Preview: Sussex Central Golden Knights vs. Cape Henlopen Vikings
Sussex Central is 9-1 against Cape Henlopen since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sussex Central Golden Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cape Henlopen Vikings at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few points on average, (Sussex Central: 17.6, Cape Henlopen: 16) so any points scored will be well earned.
Sussex Central had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against Appoquinimink on Friday as Sussex Central made off with a 28-7 victory.
Sussex Central found their leader in underclassman William Harmon, who rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Cape Henlopen faced Dover in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Cape Henlopen snuck past Dover with a 25-20 victory on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cape Henlopen.
Sussex Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Cape Henlopen, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-3.
Sussex Central strolled past Cape Henlopen in their previous matchup back in October by a score of 35-16. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cape Henlopen's Maurki James, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sussex Central still be able to contain him? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
