Cape Henlopen High scored 35 unanswered points in the first half before posting a 42-26 victory over Woodbridge in a non-conference football game on Thursday night.

The win was the first for Vikings’ coach Mike Frederick as Cape Henlopen (1-1) matched its victory total for all last season. The win also avenged a 35-21 loss to the Blue Raiders a year ago as the Vikings snapped a six-game losing streak.

Cape Henlopen returns to action on Sept. 17 with a 1 p.m. game at William Penn.

Woodbridge (0-1) hosts St. Mark’s on Sept. 16.

Smyrna’s Judy sidelined: Smyrna High head football coach Mike Judy will miss the Eagles’ season opener on Friday night due to medical reasons.

Defensive coordinator Dan Wagner will be the acting head coach when Smyrna plays a 7 p.m. contest at Arundel, Md. (1-0).

College football

DSU’s Guthrie says he’s tranferring: Delaware State defensive back Esaias Guthrie has announced that he’s entering the NCAA Transfer Portal.

The Middletown High grad has made the decision just one game into the season. He was a first-team All-MEAC selection both last fall and in the preseason.

Guthrie, who had five interceptions in 16 games during the 2021 calendar year, has three years of eligibility remaining.

“This is one of the hardest days of my life,” Guthrie wrote in a social-media post. “To even have to announce I am leaving the school I loved playing for, fully believe in and wanted to be a part of helping to put DSU on the map for all the DE football players coming up is an extreme weight on me.

“I hope everyone stays with me on my journey to my next football home,” he wrote, after thanking a number of people. “I promise I’ll make y’all proud.”

Field hockey

Lake Forest 3, Sussex Tech 0: The Spartans blanked the Ravens in their season opener.

Woodbridge 2, Indian River 1: Laney Scott’s third-quarter goal broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Blue Raiders the Henlopen South win.

Caroline Scott tallied Woodbridge’s first goal with Rylie Murray and Abigail Tatman combining to stop five shots. The Raiders held advantages of 7-6 in shots and 11-2 in corners.

Mya Whittington scored for the Indians and Jazmin Mayfield made five saves.

Milford 2, Caravel 2: Molly Masten and Madisyn Hitchens scored second-quarter goals as Milford earned a tie.

Melissa Mesidor made seven saves for Milford, which finished out-shot Caravel, 14-9.

Laurel 3, Holly Grove Christian 0: The Bulldogs opened the season with a shutout victory.

Polytech 3, St. Georges 1: Rachel Carey tallied the Panthers’ first two goals as Polytech opened the season with a non-conference win on Wednesday.

Kylee LaVere added the other goal for the Panthers.

Sussex Central 1, Appoquinimink 0: Kamryn Payne’s goal at the 8:56 mark lifted the Golden Knights on Wednesday.

McKenna Boyle assisted on the goal with Ella Justice making a pair of saves for Central, which held advantages of 17-2 in shots and 16-3 in corners.

Caravel 3, Dover 0: The Buccaneers tallied two second-half goals to put away the victory on Wednesday.

Caravel finished with edges of 9-4 in shots and 9-2 in corners.

Boys’ soccer

Wilmington Charter 4, Caesar Rodney 0: Matt Capretto tallied two goals and an assist as the Force blanked the Riders in their season opener on Thursday.

Charter, which tied CR 4-4 in last year’s opener, held advantages of 11-4 in shots and 4-3 in corner kicks. Jacoby Sheaffer made six saves.

Cape Henlopen 5, Delmar 1: Five different players scored for the Vikings in their season-opening victory.

Aldo Hernandez-Becerra, Nicholas Panyko, Cardin Benjamin, Jacob Schell and Angel Haro-Simental all had a goal for Cape, which out-shot the Wildcats, 16-4.

Jose Garrido scored for Delmar with Caleb Ritchey making 11 saves.

Laurel 12, Holly Grove Christian 0: The Bulldogs cruised to the season-opening win on Thursday.

Tower Hill 5, Seaford 1: The Blue Jays fell behind 4-1 by halftime in the non-conference loss,

Caravel 8, Polytech 0: The Buccaneers netted four goals in each half in the victory.

James Waterton made six saves for the Panthers as Caravel held advantages of 14-3 in shots and 7-1 in corner kicks.

Girls’ volleyball

Smyrna 3, Archmere 0: The Eagles downed the Auks by scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-22 on Thursday.

It was the second straight season that Smyrna started the season with a win over Archmere.

Anna Richardson (8 digs) had a team-high 13 kills with Elise Carter adding nine for the Eagles. Karalyn Osborne (5 kills, 16 assists), Megan Carroll (2 kills, 1 ace, 12 assists) and Carly Timblin (2 aces, 11 digs) also paced Smyrna.

MOT Charter 3, Milford 0: The Mustangs won the match by scores of 25-16, 25-18, 25-10.

Sussex Academy 3, Sussex Central 2: The Seahawks took a 2-1 lead before winning the match, 14-25, 25-21, 25-20, 23-25, 15-10.

Leading the Golden Knights were led by Leah Sheridan (11 kills, 5 aces, 4 digs), Alaya Mills (6 kills, 2 aces, 11 digs) and Takyla Davis (3 kills, 4 aces, 18 digs).

Caesar Rodney 3, St. Georges 0: The Riders opened the season with a 25-15, 25-17, 25-21 victory on Wednesday.

Woodbridge 3, First State Military 0: The Blue Raiders picked up a win by scores of 25-21, 25-16, 25-21.

Delmar 3, Chincoteague, Va. 0: The Wildcats won the match by scores of 25-19, 25-23, 25-15.

Delmar 3, Laurel 0: On Wednesday, the Wildcats posted the win by scores of 25-19, 25-14, 25-9.

College soccer

WOMEN, Robert Morris 5, Delaware State 1: Junior goalkeeper Ashley Maribo set a program record with 23 saves in the Hornets’ loss.

Gabriela Cabrera scored in the 53rd minute for DelState (0-7).

Saint Francis 1, Delaware 0: The Red Flash (1-7) earned their first win of the season.

Delaware (1-3-3) had 13 shots with seven on goal for the game. Goalkeeper Mia Reed had two saves to give her 32 saves on the season.