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Cape soccer takes control of North with CR win

Cape junior Austin Tyndall heads in the game-winner off a direct kick by Anton Schierenberg with one minute left in the contest against Caesar Rodney. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
October 17, 2025

The Vikings soccer team took a giant step to control their own destiny in the Henlopen Conference with a 3-2 win over Caesar Rodney Oct. 16, at Cape’s Legends Stadium. 

With Cape behind 1-0 in the first 20 minutes of the contest, Brenner Short took a header pass from Logan Cortijo and headed it past CR keeper Logan Simmons to knot the game at one.

Cape struck first in the second half when Lawson Whaley took a perfectly placed pass from Carter Matarazzi and booted it past Simmons for a 2-1 lead. 

“Carter (Matarazzi) put the pass right to my foot in front of the cage,” said Whaley. “I just smashed it away. It was a great pass and I was able to finish it off.”

The euphoria didn’t last long, as the Riders needed just two minutes to tie the game on a Brody Hinkle tally past Cape’s Anton Schierenberg. 

With fans expecting the game to go into overtime, Schierenberg placed a direct kick from 58 yards out on the head of Austin Tyndall, who hit the back of the twine to give the Vikings their 10th win of the season, with North games against Sussex Central and Dover left on the schedule. 

“Coach told me to just kick it at the American flag,” said Schierenberg. “It went right to his head for the game winner.”

“We went into the game knowing that they were going to be fast and dangerous up top,” said Cape head coach Patrick Kilby. “We played with a double-six formation to hold down the midfield. We were under fire for the first 15 minutes but weathered the storm. We responded well and ended up getting the win.”

The Riders outshot Cape 9-7 and held a 7-4 edge in penalty corners. 

Cape goalie Schierenberg stopped seven CR shots, while CR’s Simmons made four saves. 

Check back later for more story and pics. 

Vikings senior Lawson Whaley directs a Carter Matarazzi pass into the twine to put the Vikings up 2-1.
Cape’s Nathan Falcone controls the ball in the midfield from CR’s Allison Hogking.
Cape’s Lee Levis controls the ball from Riders player Landon Victory.
Cape sophomore Colby Wheeler speeds the ball upfield.
Cape’s Jackson Hess avoids a tackle by Caesar Rodney’s Ethan Swearingen.
Cape goalie Anton Schierenberg knocks out a CR pass in front of the cage.
Hedgie Swier moves the ball upfield for the Vikings.
Cape’s Nathan Falcone clears the ball from the Vikings defensive end.
Cape junior Alan Hernandez-Becerra races for a loose ball.
Brenner Short clears the ball from the Vikings defensive zone.
Logan Cortijo teams with Lawson Whaley for a Vikings clear.
Logan Cortijo battles for a 50/50 ball with CR’s Ethan Swearingen.

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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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