conversion of the march. ''For us, fourth down is just another down to convert. ''We were just determined,'' said Buchanan, who finished with 86 yards rushing on 21 carries. The win gave the Black Knights their ninth CIC, emblematic of supremacy among the three academies. (AP) With the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy at stake, Jakobi Buchanan made sure the prized hardware returned to West Point.įacing a fourth-and-goal from the 1, the 260-pound Army fullback followed senior captain left guard Mike Johnson through the Air Force line and into the end zone with 73 seconds left to give the Black Knights a 10-7 victory Saturday, their second emotional win in a week.Īrmy (9-2) was coming off a hard-fought 15-0 victory over archrival Navy a week ago in the first game between the schools at West Point in 77 years.

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