2008-09 Apprentice School Athletic Year In Review
Sept. 20, 2008: Junior Sam Arnold ran for 132
yards and two touchdowns, while junior Phil Caralla threw for 163
yards and two touchdowns as the football team defeated George Mason
28-10 for the first victory for new head coach Michael Vite.
Oct. 11, 2008: In one of the wilder football
games in recent years, junior Phil Caralla set school records for
attempts (53), completions (39), touchdown passes (5) and yards
(388) as the Builders fell 47-38 at NCAA Division II Lake Erie
College.
Nov. 15, 2008: In a game that had everything in
weather from bright sun, to torrential rain and a rainbow,
sophomore Bryan Cain was named the 59th annual Oyster
Bowl MVP after tying a school record with three blocked kicks as
the Builders defeated Southern Virginia 37-14.
Nov. 20, 2008: 12 football players were named to
the All-Atlantic Central Football Conference squads. Freshman
linebacker Mana Ohia was honored as the ACFC Rookie Of The
Year. Three Builders were honored with first-team selections:
senior lineman Chauncey Jones, senior defensive back Robert Hannah
and senior wide receiver Markim Gordon.
Nov. 22, 2008: Senior Rahshann Lewter recorded
the first triple-double for the Lady Builders since 2004 as she had
18 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in an 80-51 victory over Penn
State Fayette in the Great Ships Classic.
Dec. 30, 2008: Senior Eric Ruffin set the school
single-game assist record as he had 15 in a tough 79-72 loss at
NAIA Division I, 4th-ranked Concordia University
(Calif.) in the Surf City Classic.
Jan. 9, 2009: Senior Cecil Lee earned his
100th career victory in dramatic fashion scoring an 8-0
major decision over his Wagner College opponent to give the
Builders a 24-20 team victory in the Virginia Duals.
Jan. 10, 2009: Lee was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler in the American Division of the Virginia Duals making him the second such honoree after assistant coach Micah Amrozowicz who won it in 2007 when the team took second place.
Jan. 24, 2009: Cecil Lee broke the school career
victories record with his first round win in the Builder
Invitational. His pinfall victory in 54 seconds gave him his
101st career win breaking the mark he shared with
Darrick Walker.
Jan. 27, 2009: Senior Fred Spratley joined the
1,000-point club for the men's basketball team in an 87-75 victory
over Southern Virginia University. He broke that barrier on a
layup with 50 seconds left to become the third men's player in the
last 20 years to score over 1,000 career points.
Jan. 31, 2009: Sophomore Valleri West scored a career
high 31 points as the Lady Builders used a 23-4 first-half
explosion to defeat St. Joseph's-Brooklyn 84-54 in the midst of an
eight-game winning streak.
Feb. 7, 2009: Senior Rahshann Lewter broke the
career assist record for the women's basketball team as she dished
out 10 in an 81-49 Lady Builder win at NCAA Division II Columbia
Union College.
Feb. 21, 2009: Junior Eric Joe's put back with 25
seconds left gave the men's basketball team a come-from-behind
80-79 win at NCAA Division II St. Paul's College. That marked
the second win over the Tigers by one or two points in the season
after a 63-61 home win on Dec. 11.
Feb. 21, 2009: Junior Jonathan Dehoux drove in a school
record 10 runs as the baseball team knocked off NCAA Division II
Lock Haven University 22-11 in the Builder Invitational.
Feb. 26, 2009: Freshman linebacker Mana Ohia was named
the Eastern College Athletic Conference Southwest Region Rookie Of
The Year making him the first-ever Apprentice School honoree by the
ECAC.
Feb. 28, 2009: Sophomore Arbry Butler set the school
single-season blocked shots record swatting three in the 85-74
championship game victory over Rhema Bible College in the USS
Nimitz Division of the Great Ships Postseason Classic. He
ended the season with 56 blocked shots.
Mar. 3, 2009: Seniors Eric Ruffin and Rahshann Lewter
were named to the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association All-American
squads at the pre-national tournament banquet in Pittsburgh,
Pa. It marked the second honor for Ruffin and the third for
Lewter.
Mar. 7, 2009: Senior Rahshann Lewter ended her career
with the first-ever postseason triple-double in a 63-56 loss to
Robert Morris-Springfield at the USCAA Nationals. She had 12
points, 10 assists and 12 rebounds in the loss and earned
All-Tournament honors for the third time in her career.
Mar. 10, 2009: 17 football players were named to the
Atlantic Central Football Conference All-Academic Team.
Mar. 12-14, 2009: The wrestling team, along with the City
of Hampton, hosted the 2009 National Collegiate Wrestling
Association Championships at the Hampton University Convocation
Center. The Builders garnered six All-American honors and its
first national champion since 2002 to win its first team
championship.
Senior Cecil Lee became the ninth national champion for the Builders winning the heavyweight championship and in the process broke the single season victories record with his 46th.
Mar. 21, 2009: The baseball team swept a doubleheader
from Tufts University 7-3 and 6-5 marking the first ever
doubleheader sweep of the Jumbos. Apprentice School had lost
13 of the last 14 meetings with Tufts before the sweep.
Mar. 27, 2009: The golf team recorded a 300 in route to
finishing second in the Apprentice School Spring Invitational at
The Woodlands in Hampton.
Apr. 5, 2009: Junior Jonathan Dehoux drove in nine runs
in an 18-4 win over USCAA rival Briarcliffe College. In the
process he breaks the single season RBI record raising his total to
52 in 30 games.
May 2, 2009: Ryan Wagner's one-out single in the bottom
of the ninth lifted the baseball team over the University of Mary
Washington 8-7 for the first-ever win over the Eagles.
May 11, 2009: Four baseball players were named to the
USCAA All-American teams at the pre-tournament banquet at War
Memorial Stadium. Jonathan Dehoux, J.D. Drewry, Kyle Center
were USCAA All-Americans, while Bryce Beale earned Honorable
Mention honors. Center was also named to the USCAA
All-Academic team. It marked the third year in a row for
Kyle Center to earn All-American honors, while Dehoux garnered his
second and it was the first time for Beale and Drewry.
June 10, 2009: The wrestling team was honored by Newport
News City Council with a resolution of recognition after winning
the 2009 NCWA National Championship.
June 22, 2009: Rahshann Lewter and Cecil Lee were honored
at the Peninsula Sports Club Headliners Night banquet by being
named Apprentice School Athletes of the Year. Wrestling coach
Bruce Shumaker was given a special accommodation for leading the
wrestling team to the 2009 NCWA National Championship.