NEWPORT NEWS - The Apprentice School men's wrestling team has completed its weekend of action as the team was split between the Lucha Open near Atlanta and a quad match at East Carolina Saturday.

Starting with the Lucha Open, the Builders sent 10 wrestlers to the Peach State for competition. In the Gold Division, Ethan Baker and Caleb Hartung each notched a win in their competitions. Baker, wrestling at 174, started his tournament with a quick pinfall of St. Thomas's Daniel Garlin before falling in a pair of close decisions. Hartung had a long first match of the day at 285 but finished it off with a pinfall in the final minute of the match. He then fell in a close decision to Life's Nate Glass before a major decision loss in the consolation bracket.

In the Silver Division, Lucas Vannostrand saw a lot of action at 125, wrestling in six matches. He started the day with a pair of pinfalls late in the first period of both opening matches. After losing his third match of the day, he bounced back with a 9-0 major decision win over Cumberland's JaRi Campbell and a pinfall over Montreat's Ayden Goodman. His tournament came to a close with a tough 6-4 decision loss.

Nathan Gipson went 1-2 at 133, winning by major decision over St. Andrews' Briant Witherspoon by a 13-4 final score. Jakob Brown also went 1-2 at 149, winning his first match of the day by a 14-2 major decision. Amari Williams ended the day with the same record in the weight class, winning his first consolation match of the day in a 16-13 decision over Montevallo's Colton Sullivan.

Jason McKee went 2-2 on the day at 165 in the Silver Division, starting with a 9-4 win over Truett McConnell's Toby House. After a tough 3-0 loss to UNC Pembroke's Aspen Talbot, he bounced back with a 10-1 major decision win over Reinhardt's Ethan White before falling to UGA's Dylan Lobdell in the next round.

Finally, Grayson Starrett ended the day 1-2 at 285, earning a 5-2 decision over Campbellsville's Jake Heady in the opening round.

Over at East Carolina, the Builders took on wrestlers from the Pirates, Guilford and UNC Charlotte. Five Builders finished the day without recording a loss. Thomas Clark went 2-0 on the afternoon, while Hunter Ray was 3-0 with a pinfall, a technical fall and a 10-7 decision.

Derek Liddle ended the day 3-0 with three pinfalls, while Spencer Green and David Ales each went 2-0. Green had one pin on the day, while Ales pinned both his opponents.

Six other Builders ended the day earning a win on the day. Terril Parker was 1-1 with a pin, Kyle Deguzman was 1-2 with a tech fall, Christian Duke was 1-1 with a pin, Wyatt Haskell was 1-1 with a 14-12 decision, Riley Ingles was 1-2 with a pin and Robert Tovirnik was 1-1 with a pin.

The Builders will be back in action at the New Standard Invitational December 6-7 in York, Pennsylvania.