Navy Runs Over Army

At least this one was competitive -- for a half.

Adam Ballard ran for 192 yards and two touchdowns, leading Navy to a 42-23 victory over Army in the 106th meeting between the service academies.

Navy had 490 yards rushing, including 99 from quarterback Lamar Owens. Reggie Campbell had a 54-yard touchdown run and Owens had three touchdown runs for Navy (7-4).

The Midshipmen have won four straight and six of the last seven games against Army to take a one-game lead in the overall series at 50-49-7.

Zac Dahman tossed three touchdown passes for Army (4-7), whose four-game winning streak was ended.

Navy outscored Army, 134-31, in the previous three meetings, winning each one by 28 points or more. But the much-improved Black Knights came out strong, and led, 10-7, midway through the second quarter.

The Midshipmen responded with touchdown runs of 28 and one yards by Owens to take a 21-10 lead at halftime. Ballard’s 67-yard run made it 42-17 only nine seconds into the fourth quarter.

Carlton Jones finished with 80 yards rushing and became the second player for Army to run for 1,000 yards twice in his career.

Navy won the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy outright for the third straight year, a first in school history.

The coveted trophy, awarded annually to the winner of the football competition between the three major service academies, was on the line for both teams for the first time in nine years.