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Pigskin Picks

Delaware State News
Posted 10/19/18

There's a lot riding on Smyrna High's big homecoming showdown with Dover tonight.

Both teams are fighting for an at-large berth in the DIAA Division I state tournament.

Here's our picks for …

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Pigskin Picks

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There's a lot riding on Smyrna High's big homecoming showdown with Dover tonight.

Both teams are fighting for an at-large berth in the DIAA Division I state tournament.

Here's our picks for all the Henlopen Conference and local college football games:

Andy Walter, Delaware State News: 60-14

Tim Mastro, Delaware State News: 62-12

Ben Heck, Milford Chronicle: 52-22

Glenn Frazer, Delaware Radio 105.9: 58-16

Matt Pencek, WBOC-TV: 58-16

Tonight's games.

Games start at 7 p.m.

Dover (1-1, 5-1) at Smyrna (2-1, 2-3)

At this point, Smyrna’s tourney hopes probably need a victory more than the Senators do.

AW: Smyrna, 46-38; TM: Smyrna 36-35; BH: Dover, 34-28; GF: Smyrna, 36-34; MP: Dover, 28-27.

Sussex Tech (0-2, 2-4) at Caesar Rodney (2-1, 4-2)

In their bid to take back to the state tourney, Riders can’t afford to overlook any team.

AW: CR, 27-20; TM: CR, 21-20; BH: CR, 20-13; GF: CR, 24-16; MP: CR, 20-18.

Sussex Central (3-0, 5-1) at Polytech (0-2, 1-5)

The red-hot Golden Knights are a tough team for Panthers to face on homecoming.

AW: SC, 41-6;TM: SC, 42-6; BH: SC, 34-14; GF: SC, 35-10; MP: SC, 49-14.

Milford (3-3) at Cape Henlopen (1-5)

Cape Henlopen can give its rough year a little boost with a victory for homecoming.

AW: Cape, 22-16; TM: Milford, 17-14; BH: Milford, 28-10; GF: Milford, 27-17; MP: Cape, 21-20.

Woodbridge (3-0, 4-2) at Lake Forest (1-1, 3-3)

The Raiders are building momentum as they try to build up their state tourney resume.

AW: Wood, 35-12; TM: Wood, 34-14; BH: Wood, 31-17; GF: Wood, 34-20; MP: Wood, 35-21.

Laurel (0-2, 3-3) at Indian River (1-2, 2-4)

The Bulldogs would love to pick up their first South win on IR’s homecoming night.

AW: Laurel, 33-7; TM: Laurel, 33-22; BH: Laurel, 17-7; GF: Laurel, 24-14; MP: Laurel, 42-14.

Delmar (2-0, 6-0) at Seaford (0-3, 1-5)

Just trying to score points on the unbeaten Wildcats is an imposing task right now.

AW: Delmar, 49-0; TM: Delmar, 49-0; BH: Delmar, 48-0; GF: Delmar, 49-12; MP: Delmar, 56-14.

College

Saturday's games

Delaware State (0-3, 0-6) at South Carolina State (1-2, 1-5), 1:30 p.m.

DSU doesn’t looked to be overmatched in this one but winning on the road is difficult.

AW: SCar, 34-21;TM: SCar, 33-13; BH: SCar, 24-20; GF: SCar, 45-20; MP: SCar 35-17.

Wesley (4-1, 5-1) at Rowan (3-2, 4-2), 2 p.m.

The Profs aren’t great but are still a step up from much of Wesley’s NJAC competition.

AW: Wesley, 41-14; TM: Wesley, 34-14; BH: Wesley, 34-31; GF: Wesley, 30-23; MP: Wesley, 35-20.

Delaware (2-1, 4-2) at New Hampshire (0-3, 1-5), 3:30 p.m.

UNH is just the kind of team that can step up and trip the Hens at this point of the season.

AW: UD, 31-17; TM: UD, 28-20; BH: UD, 35-17; GF: UD, 24-21; MP: UD, 24-20.

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