The Woodbridge's football team is looking for big things in 2016 following their surprising run to the state semifinals. The Blue Raiders return a good portion of last years team, including play makers like Shymere Vessels and Terrique Riddick.
The Sussex Tech football team is looking to build off another great season and return to the playoffs in 2016. The Ravens though have gone through a complete offensive and defensive makeover this season though as they adjust to their new strength, speed.
The Washington football team is hoping for a break through season in 2016 in their 2nd year under head coach Greg Lasinski. The Jaguars will lean heavily on their returning running back Travelle Jones to help spark their offensive attack this year.
The Sussex Central football team is looking to build off the momentum that they finished the 2015 season off with to open this year. The Golden Knights finished last year winning 5 of their final 6 games; missing out on the playoffs by just one game.
The Delmar football team is looking for a bounce back season in 2016, following a year full of heartbreak. The Wildcats finished 1-9, but 5 of their 9 losses were by one score or less. If Delmar is going to have their bounce back season, it will be done with one of the youngest teams in the state as they return just 6 seniors from a year ago.
The James M. Bennett Clippers football team is looking to repeat the magic of the 2015 season this year. Bennett is coming off a 7-3 year that saw them win the City Crown, as well as make the post season.
The Indian River Indians should be one of the scariest teams in the Henlopen South this season, after a 4-6 season a year ago, IR is now into year two of the Phillip Townsend experience.
After a winless 2015 season, the Snow Hill Eagles are looking to return to form. Head Coach Tim Richo returns for his second season, and hopes to bring a little more consistency than what the team showed last year.
Stephen Decatur announced Monday morning that long time football head coach Bob Knox will be taking a leave of absence for the 2016 season, due to family health concerns.
The Polytech football team is looking to move on from a disappointing 0-10 season in 2015 and onto bigger things this year. The Panthers will have their work cut out for them as they enter their 1st season with Kevin Smith back as the head coach.
The Easton football team is hoping to move past a down season and have a big turn around in 2016. The Warriors finished 2-8 a season ago, but had 10 underclassmen on varsity and went through a steep learning curve to prepare for this season.
The last time the Smyrna Eagles took the field, they emerged as state champions in a game for the ages. Even more incredible is the fact that after the first football title in school history, head coach Mike Judy says he has no worries of a championship hangover coming into 2016.
The 47abc sports team checks in with the Colonel Richardson football program during camp
The Parkside Rams football team enters the 2016 season with one mission: take the program to the next level. The Rams have been building something the past few years, finishing 4-6 three years ago, then 5-5 the year after, and finally 6-4 a year ago. The team has been knocking on the door of the playoffs, and feel this is the year they will finally break through.
The Seaford Blue Jays football team is looking to buck their recent history, and have a season to be proud of in 2016. Seaford's program has struggled lately, going 1-19 their past 2 seasons, and haven't won a conference game since 2010. But 2016 represents a fresh start, and an opportunity to break that trend.
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