The high school football season kicks off in Delaware Thursday with some great opening weekend match ups. This is the most games scheduled during week 0 since DIAA went to a week 0 in 2022. Let’s take a look at some of the games taking place this opening weekend.
Thursday 3:45pm at Abinsenno as Howard and Hodgson face off. These two Vo-Tech rivals kick off the season for the third straight year. Hodgson took home the 21-6 victory last year. Howard is the top ranked team in 2A in the 302 sports super 7’s released earlier later this week. Hodgson will look to use their size and depth to slow down the Wildcats offense.
Thursday 4pm William Penn at St George’s Tech. These two teams kick off the season with a big intra district 3A game. The Hawks finished the season strong last year with a pair of wins over Smyrna including a win in the quarterfinals.The Colonials look to get off to a quick start but have to replace a lot of their offense from last year.
Thursday 7pm Christina at Newark Charter The Patriots open their first ever varsity game at their beautiful new Robert W Gore stadium.They have a great size roster for a new 1A program. The Vikings made the playoffs in 1A last year but lost a lot to graduation. This game will be LIVE on 302 sports.
Thursday 7pm West Philadelphia visits Georgetown Delaware for a culture shock to face off with Sussex Central. They will leave the city of Philadelphia to visit the rural Georgetown area where they will face a tough opponent in the Golden Knights. This game will be LIVE on 302 sports.
Thursday 7pm St Mark’s at Cape Henlopen. These two teams have familiar coaches taking over their programs this season. St Mark’s moves down to 2A with new coach Bill DiNardo and looks to beat 3A Cape. The Spartans have lost twice to the Vikings the last 2 years. Chip Knapp takes over at Cape. This is going to be an interesting chess match.
Thursday 7pm Delmar at DMA. The Wildcats travel north for a key intra district 2A game. The Seahawks defense will have to be ready for the Wildcats offense. The winner of this game gets a leg up in the race to the 2A playoffs.
Friday 4pm Brandywine at Mount Pleasant. This is a huge game for school district rivals as they meet for the first time in a few years. The 1A Bulldogs jump up to play their 2A rivals. The Bulldogs got to the 1A semifinals last year and look to get off to a quick start as they play 4 2A teams this year.
Saturday 10:30am FSMA at St Elizabeth’s.The Vikings look to get off to a good start as they host Bulldogs early on Saturday morning. Pick up breakfast and head to Abinsenno to watch this important 1A game to kick off the season.
What a great opening week of football games as we kickoff the 2025 fall sports season. Week 0 is here with a few good matchups to kick off the season. The weather should be great as well so get out there and support our local athletes.
