The Apprentice Builders#Football
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| name = The Apprentice Builders
| logo = Apprentice-school-builder.png
| university = The Apprentice School
| division =
| conference = New South Athletic Conference (NSAC)
| director = Jeff Egnot
| location = Newport News, Virginia
| teams = 6
| stadium = Apprentice Athletic Field (2,500)
| basketballarena =
| baseballfield = War Memorial Stadium (3,750)
| mascot =
| nickname = Builders
| fightsong =
| hex1 = 800000
| color1 = Maroon
| hex2 = FFD700
| color2 = Gold
| pageurl = http://www.gobuilders.com/
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The Apprentice Builders are the athletic teams of The Apprentice School, located in Newport News, in the U.S. state of Virginia. The Apprentice School is a full member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association and competes in the New South Athletic Conference (NSAC) for men's and women's basketball and baseball.
The school competes in the following sports:
- Baseball
- Men's basketball
- Women's basketball
- Football
- Men's golf
- Wrestling
- Women’s wrestling
Basketball
The men's basketball team has enjoyed historical success at Apprentice. The 1937 men's basketball team won the Virginia State AAU Championship and qualified for the AAU Nationals in Denver, Colorado.[http://www.gobuilders.com/Traditions/earlyyears Apprentice Builders] The Early Years More recently, the Builders won the USCAA men's basketball tournament in 2002, 2003, and 2024.{{cite news |title=Apprentice School wins third national championship in men’s basketball |url=https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/03/13/apprentice-school-wins-third-national-championship-in-mens-basketball/ |access-date=August 25, 2024 |work=The Virginian-Pilot |date=March 13, 2024}}
The school also fields a women's basketball team that has regularly competed nationally at their level.[http://www.gobuilders.com/sports/wbkb/postseason_results Apprentice Builders] Women's Basketball National Results
Football
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American football has been played at Apprentice since 1919, only breaking for two years during World War II.[http://www.acfcfootball.com/members/apprenticeschool/Apprentice_School Atlantic Central Football Conference] The Apprentice School The former coach is Phil Janaro, who has led the Builders to a record of 42 wins and 35 losses during his tenure. Former NFL quarterback Norm Snead also served as a head coach.
Until the end of the 2010 season, Apprentice was a member of the Atlantic Central Football Conference, playing teams mainly in the NCAA Division III, although they also schedule games against NAIA teams. The program was briefly a member of the National Club Football Association (NCFA) for the 2018 season.{{cite web |title=Teams: The Apprentice School |url=https://www.ncfafootball.org/league/team/?team=c0ac739d-aed6-4f18-a485-034ca6ce15e7&season=899708db-0611-4ba6-8270-2762d5ac7a29#team-main |publisher=NCFA |access-date=13 January 2020}} Led by Head Coach John Davis, the Builders won the 2018 NCFA National Championship before transitioning back to an independent varsity schedule in 2019.{{cite news |last1=Staff |title=Apprentice romps to NCFA championship with 56-14 victory vs Oakland |url=https://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt-apprentice-20181201-story.html |access-date=13 January 2020 |work=The Daily Press |date=December 1, 2018}}
Wrestling
Wrestling at Apprentice competes in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) and the team won the Mid-Atlantic Conference Championship for the 2010 season.[http://www.ncwa.net/teams?school=11 National Collegiate Wrestling Association] The Apprentice School The 2009 team, under head coach Bruce Shumaker, won the NCWA national championship.[http://www.ncwa.net/includes/pages/nationals/2009_brackets/teams.pdf National Collegiate Wrestling Association] 2009 National Tournament Results
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