PHILADELPHIA, PA – Maxwell Football Club President, Mark Dianno, announced the 2022 Mini Max High School Award winners for the state of Delaware. The forty-four players selected are from schools across the state of Delaware. Players were nominated by their coaches throughout the 2022 season and were evaluated based on criteria that includes: football performance, academics, and community service. The …
High school basketball, wrestling rankings: Week 3
Boys Basketball Jason Winchell Ranking School Record Last Week’s Ranking Comments 1 Tower Hill 4-0 1 Nice comeback win vs Penn 2 Middletown 3-0 2 Faces Malvern Prep (PA) on Wednesday 3 Sallies 4-2 3 Faces Roman Catholic on Wednesday 4 Howard 2-0 4 2 wins last week to open season 5 Seaford 1-0 5 Travels to Slam Dunk to …
High school basketball, wrestling rankings: Week 2
Boys Basketball top 10 Week 2 By Jason Winchell Ranking School Record Last Week’s Ranking Comments 1 Tower Hill 2-0 1 The defending champs host Penn this week 2 Middletown 2-0 2 2 wins over top 10 teams 3 Sallies 2-1 3 Tough out of state schedule this month 4 Howard 0-0 4 Opens season on December 14th 5 Seaford …
Laurel Bulldogs win back to back state football titles
Newark – For two seasons the Laurel Bulldogs have carried the target on their back with the number one ranking in Class A and for two seasons they have raised the state championship trophy at Delaware Stadium in December. “Unbelievable,” Laurel head coach Joey Jones said after the Bulldogs defeated St. Elizabeth 28-13 to win the DIAA Class A state …
Friends holds off Buccaneers for state title
The Wilmington Friends school won its second state with a 10-7 victory over the Caravel Buccaneers. The Quakers were in the championship game in 2018, but had some major injuries that created a lopsided loss to Woodbridge. Their last state championship came in 1984 with a 22-12 victory over Claymont. The Quakers were led by the third generation of Tattersall’s …
Smyrna Eagles “fly high” for state title
In their semifinal victory two weeks ago, the Smyrna Eagles used multiple offensive sets to feature the run game, only attempting five passes to advance to the championship game. Once they got to Delaware Stadium, it was Brian Wright and the passing attack that propelled the Eagles to the 4th title in school history since 2015. It just goes to …
Caesar Rodney rides seven pins to defeat St. Mark’s
Pike Creek – The formula to winning a wrestling dual meet is simple. Find seven pinners on your team and then at least one that can stay off their back. The Caesar Rodney Riders used that formula to win their season opening non-conference match over St. Mark’s 46-30. The Riders won seven matches by pin and picked up a major …
DIFCA announces 2022 All-Class football teams
The Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association announced this year’s All-Class football teams for the three classifications at a meeting in Dover today. Class 1A was dominated by Laurel and St. Elizabeth, the two teams that will play for the State Title Saturday. The Bulldogs placed 11 players on the 1st team, while the Vikings had 5 players named to the …
Riders and Spartans rekindle mat feud
Pike Creek – Caesar Rodney and St. Mark’s last met on the wrestling mat in 2015. Prior to that the two teams met in the Division I dual meet state championship 11 times dating back to 1997 with the Riders winning seven of those matches. The two teams also met in a couple of semifinal matches as well as two …
Delaware LIVE preseason basketball & wrestling team rankings
Boys Basketball Week 1 Rankings Ranking School Record Last Week’s Ranking Comments 1 Tower Hill 1-0 1 The defending champs get some early home games 2 Middletown 0-0 2 Faces 2 top 10 teams this week 3 Sallies 0-0 3 Tough out of state schedule this month 4 Howard 0-0 4 Opens season on December 14th 5 Seaford 0-0 …