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ATLANTA — Rashaun Grant ran for 119 yards and a touchdown in place ofinjured star Tashard Choice and Georgia Tech beat Army 34-10 Saturday.

Choice hurt his right knee on a 7-yard run late in the first quarter. Thesenior, in obvious pain, was helped off the field and then wheeled to the lockerroom. He did not return to the sideline.

Grant, also a senior, posted his first 100-yard game since his freshmanseason, but sat out the fourth quarter with an injury to his right ankle.

Freshman Jonathan Dwyer and sophomore Jamaal Evans also ran for second-halftouchdowns for the Yellow Jackets, who had 510 total yards, including 292 on theground.

Choice, the Atlantic Coast Conference’s leading rusher, set career highswith 37 carries for 204 yards in a win at Miami last week. He ran for 24 yards,including a 1-yard touchdown run, on Saturday before being injured.

Georgia Tech (5-3) only led 13-10 at halftime.

Tech cornerback Jahi Word-Daniels’ second interception set up a 24-yardtouchdown run by the speedy Grant early in the second half.

Freshman Morgan Burnett also intercepted a Carson Williams pass for Tech.

Williams’ three interceptions came one week after Army (3-5) committed seventurnovers — including five interceptions by two quarterbacks — in a loss toCentral Michigan.

Williams threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Trimble in the firstquarter for Army’s only touchdown. Williams was 9-of-23 passing for 124 yards,and Kevin Dunn was 2-of-4 passing for 27 yards on Army’s final drive.

Travis Bell kicked field goals of 44 and 45 yards for Tech. Owen Tolsonkicked a 45-yarder — the longest of his career — for Army.

Tech quarterback Taylor Bennett was 13-of-24 passing for 207 yards.

Patrick Mealy led Army with 18 carries for 86 yards.


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