Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game rosters announced
Delaware Foundation Reaching Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities has announced the players selected for the 67th annual DFRC Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game, to be played Friday, June 16, at the University of Delaware. The DFRC Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game showcases Hand-in-Hand Buddies — children and young adults with intellectual disabilities — and Delaware’s finest high school students who participate as football players, cheerleaders, band members and school ambassadors.
DFRC and the Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association have selected Jody Russell of Newark High School (Blue) and Brian Timpson of Appoquinimink High School (Gold) to be the head coaches for this year’s game. Both football squads comprise 36 high school senior players chosen from across Delaware as students of outstanding character who are also exceptional football players.
Assisting Russell on the Blue coaching staff will be Jordan Biscoe, Darren Brodie and Tyran Rice of Newark High School; Dan Ritter from Howard High School of Technology; and Chet Walters from Conrad Schools of Science.
Timpson has selected Frank Clark, Paul Frame and Kurt von Brandt of Appoquinimink High School; Mark Quillin from Seaford High School; and Marvin Dooley from Woodbridge High School to assist him.
The first DFRC Blue-Gold All-Star Game was played in 1956. Today, nearly 50 public, private, parochial, vo-tech and charter schools across the entire state are invited to participate, helping to spread DFRC’s message of diversity, acceptance and abilities throughout their schools and communities.
The 2023 DFRC Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game will be the 67th time this annual event will take place. Proceeds from the game and the DFRC Blue-Gold Program are used to support programs for individuals with intellectual disabilities throughout the state of Delaware. Opening ceremonies begin at 6 p.m., with kickoff set for 7 p.m. For more information and to purchase game tickets, go to dfrc.org or call the DFRC office at 302-454-2730.
Blue team
Chris Albero, Archmere
Peyton Anderson, Glasgow
Marcus Barkley, Howard
Kadrarell Barrett, Howard
Kevin Bayard, Delcastle
Quasim Benson, St. Elizabeth
Aydan Boston, Mount Pleasant
London Bright, Hodgson
Philip Crock, Wilmington Friends
Ishmael Dobson, Wilmington Friends
Markee Ellerbe, Newark
Lorenzo Gales, Jr., Brandywine
Stephen Goodman, St. Elizabeth
Anthony Halloway, McKean
Matt Hanich, St. Mark's
Jack Herbert, Wilmington Friends
Marquise Kidd, Dickinson
N'yzair Love, Christiana
Tenye Martin, Charter School of Wilmington
TJ Martin, St. Mark's
Jeffery McNulty, Concord
Nate Morda, Archmere
Dominick Pietlock, Tower Hill
Christian Pope, Howard
Lennick Preston, Conrad
Nate Ray, Salesianum
Anthony Sidberry, Mount Pleasant
Jayden Smith, Newark
Robby Tattersall, Wilmington Friends
Kieran Udovich, Archmere
Luke Watson, St. Mark's
Dha-Feir Watts, Delaware Military
Dajour White, Newark
Tristan Wingo, William Penn
Damian Wright, Newark
Hudson Zwadazkas, Wilmington Friends
Gold team
Ian Beatie, Appoqinimink
Dru Beckford, Middletown
Evan Blaeuer, Smyrna
Donovan Brooks, St. Georges
Tyler Buttridge, Sussex Central
Stephen Driver Jr., Smyrna
Derek Fooks, Delmar
Thomas Gibbs, Cape Henlopen
Brayden Hearn, Laurel
Wyatt Hellens, Sussex Central
Patrick Henry, Sussex Central
Zach Holmes, Seaford
Amir Jenkins, Polytech
Noah Kracyla, Middletown
Sa'maury Long, Seaford
Jayden Manigault, First State Military
Kyle Manley, Red Lion
Seth McGroerty, Red Lion
Ryan Mejia, Milford
Thomas Messick, Cape Henlopen
Tysean Milligan, Dover
Michael Pearson, Middletown
Jaylen Powell, Dover
Jamie Righter-Hartman, St. Georges
Kai Rivera, Lake Forest
Jaryn Sample, Sussex Tech
Kristopher Shields, Sussex Central
Kaden Shockley, Laurel
Calif Spencer, Lake Forest
Ashton Stephens, Indian River
Ci-Atrick Stones, Woodbridge
Kevin Takizala, Caesar Rodney
Khelei Tillman, Woodbridge
Gavin Tucker, Appoqinimink
Kylse Wilson, Laurel
Brian Wright, Smyrna
