Sussex Tech 56 Glasgow 34
Kyle Thompson -20 carries 292 yds / 5 TD
1 rec 14 yds

Isaiah Jones -15 carries 116 yds / 1 TD

Dylan Platia -5 carries 61 yds / 1 TD

Reggie Wright -1 recption 8 yds 1 TD

Knox Sheets -2 for 5 passing 22 yds/1 TD

Jaiden Justice - 3 carries 20 yds

Lebryan Jones - 3 carries 9 yds

CONGRATULATIONS to @Laxatt on not only winning this past weeks challenge but getting a perfect score. He guessed all 10 games right. Here are the results of last week.

1. @Laxatt - (10-0) = 55pts
2. @DaDude01 - (9-1) = 54pts
2. @Wrestlehead55 - (9-1) = 54 pts
2. @Dadof3smartkids - (9-1) = 54 pts
5. @Yunforce - (9-1) = 53pts
5. @ReturnOfTheGate - (9-1) = 53pts
7. @MTownCavs09 - (8-2) = 52 pts
8. @Longagoplayer - (9-1) = 51pts
8. @Ironman_8708 - (9-1) = 51pts
8. @baseballer46 - (9-1) = 51pts
11. @First_state_gridiron - (9-1) = 50 pts
11. @connorr1 - (8-2) - 50 pts
11. @Woody_Wood - (8-2) = 50 pts
14. @upstatewrestlingfan - (7-3) = 46 pts
15. @BasinRdBetty - (8-2) = 45 pts
15. @Robert Boucher - (7-3) = 45 pts
17. @Dback2500 - (8-2) = 42 pts
17. @cavaliercharlie - (8-2) = 42 pts
19. @Rockem sockem - (7-3) = 41 pts
20. @Notursmine - (6-4) = 37 pts

Hodgson 21 Howard 6 final

8-29-24 Cape Henlopen 21 Red Lion 13 RLC: Mehki Corbin 42 yards rushing and 1 touchdown run of 1 yard. Teammate Evan Budinger 161 yards passing, Jamarion Ramsey 101 receiving yards. Raheem Spencer 1 touchdown run of 5 yards.

2 touchdown runs by Christopher Keller and Ethan Brantley paces Delaware Military Academy to a 57-0 win over First State Military Academy.

Sussex Central 41 Laurel 20 SC: Malik Bell 2 touchdown runs of 12 and 14 yards each.

Woodbridge 32 Seaford 0 WB: Tyler Eley 71 yards rushing and scored 2 touchdowns. Kam Ren Johnson 1 touchdown.

Hodgson 21 Howard 6 HVT Xavier Brown 2 passes of 30 yards to Dareon Lockhart and 32 yards to Brasheim Davis. Brasheim Davis ran a pick 6 for 37 yards.

Salesianum 34 Episcopal 13

Salesianum:
Jasir Gaymon 10 catches 135 yards. Game MVP.
Brady McBride 22-31-239 yds, 1 INT, 2 TDs passing
Vernol Gary 6 catches 66 yards 1 TD
Aiden Lego 21 carries 92 yards 1 TD
Odell Teel 14 carries 66 yards 2 TD

They have canceled two scrimmages so far. Will they have a team this year?

We are officially one week away from the start of the season so let’s get started with the first Pool of the season. For everyone that is new to this, THERE ARE RULES.

1. Entries must be submitted before the kickoff of the first game that week. If it’s a Thursday then you have til Thursday to submit your list.
2. You can change your entry however many times you’d like until the first game kickoff.
3. Scoring works as your entry is laid out. 10 being the game you’re most confident in, and 1 being the game you’re least confident in.
4. If you miss a week or two, you’re fine…just do your best to get your entries in and then good luck!

So, without further ado, here is the first weeks poll (WEEK 0)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29th
Hodgson vs. Howard @ Abessinio @ 3:45pm
FSMA vs. A.i. DuPont @ 4pm
Middletown vs. Red Bank Catholic (NJ) @ 7pm
Odessa vs. Lake Forest @ 7pm
Red Lion vs. Cape Henlopen @ 7pm
Woodbridge vs. Seaford @ 7pm
Sallies vs. Episcopal (PA) @ 7:45pm

FRIDAY, AUGUST 30th
Mount Pleasant vs. Milford @ 3:30pm
Downingtown West (PA) vs. Smyrna @ Abessinio @ 8pm

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31st
Dover vs. Troy (PA) @ Abessinio @ 8pm

I might be wrong but the 2023 Champions were:

AAA - Salesianum
AA - Caravel
A - Tatnall

I believe it was trapblock22 that made the case that Caravel might have been better than the Sals. I know nothing about the lower 2 Divisions.

On the AAA, let me point out the Big S's 2 toughest in state games are away this year. They have very little chance of winning at Smyrna or Middletown. Also, and this one will rock your brain, the Big S hosts Malvern this year. Reflect upon this: the cumulative score for the last 3 Sals - Malvern games is 115 to 0 in favor of the Friars. Malvern has thrashed the Sals 42-0, 38-0 and 35-0. Can we get Bib's running clock gif ready to crank again?

Suffice it to say Bummy sees 3 big losses on the Sals schedule before the first kick off. The '24 AAA state title will move back to South of the C & D Canal.

Better minds than me can ponder the outcomes of A & AA.

Jon Buzby & I will once again be releasing a podcast each week recapping the HS football weekend. Our first pod of the season is up discussing DIAA updates and offseason coaching changes.
If this type of thread isn’t allowed, please delete.

Oakland A;s 4 Milwaukee Brewers 3 Cape Henlopen and Virginia alum Jake Gelof 1 rbi for the A's

Omaha Storm Chasers 7 Buffalo Bison 6 Cape Henlopen and Liberty alum Max Fluherty came in relief for the Bison as he pitched 1.1 innings gave up 1 hit 1 run 1 earned struck out 1 batter.

Question… are Coaches allowed to attend scrimmages of other teams ?

Great Lake Loons 4 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 2 Cape Henlopen alum Jake Gelof 1 double 1 single 1 rbi.

On to the semis.Game was on ESPN +. Only saw the last inning.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/tsn...channels-times-watch/692fe27cb548a1ac2689fb4b

Just wanted to get a grasp on if anyone is interested in doing the confidence pool once again this year? I know Bib got it started and I took it over for last year. Bib if you’d like to have it back go ahead, if not I’ll gladly continue doing it.

Anyway, who’s interested? You didn’t have to participate last year to be able to do it this year.

Was at this scrimmage today and have a few observations/opinions. Im not an X's & O's guy, just a fan. McD was a bigger and faster squad but Sallies pretty much held their own. Sallies looks somewhat smaller than last year but with more overall team speed. Remains to be seen how they compensate for Alleyne. McBride and his back up can both sling the ball and did so today. McBride had a 65yd TD bomb and a lot of yardage from the backs catching balls coming out of the backfield. The team looked fairly young. I didn't see LJ Smith in uniform (I don't think) and the VanKerkhoven LB transfer from Middletown was on crutches and the rumor is he won't be playing anytime soon. McD did a pretty good job shutting down Sallies inside the tackles. McD was ranked #5 last year in MD according to MaxPreps and I like the fact that GDD wanted to scrimmage a team like that. I've been following the Big S for decades now and the offense I saw today (yes, I know it's a scrimmage) was the most wide open I can remember. Sallies D was very aggressive going after the ball and literally ripped the ball away from the runner/receiver more than once. Rosters aren't published yet which made IDing players a challenge. McDonogh looks like a university, what a complex. Im sure Bib knows a ton about the program.

Oakland A's 9 New York Mets 4 Cape Henlopen alum Jake Gelof 1 single for the A's.

Scranton Wilkes Barre Rail Riders 6 Buffalo Bisons 4 Cape Henlopen and Liberty alum Max Fluharty came in relief for the Bison and pitched 1.2 innings gave up gave up 1 hit and recorded 1 strikeout.

did anyone go to the DMA scrimmage, wanted to get thoughts on those three teams- DMA-Cape-WPENN

Middletown hosts Red Bank Catholic.
Salesianum hosts Episcopal Academy.
Howard hosts Hodgson
Laurel hosts Sussex Central.
CR hosts Wm. Penn.
Red Lion hosts Cape Henlopen

Let the speculation begin.

I'm surprised that this did not come up sooner. Some politician from downstate has this up for consideration to separate the state tournaments between public and private. A number of states still do this, Texas for example. An alternative approach toward "leveling the playing field" is to apply a multiplication factor to a school's enrollment for purposes of tournament classification. For example , a private school with 600 students might be assigned a factor of 1.5 with an assumed enrollment of 900 for tournament classification purposes. Some states also do the calculation for public schools with "open enrollment". Will this work in a tiny state with less than 50 secondary schools? I doubt it. I don't know what is driving the pol's reasoning but it won't work in the First State.

Washington Nationals 5 Cincinnati Reds 2 Caravel and LSU alum Jake Fraley 1 double for the Reds.

St. Louis Cardinals 6 Atlanta Braves 2 Wilmington DE native Paul Goldschmidt hits home run 14.

Oakland A's 6 Philadelphia Phillies 2 Cape Henlopen and Virginia alum Jake Gelof scored 1 run and walked twice for the A's

Cincinnati Reds 7 Miami Marlins 4 Caravel Academy and LSU alum Jake Fraley 1 single for the Reds.

Chicago Cubs 5 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Wilmington DE native Paul Goldschmidt 1 single 1 run scored for SL.

Starts today…..got some interesting games. For anyone wants the schedule you can go to NCC website.

For today though, the games are:

@DMA
Delcastle vs. Odessa 5:15pm
DMA vs. Delcastle 6:15pm
DMA vs. Odessa 7:15pm

@Hodgson
Salesianum vs. Christiana 5:15pm
Hodgson vs. Salesianum 6:15pm
Hodgson vs. Christiana 7:15pm

@Caravel
Caravel vs. Mckean 6:15pm
Newark vs. Newark Charter 6:15pm
Caravel vs. Newark Charter 7:15pm
Newark vs: Mckean 7:15pm

@St. Georges
St. George’s vs. Wilmington charter 6:15pm
Smyrna vs. Glasgow 6:15pm
St. George’s vs. Glasgow 7:15pm
Smyrna vs. Wilmington Charter 7:15pm

@Middletown
Middletown vs. St. Elizabeth’s 6:15pm
Lake Forest vs. Red Lion 6:15pm
Middletown vs. Red Lion 7:15pm
Lake Forest vs: St. Elizabeth’s 7:15pm

AND THE REST OF THIS WERKS SCHEDULE WILL BE PLAYED THURSDAY NIGHT…..

@A.i. DuPont
Ai DuPont vs. Brandywine 6:15 pm
Howard vs. Conrad 6:15 pm
A.i DuPont vs. Conrad 7:15 pm
Howard vs. Brandywine 7:15pm

@St. Marks
Dickinson vs. Appoquinimink 5:15pm
St. Marks vs. Dickinson 6:15pm
St. Marks vs. Appoquinimink 7:15pm

Baltimore Orioles 3 Oakland A's 2 A's Cape Henlopen and Virginia alum Jake Gelof 1 single.

St. Louis Cardinals 7 Washington Nationals 6 Wilmington DE native Paul Goldschmidt 1 single 1 run scored for the Cards.