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Cape football downs Saint Mark’s 33-3

Junior Jameson Tingle leads Vikings in season-opener
Cape quarterback Jameson Tingle throws to Oz Batson for a touchdown in the 33-3 win over Saint Mark’s. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
August 29, 2025

Cape junior quarterback Jameson Tingle threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more, as he led the Vikings to a 33-3 season-opening victory over Saint Mark’s Aug. 28 at Legends Stadium in Lewes.

Tingle went 9 of 14 for 162 yards and three touchdowns. He rushed for 117 yards on seven carries for two touchdowns. 

“We’re still trying to find ourself as a team,” said head coach Chip Knapp. “We have a lot of weapons. Jameson has the ability to spread things out and we have to make the defense cover everyone. We can’t be one-dimensional. But it all starts with Jameson. He really stepped up and I think we’ll see a lot of that this season. Hopefully we can build on that.”

“I saw a flash of this when we were at the Salisbury camp,” said Tingle. “I saw a flash at our scrimmages and now when we put it all together this is the result, a dominate team win.”

“It fells great to win,” said Oz Batson. “We are all on the same page. We all contacted each other this morning and went over what we can do to win tonight. Everyone is buying in. I’m playing with a chip on my shoulder.”

The Vikings will host William Penn Friday, Sept. 5 in the season’s second week. 

Check back later for a full story and more photographs. 

Here come the Vikings!
Cape coach Chip Knapp walks out on Legends Stadium turf with his 2025 captains. Shown are seniors (l-r) Ty Handy, Tremaine Batson, Quardell Richards, Liam Ramsey and Robbie Payton.
Cape senior Amari Jackson catches a Jameson Tingle pass and runs in for a first-quarter touchdown.
Cape senior linebacker Mason Schaffer points out a formation before the Saint Mark’s snap.
Cape senior defensive back Navin Duffy pulls down running back Maxwell Batten.
Cape back Ty Handy outruns the tackle attempt by a Saint Mark’s defensive back.
Cape junior placekicker Austin Tyndall kicks one of his three extra points.
Cape coach Chip Knapp speaks with Oz Batson.
Cape sophomore Mikiah Jackson, right, lines up Ta'Son Wallace for a tackle.
Cape senior linebacker Robbie Payton goes in for a tackle on Saint Mark’s quarterback Brett Greene.
Cape senior defensive back Navin Duffy breaks up a pass intended for Spartans wide receiver Maxwell Batten.
Cape’s Oz Batson breaks up a pass intended for Colin Foley.
Cape’s Tremaine Batson battles through a Saint Mark’s block and chases quarterback Brett Greene.
Cape senior Anthony Francis, right, gets major air to celebrate his touchdown with quarterback Jameson Tingle.
Cape junior defensive back Jamar Beasley breaks up a pass intended for Maxwell Batten.
Cape sophomore lineman Riley Baum blocks Nolan Flasinski.
Cape senior lineman Liam Ramsey pass blocks Scott Fillingame.
Cape junior quarterback Jameson Tingle turns the corner and runs for a touchdown.
Cape freshman linebacker Javier Morales-Roblero, right, celebrates a tackle with teammates Liam Ramsey and Quardell Richards.
Cape’s Ty Handy runs for a touchdown that was called back for an illegal block.
Cape junior quarterback Jameson Tingle runs in for one of his two rushing touchdowns.
Cape quarterback Mikey Thompson looks for a receiver in the end zone.
Coach Chip Knapp speaks with his players after winning his first game with the Vikings.
The team celebrates its victory by singing the alma mater with the Cape band.
Dance team member Peyton Morris entertains the student section with her teammates.
The Cape cheerleaders are ready for the 2025 season.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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