NEWPORT NEWS, VA. - It was the best of halves, and the worst of
halves for the Apprentice School football team on Saturday in the
58th annual Oyster Bowl.
After racing out to a 28-0 halftime advantage, the Builders saw
Chowan quarterback Josh Floyd throw for 248 yards and run for 79
more as the Hawks rallied and pulled out a 61-55 victory in four
overtimes. The 116 points is the most combined points in a
game and the four overtimes makes it the longest game in Apprentice
School history.
The Builders started quickly picking off a Floyd pass on
Chowan's first series as Ronald Blount stepped in front of a pass
at the Chowan 40. Eight plays later, senior quarterback Kyle
Franklin found his scoring partner Travis Reid on a 15-yard scoring
pass for a 7-0 lead with 11:07 left in the first. Franklin capped
off an eight-play scoring drive later in the period on a seven-yard
run to close out the first quarter with a 14-0 lead.
Reid finished the day with a career-high 12 catches for 170
yards and three touchdowns. He became the first receiver in
the 87-year history of Apprentice School football to record over
1,000 yards in receptions ending with 1,049. His 104.9 yards
per game average also sets an Atlantic Central Football Conference
record and his 12 catches are a school record for most in a game.
In the second quarter the Builders put up two touchdowns in the
span of 42 seconds. Following a Chowan punt, the Builders
went on an eight-play, 62-yard drive with senior Earnest Nimmo
finishing it off for a 21-0 lead with 13:47 left in the half.
Two plays later, senior Quentin Forbes returned an interception 42
yards for a 28-0 lead.
The Builders defense was very stingy in the first half holding
Chowan to 14 yards of offense. In the second half, Floyd
would have no more of that.
After Chowan's offense struggled for most of the third quarter,
he connected with Louis Willians on an 80-yard scoring strike to
put the Hawks on the board with 2:54 left in the third quarter.
In the fourth, Floyd had a hand in all four Chowan scores.
He ran two in from the one and three-yardlines, while connecting
with Williams on a 46-yard strike and with C'Darris Wright on an
11-yard pass. The connection with Wright with 19 seconds left
brought the Hawks back to a 35-all tie and forced overtime.
The overtime saw Chowan get the ball first and Floyd punched one
in from the four-yardline, only to be answered by a Sam Arnold
one-yard run. The teams traded touchdowns in the next two
overtimes, before Floyd found James Fox on a 12-yard pass to take a
61-55 lead.
Chowan forced the Builders into a fourth down from the seven,
but Franklin pass to Reid was broken up by Aaron Hawkins for the
win.
Floyd was named the MVP of the game as he accounted for seven
touchdowns. Franklin was 24-of-41 for a career-high 292 yards
and three touchdowns with no interceptions. He ends his
career with a streak of 230 straight passes without an
interception.
CHOWAN 61, APPRENTICE SCHOOL 55 - 4 OT
Chowan
0
0
7
28
7
7
6
6-- 61
Apprentice
14
14
0
7
7
7
6
0-- 55
First Quarter
NNA: Reid 15 pass from Franklin (Edelen kick), 11:07
NNA: Franklin 7 run (Edelen kick), 3:29
Second Quarter
NNA: Nimmo 1 run (Edelen kick), 13:47
NNA: Forbes 42 run (Edelen kick), 13:05
Third Quarter
CU: L. Williams 80 pass from Floyd (Cline kick), 2:54
Fourth Quarter
CU: L. Williams 46 pass from Floyd (Cline kick), 14:51
NNA: Reid 24 pass from Franklin (Edelen kick), 11:03
CU: Floyd 1 run (Cline kick), 9:37
CU: Gloyd 3 run (Cline kick), 4:05
CU: Wright 11 pass from Floyd (Cline kick), :19
First Overtime
CU: Floyd 4 run (Cline kick)
NNA: Arnold 1 run (Edelen kick)
Second Overtime
NNA: Reid 12 pass from Franklin (Edelen kick)
CU: Wright 3 run (Cline kick)
Third Overtime
CU: Thorne 1 run (pass failed)
NNA: Arnold 3 run (pass failed)
Fourth Overtime
CU: Fox 12 pass from Floyd (pass failed)
A: 1837
CU
NNA
First
Downs
20
24
Rushes-Yards
52-161 58-147
Passing
Yards
252
292
Comp-Att-Int
12-28-3 24-41-0
Fumbles-Lost
1-0
0-0
Penalties-Yds
5-40
10-65
Punts-Avg
6-34.2
6-33.2
Time of Possession
22:12
37:48
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Chowan, Floyd 19-79, Thorne 23-51, Myrick 3-21, Royster
1-10, Wright 1-3, Ma. Brown 5-(-3); Apprentice, Arnold 33-83;
Lancaster 8-34, K. Franklin 8-14, Reid 1-13, Swain 2-5, Team 1-0,
Nimmo 5-(-2).
PASSING: Chowan, Floyd 11-25-2-248, Ma. Brown 1-3-1-4;
Apprentice, Franklin 24-41-0-292.
RECEIVING: Chowan, L. Williams 6-182; Fox 4-65, Wright 1-11,
Thorne 1-(-6); Apprentice, Reid 12-170, Gordon 4-47, T. Franklin
2-17, Swain 2-9, Frost 2-8, Young 1-21, Robinson 1-20.
Full stats
Post-Game Notes
- With his 83 yards, Sam Arnold finished the season with 878
yards for the eighth highest single season total in the modern era
(since 1985). His 33 carries finished him sixth in single
season carries with 209. He also went over 1,000 yards for
his career.
- With his 24 completions, Kyle Franklin finished third in the
career completions list with 272. His 292 yards also put him
into third on the career passing yards list with 3372. His
125 completions this season gave him the school record for a single
season. His 33 career touchdowns and 52.5% completion
percentage are the second best totals in school history.
- Travis Reid became the first receiver in school history to have
over 1,000-yards in receptions with his 170 today. He
finished the season with 71 receptions for 1,049 yards and 13
touchdowns which are all school records. His 12 receptions
broke the single game mark of 11 by Billy Bogue (1988 vs. Bowie
State). For his career he ended with 169 receptions for 2895
yards and 33 touchdowns which are all school records. His 104.9
yards per game average also set an Atlantic Central Football
Conference record.
- Sophomore Matt Edelen made all seven of his conversion attempts
to break the single game mark of six he held against Morrisville
State and Maritime College earlier this year. His 31 made
this year broke the school record of 27 by Stephen Selfe in 1987
and his 91.2% conversion rate broke the mark of 88.9% made by Selfe
in 1987.
- The 55 points is the most in a loss by the Apprentice School in
school history. That also helped the Builders average 27.6
points for the season which is the highest total in the last 22
years.
- The 292 yards passing gave the Builders 1,542 on the year which
is the highest total in the last five years and the second highest
in the last 22 years.
- The 24 completions gave the Builders 126 on the year which is
the highest total in the last 22 years.
- The 3 interceptions put the Builders' total at 15 on the year
which tied the school record for a season.
- The 439 yards of total offense enabled the Builders to average
294.5 on the year which is the highest average since 1994.
- The 4 overtimes is the longest game in Apprentice School
history while the 116 combined points is the most in a game in
school history.
