TOCCOA FALLS, Ga. - The Apprentice School men's basketball team wrapped up the NSAC North-South Christmas Classic by leading wire-to-wire in a 90-67 win over John Melvin University Sunday afternoon.

The Builders opened the game on a 14-2 run that set the tone for the rest of the game. Apprentice hit their first four shots from the floor and went on to shoot 50 percent from the floor in the first half, including hitting 10-of-20 shots from downtown, on the way to a 45-32 lead at intermission.

The Millers trimmed the lead down to as few as seven early in the second half, but a 10-0 Builder run helped extend the lead back out to a 62-43 lead at the 13:45 mark of the second half. Apprentice pushed the lead out to as many as 28 points on multiple occasions on the way to the win.

In total, 12 Builders made their way into the scoring column with all 16 seeing at least four minutes of action. Adrion Wall paced the way with 22 points, while Montrell Jackson had 12 in just nine minutes on the floor. Jahlil Hope added 10 in 13 minutes.

Apprentice finishes the 2024 portion of their schedule at 8-3 overall and 2-1 in New South Athletic Conference play. They will jump back into action January 11 as they host Cheyney with tipoff set for 2 p.m. in Newport News.