NEWPORT NEWS - A 14-0 first quarter gave Washington & Lee all the cushion they would need to outlast The Apprentice School football team Sunday afternoon in a 28-9 loss for the Builders.

After both teams fumbled the ball on their opening possession, the Generals took advantage of a short field to drive just 24 yards and punch in the game's opening touchdown on an Anthony Crawford 3-yard run with 9:19 to go in the first. Washington & Lee got the ball back after the two sides traded punts and drove for the final 3:44 of the first quarter, scoring on a pass from Stephen Murrin to Jacob Romero as the first quarter expired to take a 14-0 lead.

The Builders went three-and-out on their next drive, giving the Generals the ball back again, and they put together a 13-play drive that chewed up nearly seven minutes of clock that ended with another touchdown to stretch the lead out further.

Apprentice finally got on the scoreboard late in the half, capping an 11-play drive with a 25-yard field goal from Jeremiah Morgan. The Generals drove into field goal range before halftime, but the kick sailed wide right to put the score at the break at 21-3.

The Builder defense settled down after halftime, holding the Generals scoreless for most of the frame. In turn, the offense got two more field goals on the board off the foot of Morgan, one from 43 yards and the second from 27 yards. Washington & Lee punched one more into the endzone with 2:37 to play in the game when Marcus Payne rumbled in from three yards out.

Benny Nena led all tacklers with 11 on the day, while Syncere Hawkins and Justin DePriest had eight and seven, respectively.

The Builders will look to snap the two-game skid next week when they host Georgia Warhawks on Hall of Fame Day. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.