Senior Will Harcum finished second at 174 pounds going 3-1 on the day with three wins by fall. Harcum, a Williamsburg, Va. native, set a modern-era record by winning 12 matches in a row to start the season. The record breaking match was in the semifinals where he recorded a fall in 35 seconds over DJ Neri of Gettysburg College. Jon Peters held the mark winning 11 in a row to start the 2002-03 season.  With those three falls, he is now tied for sixth on the career falls list with 29. Harcum is now 12-1 on the season.

Freshman Patrick McIntosh went 4-1 at 157 pounds to take third place. All four of his victories were by decision, including defeating senior Matt Perry 3-2 for third place. McIntosh, a Sherrills Ford, NC native, is now 10-3 on the season.

Perry, a Chesapeake, Va. native, went 4-2 to finish fourth. After falling in his opening match, Perry recorded wins by technical fall , fall, major decision and a decision over Matt Nobbs of Elizabethtown to advance to the third place match. With his four wins today, Perry is now 12-2 on the year and with 87 wins on his career he is now tied current assistant coach Jovon Butler for seventh on the all-time list.

Next up for the Builders will be the York College Tournament on December 5.
Apprentice School Wrestling Team Splits Action In Knight Brawl Duals

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Five Builders went 2-0 on the night but the Apprentice School wrestling teams split a pair of duals at the University of Central Florida Knight Brawl Duals in Orlando, Florida.

In the opener, the host Knights scored wins in three of the final four bouts to take a 22-19 victory over the Builders. The nightcap saw the Builders score wins in six out of seven bouts in the middle of the dual match for a 31-14 victory over Marion Military Institute.

Leading the way for the Builders on Friday night were sophomore Marcus Chevres (133 pounds), senior Ty Holley (141), senior Matt Perry (157), senior Will Harcum (174) and sophomore LA Colon (235 pounds) who all went 2-0.

The team will take to the mat again on Saturday morning to compete in the Central Florida Open starting at 9 am.

University of Central Florida 22, Apprentice School 19

125: Alexander Chiracosta (UCF) p. Ty Ford :58

133: Marcus Chevres (A) dec. Stephen DeAugustino 10-9

141: Ty Holley (A) dec. David Frazier 8-4

149: Ricky Anderson (A) dec. TJ Gillin 13-7

157: Matt Perry (A) maj. dec. Andres Munoz 13-3

165: Nick Christian (UCF) dec. Patrick McIntosh 8-6

174: Will Harcum (A) dec. Greg Gaught 16-10

184: CJ Hauser (UCF) maj. dec. Stuart Roes 17-4

197: Graham Smith (UCF) dec. Quinton Bowling 12-5

235: LA Colon (A) dec. Richard Rippy 3-1

285: Daniel Rowe (UCF) p. Kevin Gray 1:27

Apprentice School 31, Marion Military Inst. 14

125: Terence Jones (MMI) dec. Ty Ford 5-2

133: Marcus Chevres (A) maj. dec. Xenepher Austin 14-3

141: Ty Holley (A) dec. Brandon Westernam 11-4

149: Will Sexton (A) p. Joshua McCoy 4:19

157: Matt Perry (A) dec. Jay Mitchell 6-4, OT

165: Joe Salvatore (MMI) dec. An. Damico 7-6

174: Will Harcum (A) p. Maxwell Watson 1:38

184: Stuart Roes (A) p. Michael DePiero :56

197: Gregory Magee (MMI) dec. James Lipford 9-5

235: LA Colon (A) dec. Edward Swindle 7-4

285: Michael Mullen (MMI) tech fall Diley 16-0
Apprentice School Wrestlers Open Season Winning Electric City Duals

SCRANTON, PA. - The Apprentice School wrestling team opened its 2009-10 season on Saturday by winning four matches and knocking off American International College 22-19 for the championship of the Electric City Duals at the University of Scranton.

The first two duals on the day were against teams from the host Royals. The opening dual was against the A team from Scranton and the Builders rallied from a 12-0 deficit after three bouts to win 31-12. A pin by Will Harcum at 174 pounds in 1:24 put the Builders ahead to stay at 16-12. The next dual was against the #2 team from Scranton where the Builders jumped out to an 18-0 lead after four bouts en route to the 45-3 win.

The final dual in pool play was against Penn State DuBois where the Builders earned five wins by pin and three decisions in the middle eight bouts for a 39-7 victory. Harcum earned his second win by pin at 174 pounds in the quickest of the day for the Builders - 30 seconds.

Going undefeated in pool play pitted the Builders against NCAA Division II American International College in the championship match. As the teams traded victories in the first four bouts, the Builders gained an early 10-7 advantage after a Matt Perry victory by decision at 157 pounds. American International answered that with a pair of decisions at 165 and 174 pounds to retake the lead at 13-10.

The Builders responded with a pair of victories by pin as Harcum finished a 3-0 day winning his bout at 184 pounds in 1:05, while freshman Stuart Roes won his fourth match of the day with a pin in 3:30 at 197 pounds.

"We made some mistakes today, but anytime you come up to Pennsylvania you are going to get tested and we did. It was a real good day," said Apprentice School coach Bruce Shumaker.

Six Builders did not lose a bout today as sophomore Will Sexton (149 pounds) and Roes (197) went 4-0. Harcum (174/184) and Perry (157) each went 3-0, while Quentin Bowling (184) and Freeman Ward each won a bout.

Next up for the wrestlers will be a trip to Orlando, Florida to compete in the University of Central Florida Duals on November 6 and the UCF Invitational the next day.

Apprentice 31, Scranton (A) 12
125:     Mike Murcia (S) pinned Tyare Ford, 6:00
133: Vinny Signoriello (S) dec. Marcus Chevres, 9-3
141: Mike Ebert (S) dec. Ty Holly, 6-2
149: Will Sexton (A) maj. dec. Frank Siclari, 14-1
157: Matthew Perry (A) dec. Mike Guenther, 6-4
165: Anthony Damico (A) dec. Paul Rajan, 5-3
174: Will Harcum (A) pinned Matthew Terry (1:24)
184: Quentin Bowling (A) dec. Nicholas Genovese, 4-3
197: Stuart Roes (A) dec. Joe Williams, 6-3
285: Jeremy Diley (A) pinned Greg Hoeper (1:09)

Apprentice 45, Scranton (B) 3
125: Tyare Ford (A) dec. Javitz, 5-0
133: Marcus Chevres (A) won by fft.
141: Kyle Spruill (A) pinned James Roth (6:07)
149: Will Sexton (A) dec. Jeff Kapica, 6-5
157: Steve Glickman (S) dec. Montrell Barbine, 1-0
165: Patrick McIntosh (A) dec.Mike Bonomo, 5-1
174: Freeman Ward (A) pinned Dylan Quesada (3:47)
184: Stewart Roes(A) won by fft.
197: Quentin Bowling (A) won by fft.
285: Jeremy Diley (A) won by fft.

Apprentice 39, Penn St.-Dubois 7
125: Andrew Spicer (P) maj. dec. Tyare Ford, 8-0
133: Marcus Chevres (A) pinned Brandon Wiser, (1:07)
141: Kyle Spruill (A) pinned Garrett Singer, (4:17)
149: Will Sexton (A) dec. Casey Haines, 5-2
157: Matt Perry (A) dec. Ryan Taylor, 11-5
165: Kyle Bish (A) dec. Anthony D'Amico, 11-5
174: Matachi Outlaw (A) pinned Chris Rushmore, (1:09)
184: Will Harcum (A) pinned Ryan Terwilliger, (0:30)
197: Stewart Rose (A) pinned Joe Shields, (3:52)
285: Jim Mosher (P) dec. Kevin Gray, 3-2

Championship Match: Apprentice 22, AIC 19
125: Este Lara (AIC) maj. dec. Tyare Ford, 9-1
133: Marcus Chevres (Apprentice) maj. dec. Brian Clay, 14-2
141: Chris Hoffman (AIC) dec. Kyle Spriull, 11-6
149: Will Sexton (Apprentice) dec. Robert Merchant, 9-2
157: Matt Perry (Apprentice) dec. Babajide Fagbuyi, 8-2
165: Ronald Tetreault (AIC) dec. Pat McIntosh, 7-4
174: Martin Thompson (AIC) dec. Malaki Outlaw, 10-6
184: Will Harkum (Apprentice) pinned Jaakov Bloch, (1:05)
197: Stewart Ross (Apprentice) pinned Mike Ramsey, (3:30)
285: Casey Hines (AIC) pinned Jeremy Dilley, (6:05)
Bruce Shumaker Gives Builder Wrestling 411

Apprentice School Head Wrestling Coach Bruce Shumaker was a recent guest on the wrestling radio show Wrestling 411 where he spoke on a variety of topics ranging from the 2009 NCWA Nationals to history of Builder wrestling to what was on his radio when he wrestled in college.
Click here for a link to the podcast from Wrestling 411.tv.
 
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Apprentice School's Lee, Harcum Named To VASID All-State Wrestling Team

LYNCHBURG, VA. - More honors were announced on Friday for the Apprentice School wrestling team after its 2009 National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championship. Two Apprentice School wrestlers were named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association All-State wrestling team. This is the only team produced by the state association that combines University Division (NCAA Division I) and College Division athletes.

Senior heavyweight Cecil Lee was named to the first team at heavyweight. The Portsmouth, Va. native had a record setting senior season as he finished 46-9 and won the NCWA National Championship. Lee's 46 wins broke the school single-season victories record and his 124 career wins also gave him the career victories mark.

Sophomore Will Harcum earned second team honors at 165 pounds after he finished with a 34-16 record. The Williamsburg, Va. native finished fifth at 165 pounds in the NCWA Nationals to earn All-American honors and had a team high 18 wins by fall.

This marks the first year that the Builders have earned spots on the VaSID All-State team.
2009 VaSID All-State Wrestling Team

VaSID All-State First Team
125 - James Nicholson, Old Dominion
133 - Kyle Hunter, Old Dominion
141 - Ryan Williams, Old Dominion
149 - Pete Yates, Virginia Tech
157 - Peter Rose, Southern Virginia
165 - Chris Brown, Old Dominion
174 - Chris Henrich, Virginia
184 - Tommy Spellman, Virginia Tech
197 - Jesse Strawn, Old Dominion
HWT - Cecil Lee, Apprentice School

VaSID All-State Second Team
125 - Jarrod Garnett, Virginia Tech
133 - Christian Smith, Liberty
141 - Tim Harner, Liberty
149 - Joey Metzler, Old Dominion
157 - Jesse Dong, Virginia Tech
165 - Will Harcum, Apprentice School
174 - Mendbagana Tovuujav, George Mason
184 - Rocco Caponi, Virginia
197 - Brent Jones, Virginia
HWT - David Marone, Virginia Tech
Apprentice School Wrestlers Win First NCWA National Championship

HAMPTON, VA. -- It must be something with hometown advantage.

After participating in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championships for 11 years, the Apprentice School brought home its first-ever team national championship on Saturday night at Hampton University Convocation Center. The Builders amassed 118.5 points to outdistance three-time defending champion Grand Valley State who scored 109 points in the 84-team event.

The national championship for the wrestling team marked the first ever team championship for the Builders who have now won seven individual national champions.

"I thought we had potential with this young team," said Apprentice School Head Coach Bruce Shumaker. "Right now it's amazing, they did a tremendous job this weekend and we got a championship now." He was honored at the post-event banquet as the 2009 National Coach of the Year.

What helped the Builders as they had four wrestlers wrestling for third place or higher, while the Lakers had four wrestlers wrestling for fifth place and one for a national championship. The advancement point victories helped the Builders clinch the national championship halfway through the final round.

Builder National Champions Year Weight Darrick Walker 1999 235 Sinque Holmes 1999 285 Darrick Walker 2000 235 Shawn Gillispie 2000 141 Jon Peters 2002 141 Sinque Holmes 2002 285 Cecil Lee 2009 285

Senior Cecil Lee became the first individual champion for the Apprentice School as he won the 285 pound championship match with a 4-1 decision over Tim Rose of Amerhst College. Lee iced the championship with a two-point takedown with 1:25 left in the third period and held on for his school record 46th victory on the season. Earlier Saturday he defeated Chris DeScantis of Pittsburgh 1-0 to advance to the finals. His 46 wins set the school single-season victory record that was held by current assistant coach Micah Amrozowicz with 45. The last individual champion for the Builders was York High graduate Sinque Holmes who won the heavyweight championship in 2002.

" To do this in our area is quite a way to finish my career," said Lee. "It felt like I was at home with all the fans cheering in the finals."

Freshman Marcus Chevres fell behind early in his match with Steven West for the 133 pound championship and lost a 16-7 major decision. On the season he finished with a 26-17 record and went 4-1 in the tournament. Earlier on Saturday the Norfolk, Va. native advanced to the finals with a 10-5 win over Joey Heersche of Kansas State.

Senior Ty Holley lost 5-1 for third place at 141 pounds to Mike Girodano of Northampton Community College. Giordano put Holley into the losers bracket on Friday in a 3-2 decision. Holley finished 23-16 on the year. Earlier on Saturday he scored a 15-5 major decision over Jason Mustall of Mott Community College and defeated Mark Burchardt by injury default from Hudson Valley Community College.

Junior Matt Perry finished eighth at 149 pounds after having to take a default in his match against Lance Goodell of Mott Community College. He finished his season with a 22-18 record and earned his second All-American honor. In his first match on Saturday, the Chesapeake, Va. native lost a 6-5 decision to Jeffrey Slaughter of Louisiana State University.

Year Builder All-Americans Team Finish 2009 6 1st 2008 3 Tied 10th 2007 7 3rd 2006 6 2nd 2005 6 3rd 2004 5 4th 2003 8 2nd 2002 5 3rd 2001 3 10th 2000 7 2nd 1999 7 2nd

Sophomore Will Harcum won 9-3 over Steve Bauer of Mott Community College to take fifth place at 165 pounds. That win avenged an earlier loss to Bauer in the quarterfinals on Friday for the Williamsburg native. He opened with a flurry taking an early 4-1 advantage and won his 34th match of the season. Earlier Saturday he won by fall in 1:43 over Michael Wright of Delaware and then lost an 11-4 decision to Nick Newell of Kansas State University.

Freshman Charles Mills lost 14-6 to Oscar Huntley from U.S. Naval Academy Prep for third place at 174 pounds. Mills, a freshman from Republic, Washington, finished the year 28-14 and went 4-2 in the event. Earlier Saturday he lost a 4-2 decision to Richard Doherty of Grand Valley State in the semifinals and scored a win in 5:56 over Michael Bard of Delaware in the consolation semifinals.

The championship was the sixth for the Apprentice School as the women's basketball team won the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association National Championship in 2000-01 and 2001-02, while the men's team won championships in 2001-02 and 2002-03. The baseball team won the U.S.C.A.A. national championship in 2008 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

2009 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WRESTLING ASSOCIATION

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION CENTER

HAMPTON, VA.

Top 10 Teams (out of 84): Apprentice School 118.5; Grand Valley State 109; U.S. Naval Prep 96.5; Marion Military Institute 96; Central Florida 85.5; U.S. Military Prep 69; U.S. Air Force Prep 64.5; Mott CC 63, Northampton CC 56.5, Kansas State 56.5.