Apprentice, Atlantis to Meet in Saturday’s Neptune Bowl

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – New South members Apprentice And Atlantis will wrap up their 2024 football seasons at the Neptune Bowl, presented by DoubleTree by Hilton, Saturday afternoon at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex. The Builders will play in the bowl game for the third time in program history, taking on Atlantis University for the first time ever.

Tickets are on sale now with presale tickets going for $20, while tickets at the gate Saturday afternoon will go for $25. Tailgating packages start at $50. All tickets and tailgating packages can be purchased at the link above or by going to beachsportsplex.com/neptune-bowl.

Tailgating opens in the parking lots at 10 a.m. Gates open at 12:30 p.m. with kickoff set for 2 p.m. Saturday.

Apprentice is 1-1 in Neptune Bowl games all-time and is 5-5 on the season. Atlantis is also 5-5 coming into the bowl game.

NSAC Launching Football in 2025

After years of planning, negotiation, and collaboration, the New South Athletic Conference is pleased to announce that it will add football as its next sport beginning in the fall of 2025.

“It think football will bring a major focus to us,” said NSAC President Joel Williams, AD and head football coach at Atlantis University. “It think that people are going to catch on to the vision of what the New South is trying to do. Football is a great commodity for a school to have and makes enrollment more attractive.”

“It’s been a long time in coming because we wanted to do it right,” added commissioner Mike Davis. “Several of our current members already have football and wanted a home for their team. They will now have that as well as a competitive spot for their other sports.”

Current members with football programs include The Apprentice School, Atlantis, John Melvin University (Louisiana), Lighthouse Christian College, South Carolina Central Christian College, and Westgate Christian University. John Melvin Christian College (Florida) is adding football next year.

Talks continue with a number of other schools across the South who are considering joining as well. Watch for updates at newsouthconference.com/football.

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