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Builders Fall 39-0 To Fifth-Ranked Wesley College
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. - Junior quarterback Shane McSweeny accounted for the four offensive touchdowns on Saturday for fifth-ranked Wesley College as they defeated The Apprentice School 39-0 at Apprentice Field.
Wesley took its first possession and drove 55 yards in six plays with McSweeny connecting with Ellis Krout on a 21-yard scoring pass for a 7-0 lead with 11:21 left in the first. The Wolverines only had the ball for 3:46 of the first quarter which ended with the 7-0 advantage.
In the second quarter, Wesley turned the ball over on two of its first three possessions while holding the Builders to a fumble, a punt and a missed field goal. The Wolverines took possession after the missed field goal on the Builders 20 and McSweeny found DeAndrew Fowlkes on an 80-yard touchdown strike for a 14-0 lead with 7:02 left in the half.
After a Builder punt gave the Wolverines possession on their 47, McSweeny and Krout connected again on a 47-yard scoring pass to give Wesley a 20-0 lead after a failed conversion attempt with 3:33 left in the half.
To start the second half, Wesley took almost six minutes off the clock on an 11-play, 72-yard scoring drive as McSweeny recovered his own fumble and banged his way in from the three-yard line with 8:59 left to go up 27-0.
From that point, the Wolverine defense got into the scoring column as Marcus Wilson returned an interception 36 yards for a touchdown on the Builders next series to take a 33-0 lead with 7:50 left in the third. In the fourth, Aaron Benson returned an interception 62 yards for the final touchdown in the 39-0 victory.
The Builders did outgain Wesley rushing the ball for 91 yards compared to 54 for the Wolverines. Wesley did its damage in the air as McSweeny was 18-of-30 for 298 yards while the Builders threw for 63.
Leading the Builders on the ground was senior Sam Arnold with 51 yards on 24 carries, while freshman Chris Virgin was next with 32 yards on nine carries. Defensively, senior Jeremy Drayton was the game-high tackler with 10 while sophomore Jovan McCamey was next with five and a sack and freshman Aaron Finley also had five including a fumble recovery.
"They played with a lot of heart and emotion today," said Apprentice School Head Coach Michael Vite. "I am very proud of the effort today. They proved to themselves that they can play with anyone when they bring that much heart and emotion into a game."
The Builders are off next week before visiting Lake Wales, Florida for a 1 pm matchup with Webber International on October 31.
