The Cape boys’ soccer team will face Indian River or Sussex Academy for the Henlopen Conference Championship Saturday, Nov. 1. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Cape senior Lawson Whaley heads in the winning goal off a throw in by Brenner Short. 
Cape’s Jackson Hess scores first at the opening 26-second mark. 
Cape keeper Anton Schierenberg stops a Central penalty kick. 
Cape keeper Anton Schierenberg makes the second penalty kick stop to preserve the victory. 
Cape’s Jackson Hess avoids a takeout by a Central defender. 
Cape senior Blake Fitzgerald speeds the ball up the sideline.
Play gets physical on a corner. 
Cape’s Will Burke, right, battles for a header with Central’s Melvin Mazariegos-Lopez.
Seth Benjamin heads a clear in the midfield. 
Wil Burke moves the ball upfield. 
Seth Benjamin threads the needle with a pass. 
Logan Cortijo blasts a pass up field. 
Lee Levis clears the ball for the Vikings. 
Will Burke gets fouled by a Central defender. 
Cape junior Austin Tyndall controls the ball in the midfield.
Lawson Whaley puts a header on the Central goal cage.
Cape junior Austin Tyndall heads a shot on goal. 
Cape senior Lee Levis heads the ball away from Central’s Carlos Gutierrez-Carcamo. 
Carter Matarazzi controls the ball in the corner.
Junior Anton Schierenberg makes a save for the Vikings.
Cape senior Lee Levis takesna back shot on the central goal.
The Cape boys’ soccer team will face Indian River or Sussex Academy for the Henlopen Conference Championship Saturday, Nov. 1. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Cape senior Lawson Whaley heads in the winning goal off a throw in by Brenner Short.
Cape’s Jackson Hess scores first at the opening 26-second mark.
Cape keeper Anton Schierenberg stops a Central penalty kick.
Cape keeper Anton Schierenberg makes the second penalty kick stop to preserve the victory.
Cape’s Jackson Hess avoids a takeout by a Central defender.
Cape senior Blake Fitzgerald speeds the ball up the sideline.
Play gets physical on a corner.
Cape’s Will Burke, right, battles for a header with Central’s Melvin Mazariegos-Lopez.
Seth Benjamin heads a clear in the midfield.
Wil Burke moves the ball upfield.
Seth Benjamin threads the needle with a pass.
Logan Cortijo blasts a pass up field.
Lee Levis clears the ball for the Vikings.
Will Burke gets fouled by a Central defender.
Cape junior Austin Tyndall controls the ball in the midfield.
Lawson Whaley puts a header on the Central goal cage.
Cape junior Austin Tyndall heads a shot on goal.
Cape senior Lee Levis heads the ball away from Central’s Carlos Gutierrez-Carcamo.
Carter Matarazzi controls the ball in the corner.
Junior Anton Schierenberg makes a save for the Vikings.
Cape senior Lee Levis takesna back shot on the central goal.
Cape junior goalkeeper Anton Schierenberg stopped a pair of Sussex Central penalty kicks in the second half to lead the Vikings to a 4-3 victory over the Golden Knights Oct. 27 in Georgetown.
“You always want to try to get into their head,” said the German exchange student. “You just stare him down, see where he’s looking, his facial expressions and if he’s secure or not. On the second one, I knew he was struggling.”
The Vikings got off to a quick start when Jackson Hess scored an unassisted goal just 26 seconds into the game.
Jefferson Soto got Sussex Central on the scoreboard 13 minutes later on a pass from Caleb Perez. The Knights’ excitement was short-lived, as Schierenberg hit a 50-yard direct kick that got past the Central keeper to give the Vikings the lead at 2-1 at the halftime break.
Jeffrey Lopez and Perez gave the Knights a 3-2 lead in the first seven minutes of the second half off passes from Richard Ortiz and Soto.
Brenner Short tied the game in the 54th minute off a pass from Carter Matarazzi, but a foul in the box gave the Knights their second chance at a penalty kick to take the lead.
Schierenberg had stopped one in the first half, so fans had hope as he awaited the second with just a few minutes left in the game. He dove to his right and crushed the kick for his second PK save.
The Vikings’ Short-to-Whaley combination clicked with three minutes left on the clock, as Short’s throw-in found the head of Whaley for the game-winning goal to clinch the Henlopen North and guarantee a place in the Henlopen Conference Championship Saturday, Nov. 1.
Cape’s opponent will either be Indian River or Sussex Academy, who are set to play each other at 5:45 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29, in Dagsboro.
The 2025 All-Henlopen Conference honors are out. The Vikings are represented on the first team by Lawson Whaley, Austin Tyndall, Seth Benjamin and Anton Schierenberg. Earning second-team honors are Brenner Short, Lee Levis and Carter Matarazzi. Getting an honorable mention nod is Jorge Ruiz.
The Cape boys’ soccer team will face Indian River or Sussex Academy for the Henlopen Conference Championship Saturday, Nov. 1. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Cape senior Lawson Whaley heads in the winning goal off a throw in by Brenner Short.
Cape’s Jackson Hess scores first at the opening 26-second mark.
Cape keeper Anton Schierenberg stops a Central penalty kick.
Cape keeper Anton Schierenberg makes the second penalty kick stop to preserve the victory.
Cape’s Jackson Hess avoids a takeout by a Central defender.
Cape senior Blake Fitzgerald speeds the ball up the sideline.
Play gets physical on a corner.
Cape’s Will Burke, right, battles for a header with Central’s Melvin Mazariegos-Lopez.
Seth Benjamin heads a clear in the midfield.
Wil Burke moves the ball upfield.
Seth Benjamin threads the needle with a pass.
Logan Cortijo blasts a pass up field.
Lee Levis clears the ball for the Vikings.
Will Burke gets fouled by a Central defender.
Cape junior Austin Tyndall controls the ball in the midfield.
Lawson Whaley puts a header on the Central goal cage.
Cape junior Austin Tyndall heads a shot on goal.
Cape senior Lee Levis heads the ball away from Central’s Carlos Gutierrez-Carcamo.
Carter Matarazzi controls the ball in the corner.
Junior Anton Schierenberg makes a save for the Vikings.
Cape senior Lee Levis takesna back shot on the central goal. Event Details :
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