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Volpe & Young Power FSU to Record-Setting Win Over Apprentice

FROSTBURG, Md. - Junior quaterback Josh Volpe (Germantown, Md./Northwest) and sophomore Anthony Young (Hyattsville, Md./Northwestern) turned in record-setting performances to help Frostburg State rally for a 25-21 victory over The Apprentice School in Atlantic Central Football Conference action, Saturday.

Box Score

FSU (2-7, 1-1) amassed a season-high 386 yards in total offense and led Apprentice (2-7, 0-3) in first downs (19-10) and time of possession (32:54-27:06). The Bobcats trailed several times throughout the game and used a touchdown with 3:15 left in the fourth quarter to pull off the come-from-behind win.

Young finished with an FSU and ACFC record 248 receiving yards on 15 receptions. He hauled in three touchdowns, including a 26-yard game-winner in the final minutes of the fourth. His three touchdowns are an FSU record and are second all-time in league history.

Volpe threw for 316 yards on 21-of-41 attempts with all three touchdowns going to Young. Volpe's passing yards are just three shy of his career-high and are the ninth most in a single-game in school history.

Senior Anton Wade (Baltimore, Md./Patterson) ran for a team-high 62 yards and a touchdown in the third quarter that tied the contest at 19-19.

Trey Tillman threw for 120 yards and a touchdown in the loss for the Builders. Chris Virgin carried the ball 20 times for 92 yards and two touchdowns, all season-highs for the sophomore tailback.

Volpe and Young hooked up for a 25-yard touchdown in the first quarter that capped a three-play scoring drive as FSU led 7-0. On the ensuing drive, Apprentice covered 61 yards on seven plays and Tillman tossed a 24-yard touchdown to Bryan Cain as Apprentice tied the game.

The Builders added to their lead when Virgin scored on a seven-yard run that took advantage of an FSU interception at its own 27. Apprentice further increased its lead when it scored with just 57 seconds left in the half, a three-yard scorign run by Virgin.

Frostburg State answered just before the halftime horn. After returning a short kickoff to the 44, the Bobcats covered the final 56 yards in just 41 seconds and Young hauled in another 25-yard touchdown as FSU trailed 19-13 at the break.

The Bobcats tied the scored at 19 at 9:26 in the third quarter when they collected their longest drive of the afternoon. FSU covered 70 yards on just five plays, aided by a 49-yard pitch and catch from Volpe to Young, and Wade pushed his way into the end zone from a yard out.

However, Apprentice blocked the extra point and returned it the length of the field for two points and a sudden 21-19 lead.

In the fourth quarter, each team turned the ball over once and the FSU defense stopped Apprentice on fourth and 13 that setup the game-winning drive. Volpe completed five passes on the final scoring drive, including the 26-yard game winner to Young, who darted between Builder defenders and raced into the end zone.

The Bobcats advanced to the Apprentice three on the game's final drive but took a knee and ran out the clock for the win.

Senior defensive back Terryl Monroe (Temple Hills, Md./Dematha) made a career-best 14 stops with 3.0 tackles for loss and an interception.

Frostburg State caps it season next Saturday when it hosts Salisbury in the 12th Annual Regents' Cup at 1:00 pm.
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