Ruffin, Arrington Named Honorable Mention All-State By VaSID

Apprentice School men's basketball players Eric Ruffin and Jason Arrington were named on Wednesday to the Honorable Mention All-State College Division team by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association.  This team entails all Division II, III, NAIA and USCAA teams in the state.

Arrington was the leading scorer on the team averaging 14.6 points per game.  The Norfolk native and maintenance electrician apprentice started the season red-hot scoring 22 points against Averett University, Francis Marion University, Southern Maine CC and University of Maine-Fort Kent.  His season best was a 26-point outing in a road victory over Randolph College.  He had six assists in a game four times and six steals twice.  Arrington shot a team-best 74.1% from the foul line making 100 free throws.

 Ruffin was second in scoring averaging 13 points per game but added almost five rebounds and five assists per game.  The Suffolk native and shipfitter apprentice had 24 points in a home win over Southern Virginia in February and topped that two days later with 25 in a road loss to Division II Chowan University.  He had nine rebounds in a game four times and tied the school single-game assist record with 10 against Chowan in February.  Ruffin was named to the USCAA All-American team prior to the nationals in late February.