By Kevin Eickman Last Thursday evening at Briggs Stadium, Milford coach Jed Bell addressed his team following a hard-fought battle between two teams that laid it all on the line. It wasn’t easy for him, but it was even harder for the players who had hoped to snap Lake Forest’s two-game winning streak for the âBattle of The Bell.â The …
By Kevin Eickman On the gameâs first offensive play Friday night, Milford was caught with its pants down. On a simple off-tackle play, Ravens senior running back Zion Roach took the ball and ran left. The Buccaneers did not seal the edge and Roach was off to the races. Just like that with 19 seconds off the clock, Milford …
By Kevin Eickman Play after play, they just kept coming. Traveling up to Abessinio Stadium in Wilmington for yet another noon kickoff, Milford was wide awake for its battle against the St. Elizabeth Vikings. In their previous two trips north, the Buccaneers had come out flat and uninspired. This game, however, would start completely differently. Taking the opening kickoff on …
By Kevin Eickman âWake up!â That was the constant chorus being shared from the Buccaneers coaches and staff who had made the trip up to Delcastle to watch this past Saturday’s football game. Yet for the entire first half of the contest, Milford refused to respond. Whether it was one of six first half turnovers or the multitude of mental …
By Kevin Eickman Traveling up to play Class 3 William Penn was always going to be a challenge, going against a school that has an enrollment of 2,600 always is. To be able to compete against a team of that size and skill, the Buccaneers needed to be perfect and needed the breaks to go their way. This past Saturday, …
Kevin Eickman With the clock running down in the fourth quarter and the Milford Buccaneers holding a commanding 35- 0 lead in their season opener at home, the players on the field may have changed for the Bucs, but not the attitude. A simple run up the middle from sophomore Greg Lockett took the ball from senior quarterback John …
By DAVE McCALLUM Milford was clicking on all cylinders a week ago blasting Sussex Tech 46-35 in its Homecoming game, and Buccaneer head coach Shawn Strickland knew a similar effort would be required on Friday against unbeaten powerhouse Caravel Academy Friday night at Briggs Stadium. The homestanding Buccaneers were no match for their counterparts as they dropped a 42-0 decision …
By Kevin Eickman To use the word âexcitingâ to describe last Fridayâs contest between Milford and Lake Forest, would be fair. To use the word âdisappointingâ to describe Milfordâs performance, as they traveled to take on the Spartans would be fair as well. With Lake Forest taking the opening kick-off and running straight at the Buccaneers on the games …
By Kevin Eickman Last Friday night at Milford’s Briggs Stadium was a mixture of both old and new. With the induction of the 2022 12th Man Gridiron Club, Hall of Fame class, five past members of the Buccaneers football program were honored. Two of those honored, were part of the 2008 championship team, Head Coach Mike Tkach and linebacker/lineman …
By Kevin Eickman It was not the way the Milford football team wanted their season to end. However, at the end of it all the game was a microcosm of the recently completed 3-6 season. While there were opportunities, there were mistakes from this mostly young group of Buccaneers. The offense was inconsistent and somehow always seemed to make a …
