Cape football holds scrimmage with Appo
The Cape football team took to the turf of Legends Stadium Aug. 22, to face a tough Appoquinimink squad in its final tune-up for the season opener on the road against Red Lion Thursday, Aug. 29.
“Appo is looking like a strong team this year,” said Cape coach Mike Frederick. “And this was a good challenge both from a physicality standpoint and athletically. Bottom line: We need to improve our tackling and eliminate the big plays, or it won’t matter who we play. But we did see some improvement in those areas from last week. We need to keep after the fundamentals. A lot of new faces on defense will only improve with live reps. On offense, we continue to do some things well, but we saw the penalties bite us again this week. We are working tirelessly to get those things cleaned up.
“It’s a great challenge this week against a terrific Red Lion team, so we are hoping the very challenging scrimmage schedule will have helped us get ready.”
All tickets are $5 and can be bought at the stadium.
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.
