The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association division 1A football state championship featured two teams who have never won a football state championship nor competed for one. The Tatnall Hornets and Wilmington Charter Force faced off Saturday afternoon in both teams’ first ever football championship competition. Which meant one of these teams was gonna be crowned a state champion. The Tatnall …
Newark – Cape Henlopen and Salesianum came into the DIAA Class AAA championship game statistically even. After the first half the two were tied 10-10. Then Salesianum erupted for 21 unanswered points in the third quarter on their way to a 45-17 victory winning their first Class AAA state championship and their eighth overall title. It was also the first title …
WILMINGTON — Salesianum, the top seed in the DIAA Class 3A football tournament, overcame a stiff challenge from No. 5 Middletown, earning a 24-14 win on Nov. 24 at Abessinio Stadium. It will be the Sals’ first trip to a state championship game since 2018. The Sals (11-1) advanced to the Class 3A championship game against No. 6 Cape Henlopen, …
The Tatnall Hornets will advance to the Delaware Scholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) Class 1A football state championship after defeating the Indian River Indians this afternoon. Tatnall came into the game with a 10-1 record with their only loss was at the hands of Class 2A Wilmington Friends. They went undefeated in conference play this season. Indian River had an …
Georgetown – The Cape Henlopen Vikings entered the Class AAA state tournament as the number six seed and after two weeks they have shown the state those numbers don’t matter. After upsetting number three seed Dover last week the Vikings knocked off the number two seed Sussex Central Golden Knights 46-14 to advance to the state championship game. “I am just …
Sussex Central’s Sophomore running back Will Harmon led the Sussex Central Golden Knights in the first round of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) football playoffs. Harmon accounted for four touchdowns in a 28-7 victory over the Appoquinimink (Appo) Jaguars to advance to the semifinals. Harmon scored the first three touchdowns of the game to give Central a …
(Woodside) The Polytech Panthers continued their historic season with a 28-6 win in the DIAA Class 1A football tournament Friday night. The school has been fielding a varsity program since the early 1990’s as a member of the Henlopen Conference. This year they secured their first conference title with an all time record of 9-1. Following the game, Head …
Georgetown – The math was easy, Smyrna needed a win to qualify for the Class AAA state tournament and a chance to defend their 2022 state title. What laid ahead of them was the District 2 champion Sussex Central. scored three touchdowns for the Eagles, which was one more than his season total prior to Friday night helping lead Smyrna to …
The injury-riddled Lake Forest football team ended its season on a high note winning the Battle of the Bell at Briggs Stadium Thursday night. Head coach Fred Johnson’s Spartans scored on their opening drive to take a 7-6 lead they would never relinquish. That first offensive series featured senior quarterback Jonathan Tyndall who has missed nearly his entire season due …
Laurel – The Laurel Bulldogs came into Friday night’s District 3 game looking to both keep their postseason hopes alive and defend their house with Xavier Limehouse. Limehouse rushed for a career high 255 yards on 24 carries scoring 3 touchdowns as he led the Bulldogs to a 34-20 Class AA District 3 win over Lake Forest. “When the playoffs are …
