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102 - CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, Nov. 16 - Nov. 22, 2001
Bucs bury Cape 24-0 as Vikings drop to 3-6 on the season
By Dave Frederick
The Milford fast break shotgun
offense exploited the Cape de-
fense with the outside speed op-
tion and then came back with the
fake draw quarterback keep also
known as inside "downhill count-
er,"
The downhill counter may be
the theme of the season as a pro-
gram boosting eight winning sea-
sons in a row is now spinning in
reverse at high rpms like a turbo-
charged Jeep stuck in the wet
sand.
"I didn't see this one coming at
all," said Milford assistant Jeff
Burnham. "Our quarterback, John
Stratton (88 yards rushing) and
running back R.J. Chandler (111
yard} have been hurt for most of
the season. We really should have
beaten Sussex Tech last week. We
never did stop Thaddeus Shock-
ley, but our offense executed real-
ly well."
Milford just abused Cape on its
first offensive possession, travel-
" ing 70 yards in nine plays with the
touchdown coming on a 19-yard
run up the middle by Prince
Kimerling. Milford faked the ex-
tra point as Stratton threw into the
back of the end zone for two
points.
"We watched a lot'of film for
this game," said Buc head coach
Mike Hilligoss. "Stratton can re-
ally execute that offense when he
is healthy."
Milford traveled another 70
yards on just eight plays on its
next possession, scoring on a two-
yard quarterback sneak. The PAT
made the score 15-0 in the first
quarter, which was a gaudy point
total for a team averaging just 14
points a game.
"Give Milford credit for execu-
tion, but it still comes down to
shedding blocks and tackling peo-
ple," Cape head coach Bill Gep-
pert said.
"I felt we could move the ball
and get back in the football
game."
Cape drove 65 yards to open the
second quarter, and when De-
wayne Holloman scored on an 1 l-
yard reverse the Viking outlook
brightened. But a holding call
negated the score and the Bucs
took over on downs.
Milford once again moved
downfield, holding on to the foot-
ball for 12 plays while running
down the clock.
A great interception in the end
zone by Cape's Stephen Shockley
kept Milford from scoring again
as Cape trailed 15-0 at halftime.
Milford blocked a Cape punt in
the third quarter for great field po-
sition, but a fumbled pass recep-
tion was returned 88 yards for a
touchdown by Shockley and Cape
was once again back in the ball
game.
Or were they?
The play was called back for
roughing the quarterback and Mil-
ford scored on a nine-yard flare
pass in which nobody was home
for a 21-0 lead.
A fourth quarter 37-yard field
goal was the final stake through
the heart of the Vikings. Actually,
being turned away from the half
yard line three times at the end of
the game may have been the last
straw..At that point it didn't mat-
ter.
NOTES - Counting thelast five
games of last season, Cape is 4-10
over the last 14 games.
A few players will be lost for
Friday's home contest against St.
Mark's because of academic ineli-
gibility.
Sean Sweeney has had a solid
season at center for the Vikings,
but it's hard to write about the of-
fensive center during a five-game
losing streak.
Besides Coach Bill Geppert,
there are four former head coach-
es teaching at the high school.
They are George Glenn, Brian
Donahue, Rob Schroeder and
Dave Frederick.
There is 'a great staff waiting to
happen, but high schools have lit-
tle imagination when recruiting
their own people. (What do you
mean you want an extra free perb
od?) Cape's good athletes have
played hard during,the losing
streak.
Coaches have talked about
emotional leadership being lack-
ing on this year's team.
Dan Cook photos
Above, Cape's Thaddeus Shockley leaps high to break up a Milford pass attempt during a 24-
0 loss to the Bucs which dropped the team record to 3-6 on the season. Below, running back
Larry Miller dives over a Buc defender for a first down.
Running
Continued from page 101
BETSY HICKS LEADS CAPE GIRLS
- The Cape girls finished
up their season also on
Saturday with a sixth
place finish led by soph-
omore Betsy Hicks in
n'intfi place overall.
Hicks ran a nice race of
21:03, followed by sen-
ior teammate Brittany
Morris in 15th place HICKS-
with a time of 21:33.
Freshman Marybeth Betts finished 38th in
23:46, while sophomore Jesse Folke was
49th in 23:46.
Freshman Becky Riedel was 53rd in
23:54, while Junior Tiffany Melendez was
67th in 24:43. Junior Maggie Pedersen fin-
ished 75th in 25:09.
Cape scored 164 points in the meet and
look to a much brighter season next year
with six of the seven runners returning.
JUST IN - ALL-STATE TEAM AN-
NOUNCED - The Cape boys placed an im-
pressive three runners on the All-State sec-
ond team, while powerhouse Salesianum
placed four runners on the All-State first
team.
Nick Ada, ms, Andrew Freeman and Matt
Jackson all made the second team and will
be treated to the unforgettable roast beef
sub with shells and sauce at the Brandy-
wine Terrance in Claymont.
Matt Riggin, who finished 10th in 17:07
at the state meet, just missed the third team,
and after reviewing the performances of the
seven third team members, Riggin must
have been next to go in,
AAU REGIONALS IN PHILADEL-
PHIA - The largest group of Seashore
Striders will travel north to Belmont
Plateau in Philadelphia to tackle "Parachute
and Suicide" hills among athletes in the
Mid-Atlantic region.
The top 12 individuals and the top three
teams will qualify for the National Champi-
onships to be held at Disney Wide World of
Sports in Orlando on Saturday, Dec. 1.
The following will make up the purple
and gold:
Bantam - Alicia Coning, Kaci Coveleski,
Chelsea Jackson, Brittany Morris, Katie
Wade and John Young.
Midget - Helena Melendez, Bethany
Wade, Allison Young, Rich Coning, Max
Coveleski, Brett Morris and Garrett
Williams.
Youth - Marybeth Betts, Elizabeth De-
Castro, Ashley Johnson, Evan Mock, P.J.
Melendez, Jordan Rollins and Chris Wade.
Intermediate - Betsy Hicks, Amy Mal-
lamo, Tiffany Melendez, Caitlin McGroer-
ty, Maggie Pedersen, Andrew Perciful and
Keith Short.
Young Women - Greta Knapp and Brit-
tany Morris.
Young Men - Nick Adams, Andrew Free-
man, Matt Jackson and Matt Riggin.
RUN FOR THE ROSE 5K - The final
event of the fall, the Run For the Rose 5K,
will be held at Grove Park in Rehoboth
Beach at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24.
Work off that turkey dinner by joining the
Seashore Striders for the popular run.
Print out an application form at seashore-
striders.com.
See you on the starting line!