Game Notes -- Apprentice School vs. Fairmont State

Apprentice School Football - 2007

Apprentice School vs. Fairmont State University

September 1, 2007

Apprentice Field

1 p.m.

Coaches: Apprentice School, Phil Janaro, 8 years 36-41

Fairmont State, Mike Lopez, 1^st year

Builders open 2007 season with Fairmont State

Today's season opener marks the first of six home games for the Builders in 2007 as they face the Division II Falcons from the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. 

            Under Head Coach Phil Janaro, the Apprentice School is 6-2 in season openers.  In his first time as head coach here (1985-87), he was 3-0 and he is 3-2 now in his second stint. Since 2000, the Builders are 5-2 in season openers.

            Against members of the WVIAC, the Builders are 2-8.  The last meeting with a WVIAC school occurred in 1998 when Concord University recorded a 41-7 win over the Builders.

Concord          0-4

Glenville St.    0-3

W. Liberty St. 1-1    

Seton Hill        1-0   

Touchdown Travis

Senior Travis Reid is approaching a number of modern era (1985-present) career records in receptions for the Builders.  His next touchdown will give him the career record that he now shares with Andre Ross (1991-94) with 20.  Ross holds the career reception yards mark of 2,544 and Reid is 699 yards away from breaking that record.  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.

Franklin factors

Senior Kyle Franklin has completed 51% of his passes in his collegiate career (147-of-288) and is coming off a junior season where he was 106-of-184 for 1,344 yards and 12 touchdowns.  His 12 touchdown passes were the second most in the modern era only trailing Darren Graham in 1994 who threw for 18 touchdowns.  The 106 completions was the third highest total in a single season trailing only David Riddle in 1989 (110) and Graham in 1994 (111).

Builder Block Party

Last year the Builders special teams were truly special as they blocked six punts returning four of them for touchdowns and one for a safety.  Senior Tony Scott had three of those blocks and started 2007 off with another one in the scrimmage game against Guilford College. 

D-fence D-fence

The Builders defense was one of several factors in the season-ending four-game winning streak including three by shutout.  Apprentice School topped the ACFC in total defense last year allowing 241.7 yards per game and in scoring defense allowing 14.3 points per game for their lowest averages in 22 years.  The three shutouts were the most in a single season since 1988.  In those last four games, no opponent has rushed for over 100 yards.