NORFOLK, Va. – Takeem Hedgeman (Charlottesville, Va.) ran 10 times for 41 yards and the lone touchdown of the evening to highlight the Norfolk State football team’s final scrimmage of preseason camp on Saturday night at Dick Price Stadium.

The 65-play scrimmage was the second in three nights for the Spartans, who concluded camp on Saturday and will begin preparations for their season-opener at Rutgers on Monday, which is also the first day of first-semester classes. Hedgeman’s 1-yard plunge on the final play of the scrimmage served as the only points of the night.

Hedgeman’s run, though, wasn’t the only offensive highlight. The offense opened the night with a 10-play drive which included a 20-yard run by Donovan Cotton (Tampa, Fla.) and a 20-yard pass play from quarterback Chris Walley (Tallahassee, Fla.) to tight end Sherron Childress (Hampton, Va.). But Walley’s pass into the end zone on the 10th play of the march was intercepted by cornerback Jamie Short (Virginia Beach, Va.).

NSU sat out a couple of players due to minor bumps and bruises, giving the reserves the chance to showcase the team’s depth. That allowed players like Hedgeman, a sophomore who redshirted last season, the opportunity to play extended time. Hedgeman was one of four players to get at least five carries in the scrimmage, along with sophomore Markeith Brisco (Stephens City, Va.), freshman Marvin Ford (Orlando, Fla.) and junior transfer Patrick Mills (Petersburg, Va.). That quartet combined for 25 carries for 108 yards.

Walley completed 10-of-13 passes for 91 yards.

“Overall I was very pleased with our two weeks in camp,” head coach Pete Adrian said. “We’ve made a lot of progress on both sides of the ball and managed to stay pretty healthy. Now, we can turn our attention to Rutgers full time starting on Monday.”