With a full schedule of high school and college football games on tap this weekend, starting tonight, check out the State News predictions for all the matchups.
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With a full schedule of high school and college football games on tap this weekend, starting tonight, check out the State News predictions for all the matchups.
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Andy Walter, Delaware State News (44-13)
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Glenn Frazer, Delaware 302 Sports (38-19)
High school games start at 7 p.m. unless noted.
Tonight’s games
Indian River (2-1) at St. Elizabeth (4-0), 6 p.m.
IR is off to a good start in Class 1A but resurgent St. E’s has won its four games by a combined 181-18.
AW: St. E, 40-19; TM: St. E, 33-20; BH: St. E, 27-12; GF: St. E, 28-27
Woodbridge (4-0) at Laurel (4-0)
Raiders and Bulldogs aren’t in the same Class right now but this one still figures to be a tough battle.
AW: Wood, 27-21; TM: Wood, 22-20; BH: Wood, 20-14; GF: Wood, 20-13
Wilmington Charter (2-1) at Polytech (1-3)
Panthers would love a Homecoming victory against a Charter team that has flourished in Class 1A.
AW: Charter, 20-14; TM: Charter, 21-7; BH: Charter, 28-13; GF: Charter, 17-14
Early College (0-2, 0-3) at Seaford (1-1, 2-1)
After a tough loss to IR last week, the Blue Jays have an opportunity to get back on track tonight.
AW: Seaford, 52-6; TM: Seaford, 48-14; BH: Seaford, 23-6; GF: Seaford, 35-0
Friday’s games
Dickinson (1-2) at First State Military (1-3), 4 p.m.
First State Military wouldn’t mind picking up its second straight win as it celebrates Homecoming.
AW: FSMA, 26-16; TM: FSMA, 14-7; BH: Dickinson, 16-10; GF: FSMA, 20-14
Delmar (1-2) at Cape Henlopen (0-4)
Both Henlopen Conference squads have found victories difficult to come by so far this season.
AW: Cape, 17-14; TM: Cape, 28-21; BH: Delmar, 30-21; GF: Cape, 24-17
Dover (4-1) at Appoquinimink (1-3)
Senators are on a four-game winning streak but know they have some tougher games ahead of them.
AW: Dover, 24-6; TM: Dover, 28-21; BH: Dover, 31-18; GF: Dover, 17-10
Salesianum (3-1) at Caesar Rodney (0-5)
It’s Caesar Rodney’s Homecoming night but the new-look Sals are expected to be the ones celebrating.
AW: Sallies, 45-3; TM: Sallies, 35-14; BH: Sallies, 38-12; GF: Sallies, 35-12
Milford (3-1) at Sussex Central (2-2)
The Bucs get the chance to prove they can still compete against one of the state’s bigger schools.
AW: Central, 28-10; TM: Milford, 24-21; BH: Milford, 30-24; GF: Central, 27-14
Brandywine (0-3) at Sussex Tech (2-3)
The Ravens want to build on the momentum from last Friday when they knocked off Lake Forest.
AW: Tech, 21-7; TM: Tech, 20-14; BH: Tech, 24-13; GF: Tech, 20-6
Saturday’s games
Smyrna (3-2) at St. Georges (3-1), noon
The Eagles look to assert themselves as the state’s Class 3A pecking order continues to work itself out.
AW: Smyrna, 34-14; TM: Smyrna, 44-28; BH: Smyrna, 36-28; GF: Smyrna, 30-24
Newark (2-2) at Lake Forest (3-1), noon
The Spartans need to bounce back from their first loss of the year as they celebrate their Homecoming.
AW: Lake, 20-13; TM: Lake, 28-14; BH: Lake, 33-21; GF: Lake, 28-13
College
Delaware (2-0, 3-1) at Rhode Island (2-0, 4-0), 1 p.m.
The Blue Hens handled URI in the spring but winning the rematch should be much more difficult.
AW: UD, 23-17; TM: URI, 28-24; BH: UD, 24-16; GF: UD, 17-14
Va. Univ. of Lynchburg (0-5) at Delaware State (2-3), 2 p.m.
The Hornets are looking to get back to .500 against a VUL program that is always difficult to figure out.
AW: DSU, 42-6; TM: DSU, 40-14; BH: DSU, 21-17; GF: DSU, 27-14