Apprentice School Game Notes vs. Chowan

Builders end 2007 season with 58^th annual Oyster Bowl

The Apprentice School faces longtime rival Chowan University in their last meeting as Chowan will enter the CIAA in 2008. ... These teams met in the 57^th annual Oyster Bowl last year with Apprentice School gaining a 37-0 victory. ... In that contest the Builders gained 384 yards of total offense (188 rushing, 196 passing) while holding Chowan to 127 (87 rushing, 40 passing). ... Dating back to 1984, the Hawks lead the series 12-11-1 with Apprentice School winning four of the last five. ... Senior WR Travis Reid broke the school single season receiving yards record last week against SUNY Brockport with his 73 yards on three receptions.  He has a chance for 1,000 yards for the season if he gets 121.  If he does, he'll become the first player in the 87-year history of Apprentice School football to get to that mark. ... With 35 points on Saturday, the Builders will average 25.6 points per game which will be the highest scoring average in the last 22 years.

BUILDERS DON'T LIKE TURNOVERS

Not referring to the dessert style, but this year the Apprentice School has been very stingy with the ball thus far having only turned the ball over three times (one interception and two fumbles). ... The one interception and two fumbles are the lowest totals among Division III-level teams along with the three total turnovers.

Record-setting Reid

Senior Travis Reid now holds all of the receiving records in Apprentice School history.  He broke the career reception record against Wesley; the career touchdown record against Frostburg State; the career yardage mark against Maritime College; the single season touchdown mark against Southern Virginia and now the single season yards mark against SUNY Brockport.   Reid, a Goose Creek, SC native had 48 receptions for 798 yards and seven touchdowns in 2006 when he was named first team All-ACFC.  He became the third Builder receiver in the last 25 years to have 100 or more receptions with his four receptions in the opener with Fairmont State.  He also became the second receiver in the last 25 years to have over 2,000 yards in receptions after his performance against Emory & Henry.  

Marks currently held by Reid                    

Career Yards                                      2,725    

Career Receptions                          157        

Career Receiving TD's                    30          

Single Season Receptions            59

Single Season Yards                        879        

Single Season TD's                          10

Career TD's scored                          30

Career Points Scored                     180

Reid's Top 5 games in yards

• 1. 178 yards (8 receptions) vs. N.C. Wesleyan, 9/2/06
• 2. 168 (7) vs. Salisbury, 9/29/07
• 3. 163 (5) v. Southern Va., 10/29/05 and vs. Morrisville State (10), 10/6/07
• 5. 160 (8) v. Maritime., 10/20/07

Franklin factors

Senior Kyle Franklin is a little ahead of his career completion percentage at 53.4% (101-of-189).  In his career he is second in completion percentage in school (modern-era) history at 52.4%.  Franklin is now alone in second place in career touchdown passes with 30 after his three touchdown performance against Maritime College on October 20 and three more against SVU.  He earned ACFC Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors after the Maritime game where he was 13-of-16 for 225 yards and three touchdowns.  Franklin also ran for a 10-yard touchdown in the 60-0 rout of Maritime.  He has not thrown an interception this season.

Franklin's Top 5 games in yards

1. 225 v. Maritime, 10/20/07

2. 213 vs. N.C. Wesleyan, 9/2/06

3. 199 vs. Morrisville State, 10/6/07

4. 196 vs. Salisbury, 9/29/07

5. 191 vs. Wesley, 10/14/06

Arnold's antics

Sophomore Sam Arnold exploded into the record books in the last two weeks.  The Tampa, Florida native ran for a career-best 202 yards in the Mariners Classic victory over Maritime College.  One week later he rewrote the A-School record books with a 43 carry, 249-yard performance in a 45-14 victory over Southern Virginia.  Arnold is third in the ACFC in rushing yards per game at 88.3

Record Watch

Team Marks

                        Saturday          Record in sight

Points               35 or more        Highest Scoring Avg. in last 22 years

FG                    2 or more         Second most in last 22 years (5)

Rushing            267 or more      Highest total in last 5 years

Passing             200 or more      Highest in last 5 years and second highest in last 22

Completions      24 or more        Highest total in last 22 years

Interceptions     4                      to break most in last 22 years

                          2                      Highest since Janaro returned in 2002

Total Offense    312 or more      Highest avg. since 1994

Individual Marks (Career)

Rushing            Sam Arnold needs 20 yards for 1,000 for a career

Passing             Kyle Franklin needs 21 completions for third place in modern era (248 now)

                        92 yards to move into third place in modern era (3080 now)

Receiving          Travis needs 275 yards for 3,000 for career

Defense            Quentin Forbes needs 13 tackles for 200 in career

Individual Marks (Season)

Rushing            Sam Arnold needs 15 yards for 9^th in a single season, 60 for 8^th, 128 for 7^th, 132 for 6^th, 153 for 5^th, 205 for 1,000

Carries             Sam Arnold needs 4 yards for 7^th, 14 for 6^th, 39 for 5^th, 41 for 4^th, 43 for 3^rd in the modern era

Pass Attempts   Kyle Franklin needs 10 attempts for 5^th, 20 for 4^th, 26 for 3^rd, 29 for 2^nd in modern era

Completions      Franklin needs 5 for for 4^th, 7 for 3^rd, 10 for 2^nd, 11 for most completions in a season

Yards               Franklin needs 78 yards for 5^th, 96 for 4^th, 116 for 3^rd, 154 for 2^nd

TD's                Franklin needs 2 TD's for 2^nd in a season

Receiving Yds   Travis needs 121 yards for 1,000 in a season and 126 yards to break ACFC single season yds per game avg. record

PAT's              Matt Edelen needs 4 PAT's to break single season record

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