AMHERST, VA. - Sophomore Sam Arnold set school and Atlantic Central Football Conference record with 43 carries and an Apprentice School record 249 yards and one touchdown as Apprentice School defeated Southern Virginia University 45-14 at Amherst County High School.

The Builders held the Knights on its first drive and proceeded to cap off a 56-yard drive with a 35-yard field goal from Matt Edelen for a 3-0 lead with 7:33 left. 

That score held through the first quarter and midway through the second when senior quarterback Kyle Franklin found his favorite target in senior Travis Reid on a 30-yard scoring strike to finish an 80-yard, 10-play scoring drive.  Those two connected again on a 35-yard strike when he caught the ball in the middle of two defenders with 22 seconds left to put Apprentice ahead 19-0. 

Arnold was the workhorse of the day setting an ACFC record with his 43 carries breaking the old mark of 39.  The 43 carries also broke the Apprentice School record held by Thurm Gibson of 41 set in 1985 against Bridgewater.  His 249 yards broke Gibson's school record of 232 yards also in the 1985 Bridgewater game.  The 249 yards, on top of his 202 last week against Maritime, make him the first running back since Gibson to run for over 200 yards in consecutive games.

In the second half the Builders opened the scoring again with an Edelen field goal, this time from 22 yards to mark the first game a Builder kicker has made two field goals in a game since 1989.  The Knights answered with the first of two Hayes Page touchdown runs, this time from eight yards out to cut the lead to 19-7 with 7:43 left.

Any Knight hopes were dashed as the Builders used a bruising running game to score three touchdowns over the next 13 minutes.  J'Michael Swain plunged in from the two to go ahead 25-7, then the Franklin to Reid show struck again on a 10-yard slant pass where he caught the ball over three defenders to go ahead 31-7 with 7:04 left in the game. 

The defense then jumped into the scoring mix as freshman DaMario Sampson picked up a fumble and returned it 55 yards to go ahead 38-7 with 6:44 remaining.

Arnold joined the scoring mix as the Builders forced another Knight turnover on the SVU 44 and he broke his records during the ensuing drive which he capped off with a six-yard run.

"The defense played outstanding against a lightning fast offense of SVU and our offensive line really controlled the tempo letting Sammy break loose," said Apprentice School coach Phil Janaro.  "It was a great win for us."

Reid caught six passes for 93 yards and three touchdowns.  Those three scores raised his single season total to 10 which broke the record he held with three other receivers at eight touchdown receptions.  He now has caught 56 passes for 806 yards this year.  Franako Smith and Jeremy Smith each recorded a team-high six tackles to lead the defense.  Franklin was 11-of-20 for 145 yards and no interceptions, which raises his streak of passes without an interception to 167.   Once again the Builders did not turn the ball over marking the sixth time in eight games they have done that.

Apprentice School (4-4) now returns home to face ACFC rival SUNY Brockport on Saturday at 1 pm.

APPRENTICE SCHOOL 45, SOUTHERN VIRGINIA 14

Apprentice       3          13        9          20--     45

So. Virginia      0          0          7          7--       14

First Quarter

NNA: Edelen 35 FG, 7:32

Second Quarter

NNA: Reid 30 pass from Franklin (Edelen kick), 7:15

NNA: Reid 35 pass from Franklin (kick blocked), :22

Third Quarter

NNA: Edelen 22 FG, 10:05

SVU: Page 8 run (Jarman kick), 7:43

NNA: Swain 2 run (pass failed), 3:13

Fourth Quarter

NNA: Reid 10 pass from Franklin (run failed), 7:04

NNA: Sampson 55 yd fumble return (Edelen kick), 6:44

SVU: Page 3 run (Bolden kick), 5:17

NNA: Arnold 6 run (Edelen kick), 1:14

Att: 362.

                                    NNA               SVU

First Downs                  24                    17

Rushes-Yds                  60-304             23-95

Passing Yards               145                  227

Comp-Att-Int               11-20-0           19-38-2

Fumbles-Lost               0-0                   3-2

Penalties-Yds               7-50                 7-49

Punts-Avg                    1-53                 3-39.3

Time of Possession       40:08               19:52

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING: Apprentice, Arnold 43-249; Lancaster 3-35, Nimmo 5-22, Swain 5-13, Team 1-(-2), Franklin 3-(-13); SVU, Page 15-105; Andreasen 3-3, Taylor 5-(-13).

PASSING: Apprentice, Franklin 11-20-0-145; SVU, Taylor 17-34-1-210; May 2-3-1-17; Page 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Apprentice, Reid 6-93, Young 3-32, Robinson 2-20; SVU, Dunn 12-166; Hadfield 3-26, Whetstone 2-17, Housley 1-11, Page 1-7.