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Builders Open Home Slate With 67-13 Win Over George Mason
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Apprentice School football team
opened its home schedule on Saturday afternoon with a 67-13 victory
over George Mason University at Apprentice Field.
Senior Sam Arnold started the scoring for the Builders finishing a
58-yard drive with a 10-yard run at the 12:21 mark. Arnold ran for
73 yards on 10 carries in the game.
Following a George Mason punt, freshman Chris Virgin scored on a
one-yard run which started a three touchdown in 1:57 spurt for the
Builders. Freshman Anthony Duckworth returned the ensuing punt
54-yards for a touchdown to lead 19-0 with 7:25 left in the first
quarter. On the ensuing kickoff junior Bryan Cain picked up a
fumble and returned it 17 yards to give the Builders a 26-0 lead
with 7:11 left in the first quarter.
Virgin took care of three of the next four touchdowns for the
Builders on runs of 48, 25 and 80 yards. Fellow freshman Louis
Norwood mixed in a 39-yard interception return for the Builders as
they scored the most points in a game since the end of the 2007
season when they lost a 61-55 four overtime contest to Chowan
University.
The Builders gained 344 yards on the ground with Virgin leading
the way with 157 yards on five carries and four touchdowns. Those
four touchdowns are the second most by an individual in one game
since 1985. Apprentice School (1-2) only threw three passes in the
game, completing two for 59 yards.
“The guys were very focused for the entire 60 minutes today
and it showed,” said Apprentice School Head Coach Mike Vite.
“It’s always good to play everybody on the roster and
we got accomplished everything we wanted to today to get the job
done.”
Next up for the Builders will be a trip to face Fairleigh
Dickinson-Florham on Saturday, September 26 at 1 pm.
