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Caesar Rodney beats Cape 34-14, scoring two TDs on special teams

Riders rush for 340 yards; Bullis School is homecoming foe
Cape running back Zack Stevenson dives into the end zone for the first Vikings touchdown. BY DAN COOK
Dave Frederick
October 1, 2013
The Cape team rushes to meet the captains after the coin toss. BY DAN COOK
Cape's D.D. Gooch just misses blocking a Riders extra point attempt. BY DAN COOK
Cape junior quarterback Tavon Scott looks over his line before the snap. BY DAN COOK
Cape defensive back J.J. Currie breaks up a CR pass in the end zone. BY DAN COOK
Cape linebacker Quincy Duckworth brings down a Caesar Rodney ball carrier. BY DAN COOK
Cape running back Justin Lopez breaks through the CR line and scampers for a Vikings touchdown. BY DAN COOK
Cape running back Zack Stevenson powers through the CR defensive line behind the block of Charles Elgin. BY DAN COOK
Jason Hernandez takes the low road and tackles CR running back Dominique Dorsey. BY DAN COOK
The high-scoring Cape offense could score only 14 points against the visiting Riders. BY DAN COOK
Cape's Thomas Ott battled Caesar Rodney's Joshua Herrmann throughout the contest. BY DAN COOK

Cape soccer player and football kickoff specialist Bill Swontek booms the ball like a college kicker. On Sept. 27, he lofted the first kick of the game high and straight to the goal line. The Riders brought it back to the 40, then went on a drive, converting two fourth downs to get into the end zone on a Dean Johnson four-yard run.

Cape responded with an 80-yard drive of its own culminating in a 46-yard run to the left and down the sidelines by Zach Stevenson.

Miguel Merino-Sanchez booted the PAT, and the game was tied at 7. The track meet was just beginning, but the Riders stepped on the gas while Cape sputtered.

Swontek once again sent the ball to the goal line. The problem was, Arthur Miles Miller brought it back 97 yards faster than Cape could close on him.  No one laid a glove on Miller. Tim Steindl’s second PAT made the score 14-7 Caesar Rodney.

The Riders scored on a 10-yard return of a punt block by Dominique Dorsey and a one-yard run by Alexander Kemp for four different touchdown makers and a 28-7 halftime advantage.

The second half saw a 14-yard touchdown by Justin Lopez of Cape and an eight-yard pass from Alex Kemp to Kendell Wicks.

The Riders rushed for 340 yards against Cape.  Stevenson of Cape scored a touchdown and rushed for 100 yards.

The Vikings will host the Bullis School for homecoming Friday, Oct. 4.  Bullis is coached by Pat Cilento, the son of Cape athletic director Bob Cilento.

“Salesianum and Bullis were the two teams available on that date, and our coaches chose Bullis," Bob Cilento said.

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