Smyrna state championship preview

the fall sports season officially comes to a close tomorrow.. but not before we have a couple big games yeah that’s right, the state championship games are tomorrow for football in delaware and fortunately for us, we have not 1, but 2 teams looking to make a little history. really exciting time right now smyrna’s football team heads to tomorrow state title game with a chance at making history. finishing the year at 12-0, their first ever prefect season now just 24 hours away from the showdown with middletown… the defending state champion eagles are flying high, and ready to go for the repeat nat sound almost a year has past since the eagles shocked everybody by defeating sallies in overtime for the state title one tittle is special.. but smyrna wanted to be remembered for something more than that. repeat as state champs, and the eagles would be a legacy “we thought we were going to be pretty good. these kids have just flown by the expectation levels that we had. and i just think that it shows that they are hungry, and they want this thing more than anything else in the world.” more than just talent, one thing the eagles will have going for them this time around is experience. “for us being at the championship the first year, and it being that big and that loud, we wasn’t expecting it. we kind of choked up a little bit in the first half.” “we feel a little bit more relaxed than last year. the nerves aren’t as bad as they were last year. cause we have been here before.” despite smyrna being the reigning state champs, and undefeated.. middletown will actually be favored going into the game. “it’s definitely a little chip on your shoulder. a little extra motivation. cause we have always had that about us. we have always been doubted and it really just brings the best out of us.” 11-0 cavaliers though have earned their respect for good reason. “they are well coached, they have a great community behind them. and then they are use to winning. they are a team that’s not only use to winning and finds a way to win, they are also a team that is filled with great athletes.” better believe that smyrna though, is ready for the challenge. “i feel like we will give them a lot of competition. something they haven’t seen this season. yeah it will be a tough game, going back and forth truthfully i feel like.” as for what you can look forward to later on tonight the winter sports season is officially underway, and we got a bunch of great matchups to look forward to on opening night sussex central is at home facing off against smyrna, while sussex academy takes on milford sussex tech will look to pick up their first win of the season as they take on polytech and over in felton… lake forest opens their season with a conference game against delmar we are going to be at each of those games, plus a few other ones, and will have full highlights and a recap for you later on tonight that’s it for sports – more news and weather straight ahead. stay with us. catch more of the action on our sports page at