FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- The Syracuse football team spent its final day at Fort Drum Friday morning, competing in its annual paintball tournament that had players, coaches and staff competing against one another in a fun event to cap their week of off-site training.
Blackhawk Company, led by Terrel Hunt, Rob Trudo, Jon Burton and Trey Dunkelberger, defeated Apache in the championship round to win a 105 shell that was fired in Afghanistan. It was the first time the shell was presented to the victors, and much like the Stanley Cup, will be passed on to the winning team each season.
Overall, head coach Scott Shafer was pleased with the interaction between his team and the soldiers and the work that was accomplished while on post.
"Like I've said before, this has been the best week we've ever had at Fort Drum," Shafer said. "We appreciate everything the soldiers did for us while we were here and we will carry the flag on the field for them this season."
After the championship round between Blackhawk Company and Apache, Blackhawk Company had the opportunity to square off against soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division.
Hunt and redshirt freshman Rodney Williams were among the last standing for Blackhawk Company, but the professional training of the soldiers, who were outnumbered by more than 2-to-1, proved to be too much to handle.
At the end, the soldiers and the Orange came together for a group photo.
Syracuse returned to campus and Friday afternoon and has one more week of camp before beginning preparations for the season opener against Rhode Island on Friday, Sept. 4.
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