Dover gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out the West Catholic Burrs 14-12. Given the Senators' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked eighth in Delaware, while the Burrs are ranked 267th in Pennsylvania) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Looking ahead, Dover will challenge Appoquinimink at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West Catholic, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Conwell-Egan Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on September 13.
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