PHILADELPHIA\u2014 Army vs. Navy is supposed to more than just a game, but not like this.<\/p>\n
Army beat Navy 34-30 Saturday, but the highest-scoring game in the 99-year history of the rivalry was marred by an accident in which nine people fell out of the stands and were injured.<\/p>\n
The accident occurred after Ty Amey’s 70-yard touchdown run gave Army a 31-30 lead. A railing in the east end zone gave way, and Army cadets and prep students fell about 15 feet onto the field. The extent of the injuries wasn’t immediately known.<\/p>\n
After a 31-minute delay, Eric Olsen’s 26-yard field goal provided the final margin as Army (3-8) avenged last year’s 39-7 loss to Navy (3-8) at Giants Stadium.<\/p>\n
Army came back from a 30-19 deficit at the start of the fourth quarter, preventing the Midshipmen from winning consecutive games in the series for the first time since 1982-83. It was Army’s sixth victory in the last seven years, and the sixth game in the 1990s decided by fewer than five points.<\/p>\n
Army’s Tony Coaxum atoned for getting burned for an earlier touchdown with an interception that stopped Navy’s desperation drive with three seconds left.<\/p>\n
But the scary accident cast a somber tone over the postgame celebration.<\/p>\n
The uniformed fans were cheering for television cameras after Army took a 31-30 lead on a Amey’s 70-yard TD run with 7:33 left in the game. A railing in the first row of the east end zone gave way, causing the personnel to fall.<\/p>\n
Several stretchers were summoned, and the game was suspended with 6:08 left as four ambulances drove onto the field. CBS reported that the worst injury was a broken leg.<\/p>\n
The injured were four cadets from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., and five students from academy prep school in Fort Monmouth, N.J., said Army’s sports information department.<\/p>\n
Gerald Ravitz, father of Army co-captain Neil Ravitz, was on the field and said he saw the first person to hit the ground.<\/p>\n
“It could have been my kid in the stands,” said Ravitz, in tears.<\/p>\n
Associated Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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